Hi Carol,

the accordion is made for any kind of music. The first thing that you have to learn is how the instrument reacts on pushing and pulling (even diatonic instruments). I taught myself accordion with playing along with the OLD SWAN BAND Records. Rod stradling plays a melodeon though, so at the end my Accordion Style sounded like a melodeon. The you can along with POlka Bands an adapt their Style, also playing along with Tex Mex BAnds ( for example Flaco Jimenez) gives you a lot of fun. Now I am starting playing along to old Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae Pieces The Tuning of your instrument is very important to. My Instrument (Parrot which is a chines made Hohner) sounds nearly exactly like a melodeon, which is Ideal for me. That is why I do not buy the more expensive ones which are more sophisticated, but do not fit to the haunting simplicity of the music I play.

Any more questions?

Greetings

Ranks