Stay with it. The world needs more accordion players!

I appreciate your kind words.

Thank you for your kind comments. Please go to the crown music web site for more lessons and info about accordions

Good luck with your new accordion playing venture.

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Go for it! The accordion is happy music.

For sure it's happy. Most of my favorite loves songs are by composers that play the accordion

You are welcome.

Happy playing!

I have entire series of lessons at www.mycrownmusic.net

Mee I think I have attached the pictures.

Hi my name is Kimberly I'm visually impaired how would I know from the C chord from the a quart I'm blind I can't see those course that's all I wanted to know that I was going to get back to my message thank you very much I'm enjoyed myself this is my first time I always wanted to know how to play the accordion but can you teach me more for vision impaired thank you and God bless I just want to know how to do a vision impaired lady in Cordia for the beginning to the end special someone that's fully blind how would they know how to replace from the excerpt to the C chord thanks God bless you and keep you love you more my name is Pamela Denise Jerry yet

Excellent.

Good luck with your new accordion-playing venture!

Keep at it! Eventually everything will "click!"

Thank you for your kind comment.

Fourth finger on the bass buttons is now taught by a few American teachers, in addition to the third finger method.

Thank you for watching.

Thank you for watching

www.dalemathisaccordion.com/lesson-1-10--sheet-music.html

You are welcome.

guess you never heard of the Suzuki method

thank you for your kind comments. Good luck with your new venture.

You will need to find ear plugs for Millie. Or, you can buy yourself a Roland accordion - they have a sweet tone that animals like. And, you can also play with headphones.

@@dalematthies or just a new cat. I don't even really like millie

Just kiddin

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My parents bought a new Cordovox for me in 1965. I loved it, but the reeds were poor quality. So, I used the money I made playing for parties and had new reeds installed. I am happy for you that you found an old one and are giving it a new life.

Without being in the same room with you while you are practicing, it is difficult to say. But, perhaps two things: play slower, but at a steady pace, and the other is to practice the left hand so much, to the point that it almost plays by itself - to the point you no longer have to think about it. At that point you can put more focus on the right hand while your left hand is in "auto" mode.

I will do this..i even dream about the movements!! Thank you...i will get back and share!!!

@@barbeezlife Good luck, you are not alone ! lol

Yes, absolutely

Must be personal preference, I use different bass note styles depending upon the music I am playing.

@@dalematthies Many thanks for that Dale, of course I agree Dale but the British Collage of Accordionists do recommend getting pupils used to playing bass staccato when learning possibly as a lead in to the music and exercises that will be played at later levels. Of course what method you use is up to you. At the end of the day it is the result that counts. Well done for providing your lessons, promoting the Accordion is a great idea. Thanks again. Victor.

Because I cannot see what 3 black keys you are referring to, it is difficult for me to give you an answer. I am guessing that you are playing on a full size accordion, if so, the key closest to your chin will be an F key. Just remember that the key pattern always repeats, 2 black, then 3 black. Different size accordions will have different number of keys, but the pattern is always the same.

I went the traditional route and majored in music in college, but I made this video as a means of opening the door to potential new players. There is a link in the video to my series of video lessons where the viewer is taught how to read music.

I can't read sheet music and I'm an accomplished musician, including accordion. Some people can't learn with sheet music, even though that's not what this video is about.

The C bass button should be marked with an indent or some other means so that you can feel it being different from the others. From that button you must memorize where you have moved.

I suppose I could answer by asking, "How many people learn to drive today with a stick transmission car?" If you intend to be a digital accordion player, there probably is no need to struggle with a reed accordion.

Buy from a music store rather than on-line such as ebay or craig's list. The music store people should know what they are selling, the on-line sellers often have no idea what condition the instrument is in.

I believe I used several accordions in this video. By "it", which instrument are you asking about?

I have a few private students at my Arizona studio. I discontinued Zoom teaching when Covid ended.

Try playing each part separately, then slowly try playing them together.

thanks its going much better now :)

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All of the first 10 videos lessons are available FREE for you to use. The sheet music is free for you to download. There is a lot of material within those 10 lessons. It may take you many months, perhaps a year, to work through all of the material.

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Well done Dale!

The world has had acoustic accordions for almost 200 years. There are many wonderful acoustic accordions. Most of my customers already own an acoustic accordion. They buy a Roland because they want something new. We sell a lot of Roland accordions. People love them.

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Is your statement coming from the point of view of a new player? Or, do you already play and you feel a new player would not understand the material presented? The great thing about video is that you can watch for a couple minutes, then work on a concept, then come back to the video for a couple minutes and review. After you understand the first concept you can repeat the process and work on the next concept.

Hi, Today is my first day of starting to learn. I have been playing the guitar over 50 years and have a diploma in Music. Bob

@@bobvoegt6392 Keep working at it. Your years of guitar playing will help you keep a steady rhythm. Try learning the left hand and right hand separately, then working them together.

I own several accordions. The little Weltmeister in this video is a great size to hold when I am sitting at my computer writing music for students. I can easily get my arms around it to reach the computer keyboard. Having the accordion on my lap is convenient for checking rhythms. And, lucky for me, my fingers are not thick, so I can still play a small instrument with mini-size keys.

?? Derail, he answered you kindly and with respect despite your comment resonating as really mean spirited. So, were you just having a bad day or are you always a jerk? Besides, what business of it is yours what he plays or do you not get that his motive in posting is in aptly instructing people? Though too, the fact that he responded to you with grace and dignity rather than anger in the face of your comment says a great deal more about the caliber of this man's character over yours. But then again, with a user name like 'derail' its more than obvious that you intentionally incite negative feedback from people all over the internet in thinking that receiving negative attention is better than receiving no attention at all. That said, in light of your comment, if anyone here is explemplary of a child, its far from being this man but instead, you.

@@stanleyshablesky7101 Thank you for your kind words.

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