Book/CD set. Quickly learn all of the chords used in today's music and apply their harmonic applications to any lead sheet. Possess the ability to develop and compose a professional-sounding arrangement on the spot while improvising confidently as needed! Become proficient in 6 to 12 months and experience a dramatic improvement in all areas of musicianship. Intermediate. 55 pp.
02-97343BCD
$19.95
CONTEMPORARY ACCORDION
by Louis Giampetruzzi
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How to solo and play backup in the styles of Clifton Chenier, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Flaco Jimenez, Garth Hudson, and others, with over 30 tunes in the Irish, English, American, French Canadian, Tex-Mex, and Cajun traditions. Includes sections on basic accordion technique, buying an accordion, care and maintenance, left hand technique for the keyboard player, and a discography. Written for the keyboard accordion, you need to be able to read standard notation and have a working knowledge of the piano keyboard. Spiralbound. 94 pp.
01-000240
$18.95
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DELUXE ACCORDION METHOD
by Frank Zucco
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For beginning piano style accordion players. Spiral bound. 99 pp.
02-93969
$12.95
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DELUXE ACCORDION METHOD
by Frank Zucco
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Book/CD set. A complete and thorough accordion method for children. In this single volume, three levels of clear, easy-to-understand instruction teach music reading and playing from the very beginning, supplemented by original solos and arrangements. Learn to play by feel and touch rather than depending on sight. Illustrations and photographs. Mentions the 120-bass accordion, but focuses on the 12-bass instrument. Multiple levels, 99 pp.
02-93969BCD
$19.95
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DELUXE ACCORDION METHOD
by Frank Zucco
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Book/DVD set. A complete and thorough accordion method for children. In this single volume, three levels of clear, easy-to-understand instruction teach music reading and playing from the very beginning, supplemented by original solos and arrangements. Learn to play by feel and touch rather than depending on sight. Illustrations and photographs. Mentions the 120-bass accordion, but focuses on the 12-bass instrument. Multiple levels, 100 pp.
02-93969DP
$19.95
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FIRST LESSONS ACCORDION
by Gary Dahl
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Book/CD set. For beginners, including those with no musical training. Motivates and guides you from basic accordion familiarization and music theory to actual playing. You'll be playing songs like "Scarborough Fair" and "Ode To Joy," very quickly. Minimum size accordion to use this book is an 80 bass piano accordion. 32 pp.
02-99927BCD
$7.95
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GETTING INTO ACCORDION
by Gary Dahl
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Book/CD set. Designed for the person who is returning to the accordion after a few idle years and needs a "crash" review. This effective teaching aid will motivate and guide the review process quickly. The minimum size instrument for this book is an 80 bass piano accordion. No lyrics included. Intermediate/advanced. 104 pp.
02-99926BCD
$17.95
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HANDBOOK FOR MELODEON
by Roger Watson
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Simple, complete guide to the melodeon, or diatonic ("push-pull") accordion. Best suited for single- or double-row squeezeboxes with four left-hand buttons. From first notes to playing famous folk melodies! 32 pp.
01-128333
$14.95
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HOW TO PLAY DIATONIC BUTTON-ACCORDION
by Henry Doktorski
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Book/CD set. An easy-to-follow guide for beginners, with many helpful diagrams and photos. Includes easy arrangements of 40+ traditional tunes. The first batch is played in first position, the second adds left-hand accompaniment, and the last is played in second position. 48 pp.
444-110
$14.95
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LEARN TO PLAY THE BUTTON ACCORDION
by Charles Patrick
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Book/CD set. Bilingual book (Spanish and English) teaching the diatonic button accordion. For the standard 3-row, 12-bass diatonic accordion regardless of tuning. Easy to understand language and a tablature notation system created for the push/pull nature of the instrument. Well-known pieces are arranged in order of difficulty. Also includes standard notation for each piece. 55 pp.
569-5
$21.95
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PRIMER NIVEL: APRENDE ACORDEON FACILMENTE (LEVEL ONE: ACCORDION)
by Victor M. Barba
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Book/CD pack. Written entirely in Spanish, this beginner's guide to the Tex/Mex button accordion will have you playing in no time. Teaches notes and scales using button diagrams (for the three trebles rows) showing which notes to play and in what order. Learn styles including norteno, banda, cumbia, bolero, balada, mariachi, more. The 35 track CD includes examples from the book and play along tracks you can practice with. Notation with diagrams. 64 pp.
01-974369
$14.95
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SANTORELLA'S ACCORDION METHOD, PRIMER BOOK 1A - A FUN BEGINNING FOR ALL AGES
by J. Latulippe
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Book/CD set. Simple book designed for children. Basic music theory and technique are taught in clear chapters with review questions to fill out after each, and many exercises. Traditional tunes and easy originals are used throughout. Good for individual or group lessons. Certificate of achievement on last page. 32 pp.
