Learn to play the accordion and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the parts of the accordion, buying an accordion, preparing the instrument for use, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then learn to use your left and right hands in the proper ways, playing different notes, chords, and songs, all while continuing to increase your knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation. You will learn to play in an array of musical styles, including folk songs, Waltzes, Bluegrass, Polka, and more. You will also learn how to play with a group of other musicians. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play the accordion in a variety of musical styles, read and understand music, improvise, and be ready to play in a band. Included is a DVD that contains video lessons, MP3s, and TNT 2 software for the most effective practice, plus codes to access all of the corresponding media online for streaming or downloading. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Complete button reference chart * Informative section on MIDI accordions * Practice tips * An explanation on basic maintenance and repair The accompanying video provides a helpful reference for play-along and practice. The included TNT 2 software allows you to isolate the audio tracks, transpose, loop, and slow down or speed up the audio for the most effective practice. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Accordéon

Accordion Basics is your easy introduction to the world of Accordion playing. This tutorial provides the Accordion beginner with everything necessary to know including notation correct posture as well as easy exercises to practice the bellows movement and playing with both hands. The chosen musical pieces are arranged in an easy way and ensure a fast and guaranteed success.The accompanying CD allows you to listen to and play along with all the exercises and songs. This tutorial has been designed for the Piano accordion. The right hand plays the keys as on the Piano while the left hand plays the accompaniment on the bass buttons.

A Celebration With The Accordion-Within A Christmas Tradition: A Celebration With The Accordion you will find original arrangements of the best-loved Christmas songs spanning four centuries of musical development. From the traditional oldEnglish lyrics of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen which dates back to the 15th century to the ever-beloved Jingle Bells of the 19th century...everyone's traditional favourites are contained in this special volumefor Accordion.Enjoy performing and sharing these impressive-sounding new arrangements with your family and friends and create your own Christmas traditions with the Accordion.

This collection of 15 accordion arrangements of tunes by Clifton Chenier (1925-1987) clearly demonstrates why he is known as the undisputed King of Zydeco music. Written for the piano accordion as opposed to the Cajun buttonaccordion all of the selections in this book are transcribed from Chenier's 1965-1987 recordings on Arhoolie Records. The featured tunes are: 'Ain't No Need of Cryin'' 'Tu le Ton Son Ton ' 'I'm Coming Home ' 'Jole Blonde ''Calinda ' 'Louisiana Two-Step ' 'Ay Ai Ai ' 'Louisiana Blues ' 'Black Gal ' 'Big Momou ' 'I'm on the Wonder ' 'Zydeco Cha Cha ' 'I'm a Hog for You ' 'Zydeco et Pas Sale ' and 'Black Snake Blues.' Dix Bruce con- tributes a fineessay on the colorful life of Clifton Chenier. A delightful companion CD recording is available in the spirit of Chenier's signature cry- 'Laissez les bon ton roulet!' (Let the good times role!) Note: 10 songs out of 15 areon the cd 96616CD Clifton Chenier '60 Minutes with the King of Zydeco.' The other 5 songs are transcribed from other Arhooolie CDs by Clifton Chenier.

A Complete Guide to the Basics Level 1-This is the ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction terrific songs and a high-quality CD with 45 full-demo tracks. It can be used by students who want to teach themselves or by teachers for private or group instruction. Simply follow the tips and lessons in the book as you listen to the teacher on the CD. This book includes over 40 great songs and covers: songs chords and melodies; bass and chord patterns; playing tips and techniques; music notation; and more. Learn at your own pace and open the door to the world of accordion music!

Par CHENIER CLIFTON. This collection of 15 accordion arrangements of tunes by Clifton Chenier (1925-1987) clearly demonstrates why he is known as the undisputed King of Zydeco music. Written for the piano accordion as opposed to the Cajun button accordion, all of the selections in this book are transcribed from Chenier's 1965-1987 recordings on Arhoolie Records. Dix Bruce contributes a fine essay on the colorful life of Clifton Chenier. A delightful companion CD recording is included in the spirit of Chenier's signature cry- 'Laissez les bon ton roulet!' (Let the good times role!) The 15 selections on the companion CD, drawn from Clifton Chenier's various Arhoolie releases, constitute his most popular recordings from 1965 to 1987, when he reigned supreme as the King of Louisiana Zydeco music. Note that 10 of the 15 songs on the CD are transcribed in the accompanying book. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Cajun-Zydeco - Transcribed Solos / Recueil / Accordéon ou Clavier

Now you can play your favorite songs on the 3-row button accordion. With this DVD you'll learn to play songs in the authentic Tex-Mex norteno style in no time. In this DVD, Cuco Mendoza teaches several songs in a step-by-step method. In Spanish. / Accordéon (Boutons) / 60 pages / niveau : Débutant / Dvd - Format: 7,25 X 4,25

This book presents a collection of classic wedding standards for solo keyboard accordion. The songs are presented in easy-to-read arrangements in popular keys. Each piece includes fingering suggestions and a recommendation for placement within the wedding ceremony. Arrangements vary from easy to intermediate

This is a collection of 42 well-known Balkan songs arranged for easy to intermediate accordion. Chords are provided to facilitate improvising. Includes a familiar and interesting Hungarian czardas.

This volume contains a collection of 11 songs arranged for the Accordion including Cielito Lindo Paris Auf meiner kleinen Hazienda Granada and You Belong To My Heart.

Songbook-20 French songs for Accordion with lyrics in French. This songbook includes: Bruxelles Buenas noches mi amor Cent milles chansons Domino Je n'aurai pas le temps Je t'aime moi non plus La vie en rosLe jour ou la pluie viendra Le Rififi Les parapluies de Cherbourg and more.

A dozen songs from the Star Wars franchise penned by John Williams in new arrangements for accordion: Across the Stars (Love Theme from Attack of the Clones) ? The Imperial March (Darth Vaders Theme) ? Luke and Leia ? March of the Resistance ?Princess Leias Theme ? Reys Theme ? Star Wars (Main Theme) ? The Throne Room (And End Title) ? and more. / Partitions variété - pop - rock / Musique films - comédies musicales / / HAL LEONARD

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. / Accordéon

Par PIAZZOLLA ASTOR. 15 tangos magnifiques et autres pièces caractéristiques par le maître argentin du tango nuevo, habilement arrangé pour solo accordéon intermédiaire par Karen Street. Inclut des extraits de la musique de scène pour le théâtre El sueño de una noche de verano (songe d'une nuit rêve) et Famille d'artistes (Troupe de famille), El viaje (The Journey), Pedro y Pedro et Duo de amor./ Recueil / Accordéon