Single row button accordion. any tips?

Subject: RE: Single row button accordion. any tips?
From: CarolC
Date: 31 Oct 00 - 09:49 PM

"Accordion sites for beginners", and "squeezebox instruction" are two separate links. I neglected to separate their clickies with something else.

Carol

Subject: RE: Single row button accordion. any tips?
From: CarolC
Date: 31 Oct 00 - 09:45 PM

Hi Rick,

Here are some other threads that might have some helpful information, including links to other sites.

Accordion sites for beginners squeezebox instruction

Also, you might want to come to my accordion workshops in May. Bill Sables has agreed to teach the melodeon.

US Workshops: Bill Sables & Skipjack K8

Good luck, and best wishes. (And enjoy your squeezebox. They're a lot of fun!)

Carol

Subject: RE: Single row button accordion. any tips?
From: little john cameron
Date: 31 Oct 00 - 09:40 PM

Bob is richt Rick,the problem wi me is ah can play the moothie grand but when ah try tae play the squeeze box ah breathe in an oot as if ah'm on the moothie.This beats me oot an ah stert tae hyperventilate.If ye can manage tae tae it an breathe normally ye shouldnae hae much bother tae knock a tune oot o it.Watch oot for Heather tho as she micht get her female pairts caught in the bellows. ljc

Subject: RE: Single row button accordion. any tips?
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 31 Oct 00 - 09:39 PM

Thanks Bob. Strictly through perversity, I'll probably want to play several styles rather than concentrating on one. At the moment I've been programming simple chord patterns into my keyboard synth and just playing along. Completely improvising, and hopefully learning the push pull scales in the process. Just discovered the minor key a couple of hours ago. It's a good 'un. I'm playing along with "Minor Swing" on the synth, trying to avoid the bum notes.

Rick

Subject: RE: Single row button accordion. any tips?
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 31 Oct 00 - 09:27 PM

G'day Rick,

It's tuned like a mouthorgan (sort of). There's no choice of basses - just tonic bass and chord in and dominant out, so just beat out good time (or not at all). It can play its dominant key (mostly pushes - especially at start and finish - key notes button #4 or #7) or it related Dorian (mostly outs, key note button #4 outwards) or the related minor on the higher end (more outs again - key note #6 outwards) or the mixolydian ... or blues ... (starts on the #3 button out and has a fairly even mix).

Or you could shell out for a good instruction book in the style you like!

Regard(les)s,

Bob Bolton

Subject: Single row button accordion. any tips?
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 31 Oct 00 - 09:13 PM

Hi. Like I need to learn one more instrument, right? But hey, I LOVE the process!

A few weeks ago I liberated a single row Hohner "Cajun style" melodeon from a pawn shop at a very low price. The thing simply wouldn't play, and the owner said "It's broken, don't come cryin' to me a week from now wantin' your money back"! Even though I can't really play accordion of any kind, I've taken a few apart so I knew that the problem was leaks in the bellows. I've fixed it up and it's tight as a drum (so to speak) so now comes the hard part. It's one of those things with four "stoppers" (what's the actual name?) to change the number of reeds used.

Has anybody got any tips on fingering? Tunes? Tricks? I really appreciate some help.

I'm sure heather wonders why with about 50 instruments in the basement already, I'm tackling this...but I'm looking forward to it.

Thanks

Rick