444-216
$12.95
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TEACH YOURSELF TO PLAY ACCORDION
by Miriam Davidson
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Book/CD set. For complete beginners. Teaches right- and left-hand technique and standard music notation & theory. A variety of styles are taught: polka, bluegrass, Zydeco, Latin, Celtic, more. Lessons on improvising & blues soloing, ornaments and embellishments, basic maintenance, more. CD includes play-alongs. 96 pp.
20-24412
$19.95
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TEX-MEX ACCORDION PRACTICE SESSION
played by Tim Alexander and Max Baca
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Book/CD pack. Practice 11 Tex-Mex tunes along with Tim and Max! They play each tune slow and then up to speed. The accordion lead is on one channel, accompaniment on the other. Improve your melody playing and develop a solid rhythmic sense with the accompanist on the 60 minute CD. Songs include "La Napolera," "La Tuna," "Flor Marchita," more. Comb-bound. 12 pp.
300-549
$19.95
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THE ART OF PLAYING HOHNER DIATONIC ACCORDIONS
by C. Irving Valentine
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Instruction for most diatonic button accordions including both German and Vienna models. Covers the basics from holding the instrument through reading music, transposing melodies, four note chords, more, with a selection of well-known tunes arranged for accordion. Includes fingering charts for: single row German model in key of C, single row Vienna in key of C, single row Vienna in key of G, double row Vienna in keys of G and C, double row Vienna in keys of C and F, double row Vienna in keys of A and D, and triple row Vienna in keys of G, C, and F. 40 pp.
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THE BOX: A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO THE IRISH TRADITIONAL BUTTON ACCORDION
by David C. Hanrahan
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Book/CD pack. Set up in a question and answer format this classic instruction book contains sections on music reading, technique, and a selection of tunes. For 2-row B/C or C/C# accordions. The 25 track CD demonstrates 30 of the tunes. 31 pp.
01-900209
$14.95
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YOU CAN PLAY CAJUN ACCORDION
by Larry Miller and Mike Miller
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Book/CD pack. Third edition. Now with a new cover and updated references but with the same home-grown instruction as before. Designed for beginners, it takes you from holding the accordion through using each button row to playing a cajun tune, Christmas tunes, more. Still handwritten and typed, but it does the job. Comb-bound. 41 pp.
37-2
$19.50
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YOU CAN TEACH YOURSELF ACCORDION
by Neil Griffin
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Book/CD set. A comprehensive method written especially for students learning on their own. Griffin guides the student through music reading fundamentals, correct posture and hand position, 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. Although this book covers concepts that apply to the 120-bass accordion, it only uses 54 buttons (covering 9 rows in keys). 96 pp.
02-96605BCD
$19.95
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Accordion Songbooks
110 IRISH BUTTON ACCORDION TUNES, VOL. 1
coll. by Dave Munnelly
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Includes reels, jigs and a selection of lively barn dances. Make the music come alive with the CD learning tool. The tunes are individually tracked for instant access. Beginning/intermediate. 48 pp.
224-1380CD
$36.95
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138 EASY TO PLAY MELODIES FOR ACCORDION
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Includes fingerings and chord symbols. Marches, sacred music, blues, ragtime, waltzes, folksongs, love songs, light concert pieces, more. "O Sole Mio," "A Bird In A Gilded Cage," "America, The Beautiful," "Aura Lee," "Ave Maria," "Barnyard Polka," "Frankie And Johnny," "Havah Nagilah," "In The Good Old Summertime," "Jamaica Farewell," "Maple Leaf Rag," "Michael Row The Boat Ashore," "My Wild Irish Rose," "Pomp And Circumstance," "Sailors Hornpipe," "Silent Night," more. Worlds Favorite #27. 160 pp.
49-510027
$14.95
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BALKAN MELODIES FOR ACCORDION
by Dr. Frances M. Irwin
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A collection of 42 tunes arranged for easy to intermediate accordion. Melodies from Slovenia, Croatia, Dalmatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia. Chords provided -- 55 pp.
02-95986
$10.95
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CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR ACCORDION
arranged by Gary Meisner
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24 Christmas favorites arranged specifically for piano accordion: "Away in a Manger," "The First Noel," "Go, Tell It on the Mountain," "Good King Wenceslas," "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear," "Jingle Bells," "Jolly Old St. Nicholas," "March of the Toys," "Silent Night," "Toyland," "We You a Merry Christmas," more. 48 pp.
