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Summary: If you want to learn to play the accordion BUY THIS BOOK!
Review: Ever since I fell in love with They Might Be Giants, I have always wanted to learn to play the accordion... I bought an accordion almost a year ago but never got serious about it, but finally decided to just LEARN. On a whim, I bought this book from Amazon and now - TWO DAYS after receiving it - I am able to play waltzes and other complex music I'd never thought I'd be able to play!!
It is important to understand just HOW little experience I've had with musical instruments. Before buying this book, I had no concept of any kind of musical theory, I couldn't read sheet music, I'd never made any kind of music in my life. Now I feel like there's no limit to what I can do!
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Summary: Good book to get started with the accordion.
Review: I don't claim to be an expert on accordion instruction books but this book seems to be a good starter book. I has a lot of photos and drawings to explain things and has a system of easy to harder concepts to get you going. I suppose nothing beats either an instructor taught or at least video taught program but I think this will help you get going on the accordion. From here you will know if you are a player or just playing around. I like the spiral binding. All music books should be in that format so you can play from it with out it deciding to close up on you. I only give it 4 stars rather than five because I had some questions that were not answered but I suppose that would be true of any book. I think you would be safe to buy this book. Hope that helps. Ric.
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Summary: Good book to get started with the accordion.
Review: I don't claim to be an expert on accordion instruction books but this book seems to be a good starter book. I has a lot of photos and drawings to explain things and has a system of easy to harder concepts to get you going. I suppose nothing beats either an instructor taught or at least video taught program but I think this will help you get going on the accordion. From here you will know if you are a player or just playing around. I like the spiral binding. All music books should be in that format so you can play from it with out it deciding to close up on you. I only give it 4 stars rather than five because I had some questions that were not answered but I suppose that would be true of any book. I think you would be safe to buy this book. Hope that helps. Ric.
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Summary: Not completely self contained
Review: The book is intended for use with an instructor- it mentions this in the text. The instruction is a bit "terse" but clear. It starts with layout of a 12 bass, 20 key instrument but also contains a bit at the end on the more complex keyboards.
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Summary: Not completely self contained
Review: The book is intended for use with an instructor- it mentions this in the text. The instruction is a bit "terse" but clear. It starts with layout of a 12 bass, 20 key instrument but also contains a bit at the end on the more complex keyboards.
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Summary: Mel Bay rocks! (would you believe polkas?)
Review: The legendary Chet Atkins, who recorded something like 175 albums, even wrote an "Ode to Mel Bay." This series of instructional books has been around for decades. When I was a whippersnapper, I thought they were terribly boring. I've played piano for about 40 years, and recently developed a curiosity about the accordion. I bought this to learn some basics by myself , without benefit of a teacher.If you were alone on a desert island with nothing but an accordion and this book, (how's that for a scary thought?) you could become a decent accordion player. This book is appropriate for the total neophyte to music, as well as someone with musical experience who is new to the instrument. It is organized in a logical and stepwise manner, with successive exercises and tunes building on previous ones. I highly recommend this book
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