• Where can I find French Canadian one row Accordion lessons?

    From Dylan Montgomery@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 11 19:40:43 2021
    So I am very curious about the French Canadian one row diatonic accordion. I think they are similar to Cajun accordions but are tuned in D. Is there any online self teaching courses? Does anyone know about where to find resources about this? I love the
    music and would love to learn to play it.

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  • From Dylan Montgomery@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 12 18:11:52 2021
    I thought they mostly played two row in newfoundland, but if they play one rows there that would be great.

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  • From David Dalton@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 13 01:49:21 2021
    On Mar 12, 2021, Dylan Montgomery wrote
    (in article<d61dcd4d-7a51-4880-a80a-bcf49e3473e7n@googlegroups.com>):

    I thought they mostly played two row in newfoundland, but if they play one rows there that would be great.

    Oh yes, many play four stop one row accordions, notably Frank Maher.

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  • From Ike Milligan@21:1/5 to David Dalton on Sat Mar 13 13:24:35 2021
    On 3/13/2021 12:19 AM, David Dalton wrote:
    On Mar 12, 2021, Dylan Montgomery wrote
    (in article<d61dcd4d-7a51-4880-a80a-bcf49e3473e7n@googlegroups.com>):

    I thought they mostly played two row in newfoundland, but if they play one >> rows there that would be great.

    Oh yes, many play four stop one row accordions, notably Frank Maher.

    To the OP:
    I don't know the genre or actual tunes but there is a beginner book for squeezebox that got into the public domain I can mail you a copy of.
    Normally I sell it but just for U.
    Once you know the way around the keyboard you can go by ear.
    Call 301-649-1266 and then call the secret number on the voicemail to
    get a copy of the short manual with a few simple tunes.
    But from your post it may appear you haven't got a squeezebox yet. There
    are a lot of them around that may be one or more rows but any row would
    be set up the same, so just play on one row unless you want to get fancy.
    Some old European boxes have one button called a "gleichtone" that is
    same note both ways, but you are not likely to find one.

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  • From Dylan Montgomery@21:1/5 to Ike on Sat Mar 13 12:07:07 2021
    On Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 10:24:31 AM UTC-8, Ike wrote:
    On 3/13/2021 12:19 AM, David Dalton wrote:
    On Mar 12, 2021, Dylan Montgomery wrote
    (in article<d61dcd4d-7a51-4880...@googlegroups.com>):

    I thought they mostly played two row in newfoundland, but if they play one >> rows there that would be great.

    Oh yes, many play four stop one row accordions, notably Frank Maher.

    To the OP:
    I don't know the genre or actual tunes but there is a beginner book for squeezebox that got into the public domain I can mail you a copy of.
    Normally I sell it but just for U.
    Once you know the way around the keyboard you can go by ear.
    Call 301-649-1266 and then call the secret number on the voicemail to
    get a copy of the short manual with a few simple tunes.
    But from your post it may appear you haven't got a squeezebox yet. There
    are a lot of them around that may be one or more rows but any row would
    be set up the same, so just play on one row unless you want to get fancy. Some old European boxes have one button called a "gleichtone" that is
    same note both ways, but you are not likely to find one.

    What key would you recommend if I got a one row? I am thinking D for French Canadian fiddle tunes?

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  • From Ike Milligan@21:1/5 to Dylan Montgomery on Tue Mar 16 20:57:40 2021
    On 3/13/2021 3:07 PM, Dylan Montgomery wrote:
    On Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 10:24:31 AM UTC-8, Ike wrote:
    On 3/13/2021 12:19 AM, David Dalton wrote:
    On Mar 12, 2021, Dylan Montgomery wrote
    (in article<d61dcd4d-7a51-4880...@googlegroups.com>):

    I thought they mostly played two row in newfoundland, but if they play one >>>> rows there that would be great.

    Oh yes, many play four stop one row accordions, notably Frank Maher.

    To the OP:
    I don't know the genre or actual tunes but there is a beginner book for
    squeezebox that got into the public domain I can mail you a copy of.
    Normally I sell it but just for U.
    Once you know the way around the keyboard you can go by ear.
    Call 301-649-1266 and then call the secret number on the voicemail to
    get a copy of the short manual with a few simple tunes.
    But from your post it may appear you haven't got a squeezebox yet. There
    are a lot of them around that may be one or more rows but any row would
    be set up the same, so just play on one row unless you want to get fancy.
    Some old European boxes have one button called a "gleichtone" that is
    same note both ways, but you are not likely to find one.

    What key would you recommend if I got a one row? I am thinking D for French Canadian fiddle tunes?

    D or G. you can play them on a GCF or AD just to learn then later think
    whether you need a Cajun type of box in G or D
    D is probably the most popular but that's just a guess.

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