49-311441
$9.95
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CHRISTMAS FAVORITES FOR ACCORDION
by Gary Meisner
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20 Christmas favorites expertly arranged for accordion: "Christmas Is," "Christmas Time Is Here," "Feliz Navidad," "Happy Holiday," "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," "Merry Christmas, Darling," "Nuttin' for Christmas," "Silver and Gold," more. 62 pp.
49-311338
$9.95
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COMPLETE WORKS OF GUIDO DEIRO
by Count Guido Deiro; edited by Henry Doktorski
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Count Guido Deiro (1886-1950), Italian-born composer and accordion virtuoso. Deiro was a major force in the popularization of the accordion in the early 20th century. Concert accordionist and scholar Henry Doktorski has transcribed and edited all of Deiro's original music for accordion - 45 pieces, including waltzes, rags, marches, polkas, fox trots, tangos, and popular Deiro favorites: "My Florence Waltz," "Egypto Fantasia", "Sharpshooter's March," and the Broadway hit, "Kismet." A lengthy essay and rare photos from the Deiro family archive complete the 192-page book. Intermediate.
02-21651
$25.00
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DANSE CE SOIR - FIDDLE AND ACCORDION MUSIC OF QUEBEC
by Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell
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Includes CD! The broadest and most informative collection available! 122 traditional and original tunes. The text (in French and English) contains a wealth of info - history, biographies, discography, extensive discussion of piano accompaniment, maps, festivals, analysis of styles, more. 192 pp.
02-98118BCD
$44.95
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FAVORITE ACCORDION SOLOS
by Frank Zucco
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A collection of light classics, folk music, and original solos for accordion. The music is from various periods and represents a colorful assortment of styles. The arrangements are quite unique to the accordion. Provides solo and recital material. Reissue. Intermediate. 44 pp.
02-94050
$9.95
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INTERNATIONAL ACCORDION FAVORITES: WALTZES, POLKAS, TANGOS, HORNPIPES, TWO-STEPS, MORE
by Bruce Bollerud
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Book/CD set. Contains a sampling of ethnic folk music from Europe and the Americas and forms the foundation of a basic folk accordion repertoire. These songs have stood the test of time. On most of the performances on the CD repeats aren't played, to be able to include all of the tunes. Intermediate. 73 pp.
02-99597BCD
$19.95
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IRISH FAVORITES FOR ACCORDION
arranged by Gary Meisner
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21 Irish gems arranged for accordion, including: "Danny Boy," "McNamara's Band," "Molly Malone (Cockles & Mussels)," "My Wild Irish Rose," more. 47 pp.
49-311328
$8.95
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MORE MUSIC FOR THE BUTTON ACCORDION
by Charles Patrick
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Folk, polkas, waltzes, Cajun, and other pieces for the diatonic button accordion. 29 pp.
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569-4
$10.98
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POLKA FAVORITES
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16 classics, including "Beer Barrel Polka," "My Melody of Love," "Too Fat Polka," "Jolly Peter," more. Easy arrangements for keyboard accordion, with chords. 63 pp.
49-311573
$10.95
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SCHUBERT DANCES FOR ACCORDION
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49 short pieces arranged from six Franz Schubert collections including: "Wiener Damen-Landler," "Zwei Ecossaisen," "Acht Landler," "Acht Ecossaisen," "Erste Walzer" and "Menuett." For piano accordion. 29 pp.
49-486593
$10.95
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SCOTTISH FOLK TUNES
by Ian Lowthian
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Book/CD pack. 54 Scottish traditional tunes arranged for piano accordion with chord symbols. Includes reels, jigs, marches, polkas, strathspeys, airs and waltzes; a brief history of the accordion in Scotland, a guide to ornamentation, playing "jazz" chords and notes on each tune. Grade 3 and above. 108 pp.
49-916689
$24.95
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TANGO TIME! - 12 EASY TANGOS FOR ACCORDION
by Myriam Mees
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Book/CD pack. Nine tanguitos (little tangos) and three milongas written for accordonists who have been playing for several years and are able to perform the tango with verve and inspiration. CD includes two versions of each piece: one solo with accompaniment and an accompaniment only track so you can take the lead. Text is in English, German, French and Dutch. 32 pp.
49-404729
$12.95
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WORLD MELODIES FOR ACCORDION
by Frances M. Irwin
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Eighty musical gems from thirty-six countries are arranged here for the accordion, with chords for other instrumentalists. Accordionists at all levels of proficiency can use this collection and enjoy melodies familiar to so many diverse cultures: "Mexican Hat Dance," African "Ev'rybody Loves Saturday Night," Korean "Ahrirang," Dalmatian "Ciri Biri Bela" and the Japanese "Sakura" are included with such familiar melodies as "Comin' Through The Rye," "Polly Wolly Doodle," and "The Ash Grove." Beginning/intermediate. 106 pp.
02-20208
$14.95
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Accordion Songbooks
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