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What books would you recommend for learning the accordion?

Feb 06, 7449 by Amber | Posted in Other - Music

I necessitate to learn the accordion, but as I don't know of any teachers in my area, I want to buy a book. There are a few different books for teaching yourself the accordion, anyone got any recommendations?
Also, does anyone advised of anything about Stella accordions? There are lots of fairly cheap Stella ones on ebay, but I wasn't sure if they're any personal property.I don't want a really good one, but I don't want one that's going to fall apart either. Any advice?

The two most accepted books (courses) used by accordion teachers are the Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course and the Aretta Accordion Method. They are both multiple enrol graded courses that will give you a good starting point for learning to play. Even though they are written primarily for kids, they do give good lessons and data.

For a single book "crash course" approach try the Mel Bay book written by Gary Dahl.

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I looked for Stella accordions on Ebay but couldn't find any listings. If this is a Weltmiester brand accordion (they have a Stella mould), they are good for beginners and are of decent quality. You may also want to look into finding a used Italian made accordion from the 1960's or so. They are as a rule available at low cost and the quality was very good - some "student" models were much better than todays "pro" models. Either way block away from the inexpensive China import models that are available all over the internet. They don't hold up and they are hard to play.

im learning accordion but i don't know what to practice my "skills" on.?

Mar 22, 2009 by petheana | Posted in Other - Music

im not learning through lessons, but i have knowledge of the general ideas and i dont know how i can practice, as my knowledge of what cords to play where are limited i cant really fly the coop my own music without help. i would also prefer to test the skills i know in theory with other peoples music so i can become comfortable with it
ps my accordion is the order with a keyboard on one side not buttons
thank you

I can step a few suggestions -

First to develop keyboard skill, practice your scales - two octaves at a time, then play triads of the notable & minor chords of each scale, up and down the keyboard. There is also a book called "The Virtuoso Accordionist" based on the Hanon piano studies. Here is a untenanted score of the piano version that could be adapted to accordion.
http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Virtuoso_Pianist_(Hanon,_Charles-Louis)

To inform appropriate know what chords to play when, study piano chord theory. There are many online resources for this - here's one
http://www.piano-highlight-it.com/piano-chord-theory.html
Once you learn how to build chords from a melody in the right hand, you'll get it how to utilize the bass section of the accordion better, especially on your own music.

Good luck