Hal Leonard Accordion Method, Book and Audio Access

Designed for anyone just learning to play the accordion, this comprehensive beginner's guide begins with an overview of the material, using photos and diagrams. From there, it moves to basic application of music reading and playing the treble keyboard or bass buttons or both. Note reading and rhythmic understanding are presented in an easy-to-understand manner and are reinforced throughout the book.

Here, you'll find a variety of musical styles:

• American folk tunes,
• a calypso from Trinidad,
• a well-known melody by Beethoven,
• and folksongs from:
• England
• France
• Germany
• Ireland
• New Zealand

The online audio includes demonstrations of all the songs in the book so you can both see and hear how the musical examples should sound.