Slovenská hudba, Vol. 46, No 1, p.41-76, 2020

Development of Accordion Teaching Methodology in Slovakia

The study outlines the development of the concept of accordion teaching on elementary level exemplified by the curriculum from 1965, temporary curriculum from 1981, curriculum from 1995 and the Innovative State Education Plan from 2008. The teaching concept on the secondary level was implanted into the curriculum from 1971 and the State Education Plan from 2008. The paper deals also with accordion teaching methodology. It brings information on basic methodical aspects of accordion teaching, on the handling of the instrument, about the onset and ending of the tone and it also characterizes the types and particularities of accordion articulation. Further the study compares the most used accordion playing tutorials. In the closing part it presents instructive literature by Jozef Podprocký, focused on the practice of polyphonic playing, and Miroslav Košnár’s code notation appropriate for beginners. It fastens its attention on concert performing literature by Juraj Hatrík, which became the stable part of the repertory of not only Slovak performers.