| I am a guitar player, 60 years old and living in Minnesota. Without owning an accordion or ever having played one, I purchased your book, "How to Play Diatonic Button-Accordion". It's a pleasure to see what a good teacher and player can accomplish. I am both encouraged and delighted. Help me, though, with finding a suitable accordion. I went looking, both at a local music store and on the internet, and instruments with one row of ten buttons on the right and two rows of four buttons on the left aren't so easy to find. I know your book would serve alright if I bought say, a Cajun-style Hohner. But my thought was, Why not get an ENTIRELY suitable instrument?
Any suggestions? Recommendations? Makers?
Again, I look through a lot of how-to books, some not so good. Your love of history, care to help the novice with pronunciations, ability to distill information, and rendering of the melodies with such simple grace serve you well. And me.
Basses Loaded (TS370,371,372,373)
This is a masterpiece of a book !!!!!!! I have not seen anything like it great info lots of examples great format layout ................Scott
I have been searching for a flute/piano duet for "Simple Gifts." I have the music written for just the piano, in your book called "Promises - Wedding Classics for Piano." I love that book and have used it for many different occasions, including weddings. All the arrangements for "Simple Gifts" that I have found are either too easy or they don't have both parts, or it had too many parts (score was written for several instruments to be played together.) I am really excited to find this one! It is for a ladies luncheon at our church and will be a nice addition to our program.Thanks again! Stacie |
