Help: HELP HELP HELP Button box teaching help

Subject: HELP HELP HELP Button box teaching help!
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 09 Jan 02 - 04:36 AM

Right... here's the thing...

I teach irish music to a small community group kids, adults, anyone who comes along. Well I usually concentrate on the whistle, flute and bodhran (mainly bodhran). Which is great...

The thing is though, we have just lost our button box player who was teaching the learner box players. Gone and moved to a better clime and a new job.

Well, ok, our group is still left with the box learners. NOw, fortunately for me they are right at the start beginners, so I have been able to blag along with them and still teach them tunes.

What I have been doing is writing simple tunes out in ABC's and then playing them the tune on the whistle/flute. Then getting them to find the notes on their box. If they have trouble then I have to find the notes - I'm picking it up fairly quickly (it's great I'm learning the new instrument with them) but the thing is......

I NEED ALL THE ADVICE I CAN GET PLEASE!

So, any hints, tips, how to's would be greatly appreciated. Are there any good web sites I can go to that can give me some tips. I need hints on teaching technique as well. Plus playing technique too. Any easy ways of teaching the people how to?

Just basically HELP !

ok, so my learners are coping fairly well with the current situation, the other thing is when they start to improve - can I keep up with them - not owning one of the squeezy things. I've only ever had a short loan of a concertina... So i know the elementarys of the squeezy things...

Please any advice would be fab!

Hopefully soon we will find someone to help us out on this but in the short term its me! (arghhh)

Subject: RE: Help: HELP HELP HELP Button box teaching help
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 09 Jan 02 - 04:37 AM

oops cut me off again!

thanks in advance...

ella!

Subject: RE: Help: HELP HELP HELP Button box teaching help
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 10 Jan 02 - 04:31 AM

refresh... in the hope of finding some help

Cheers!

Subject: RE: Help: HELP HELP HELP Button box teaching help
From:
Date: 11 Jan 02 - 01:59 AM

Ella, If your in the southeastern Mass area maybe Icould help.

Subject: RE: Help: HELP HELP HELP Button box teaching help
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 11 Jan 02 - 04:28 AM

alas! can you fly over once a week to Wales? :)

I'm over here in not so sunny Wales, UK...

DOH!

Thanks anyways...

Ella

Subject: RE: Help: HELP HELP HELP Button box teaching help
From: Bardford
Date: 11 Jan 02 - 12:13 PM

Ella, Ceolas has a few links that might help: Ceolas accordian page

Cheers, Bardford

Subject: RE: Help: HELP HELP HELP Button box teaching help
From: Crane Driver
Date: 11 Jan 02 - 07:45 PM

Whereabouts in Wales, Ella? If you're in the South I might be able to suggest someone who could help. I don't play much Irish myself, but I know folk who do. If you're in the North, sorry but I don't know anyone there.

Andrew

Subject: RE: Help: HELP HELP HELP Button box teaching help
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 12 Jan 02 - 07:09 PM

Are you teaching English or Anglo concertina?

Linn

Subject: RE: Help: HELP HELP HELP Button box teaching help
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 14 Jan 02 - 05:08 AM

Hallo Andrew...

I'm near to Newport South Wales, I know a couple of people, but they are not willing to teach.

Linn, it's the button accordion, I had a go at playing a Anglo concertina for some time, but got bored of it (oops). Prefering the flute.

Any help great... and ta for the address Bardford.

Regards

Ella.