Mel Bay's Deluxe Concertina Book

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Summary: Life-changing
Review: After a few fireside mishaps, a friend pointed out that the accordioned object in my hands was not a bellows but a musical instrument called a concertina. Mel Bay's book taught me the basics, and now I can play a few tunes and torture the dog with my rendition of "Waltzing Matilda." A great guide for the beginner!

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Summary: Perfect beginners book
Review: After reviewing this book I was able to take my new concertina right out of the box when it arrived and begin to play. My wife was amazed and made the comment that the concertina must be the easiest instrument in the world is to play. I had never even held a concertina before. I am not ready for public performances but this book helped me to play some simple tunes that my wife reconized right away.
The book does contain some music for tunes I had never heard before. It did make it easier to play tunes that were familiar. So I wish this book had more music for familiar folk tunes.

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Summary: Concertina beginnings
Review: For the relatively small cost, this source should give the beginning player the basics of scales and two-handed techniques for the anglo concertina. The charts are clear, and help to show the logical arrangement of the instrument. Songs are a bit hokey at times, but again should suffice for the beginner, or those who wish to improve their sight-reading skills.

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Summary: Major errors
Review: I was trying to use the fingering chart at the beginning to convert some music to concertina and found errors. For example, it shows left hand 9 push as being both b and c. I've come across a couple of other errors, so I wonder how many there are in the book.