learn to play the accordion

Not much, but a start!

I bought a child’s accordion and have been toying around with it on occasion. I can’t really play anything, but it makes me smile to try!

:)

i went to a class last week and prepaid for two more classes, i’ve been practicing almost every day, and i ordered an accordion scale study book which should help me get more music theory crammed into my head. good.

i learn better when i’m involved in musical projects with others and i just met someone interested in doing an accordion project with me. i don’t know much about this person, but from talking to her i suspect we could be a good creative match. hope i can make it happen! it’s a huge motivator to get me to practice. yay!

soon. once exams are over, which would be just ten days from now. i feel compelled to renew my resolve now, however, because i have such instrument a.d.d. i know it’s silly of me, but after playing the drums on rock band recently i have been tempted to look into getting an electronic drum kit. it would be so fun, and with a set of headphones it’s definitely a low annoyance instrument. but before i get carried away, i need to remind myself that i still suck at the accordion and have not made much time to practice it. maybe i will reward myself the indulgence of an electric drum kit once i get to a certain level with the accordion. so resolved.

Frustrated—my accordion arrived w/ some minor issues—namely, the bass keys are lodged in the “on” position. I took my accordion to the local Horn Hospital, which luckily services accordions. However, it has been there for, what, four days, and I’m tired of waiting for my accordion, not knowing what the condition is. The HH guy thought there might possibly be some bellows damage, which would be a death sentence for my instrument. So… I am in limbo, waiting for my accordion, and hoping to God that the issues w/ it are only minor.

I just won my auction on eBay for a used accordion. It looks like it’s in good shape—now I just have to hope that I’m dealing w/ an honest seller, and the instrument was represented accurately. Also have to hope that it is packaged correctly. (I worry too much.) Sooo.. if all goes well, I will have an accordion in, what, week and a half? Yea!!

well, I have a beginner book—the Mel Bay series—and now am looking for an instrument. I’m looking mostly on eBay, as I can’t find any local instruments. Guitars, yes, accordion, no. New ones online are crazy expensive, so I’m hoping to get lucky w/ a used one. I have several bookmarked on eBay, and fingers crossed, will win an auction soon! Wish me luck…

I’ve taken on the equal, yet separate goal of learning guitar instead. It’s easier because I actually already have a guitar. If I happen on an inexpensive accordion I’m still interested. May the universe drop one into my lap!

I picked up a beautiful, but cheap accordion at a flea market. Flea markets are your friend, unless you do have the money to get a really good one. I have had basic piano lessons, so that really helped a lot. I also play guitar, and so I’m used to doing all of the agile finger work with my left hand, I played it upside down for the first week I had it.

Anyway, I can pull of some really good sea shanties, and lots of folk music. It’s great back up if you like to sing as well, and easy to write songs on. It’s not a hard instrument to self-learn if you know anything about piano, but I’d still love to take lessons some day.

i had my first lesson. left hand-right hand coordination is tough. not like with stringed instruments at all. i kind of sort of pulled it off by the end of the hour. after some practice, it should come easier.

i love it.