A comprehensive method written especially for serious students learning the Accordion without access to formal music lessons. Seasoned music educator and performer Neil Griffin guides the student through music readingfundamentals correct posture and hand positions use of the bellows bass buttons keyboard and more. Music theory concepts are introduced as required by the generous selection of carefully graded exercises and pieces. Althoughthis book covers concepts that apply to the 120-bass Accordion it only uses 54 buttons (covering 9 rows in easy keys). Illustrated with diagrams and photographs.

The idea for this book series is to give instrumentalists the opportunity to practice solo improvisational techniques while playing along to rhythm tracks of keyboards, guitar, bass, drums/percussion in various different Latin styles including Calypso, Mambo, Salsa, Songo, Bossa, Guaracha, Samba and Latin-Blues. The 24 grooves totalling over 200 riffs/phrases and play-a-long tracks consists of a variety of tempos and keys. Each groove has a variety of riffs to learn that are generally 4 or 8 measures in length. It would be beneficial if you could memorize these riffs so that you can experiment using different permutations of the riffs as well as being used as a starting off point for one's own improvisations. Each riff has been recorded with a rhythm track with each style having an extended play-a-long track, around 3 minutes in length, recorded without the solo part so you can practice the riffs that you have learned. Also, these musical phrases or riffs may be interchanged from one groove to another and should be learned in as many keys as possible.

The Accordion Play-Along series features custom accordion arrangements with CD tracks recorded by a live band (accordion bass and drums). There are two audio tracks for each song ' a full performance for listening plus a separate backing track which lets you be the soloist! The CD is playable on any CD player and is also enhanced so Mac and PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch! This volume features 8 songs: La Sorella La Spagnola Mattinata 'O Sole Mio Oh Marie Santa Lucia Tarantella and Vieni Sul Mar.

100 Schlager Oldies Rock- Pop- und Folksongs für Akkordeon. leicht gesetzt-This volume brings together an eclectic mix of 100 hits oldies pop and folk songs for Accordion all in easy arrangements. All titles are popular in the field of Schlager oldie and mood music including of course shanties and popular folk music.This book has specially designed fold-out pages meaning nearly all of the songs can be played without having to turn the page.The varied songlist includes: Heimweh Rot sind die Rosen So a schöner Tag Sailing Proud Mary Resi i hol di mit meim Traktor ab A Rindvieh Capri Fischer Florentinische Nächte Kufsteiner Lied Das Edelweiß Let It Be Nobody Knows Seemann deine Heimat ist das Meer Santo Domingo Only You Hey Jude Oh Lonesome Me Viva Colonia Chianti Lied Schunkelmedley and many more.