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Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course, Book 1

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A great book for beginning accordion players. This series was recommended to me by a professional accordion player and I've really enjoyed the pacing of the subsequent books.

If you really want to learn how to play the piano accordion, then forget about all the quickie "Teach Yourself" single-volume books and start right here, with the first volume of the Palmer-Hughes course. "P&H" is an enduring classic for a good reason: The series is well-paced, well-ordered, explains things clearly, and is full of fun tunes to play.

A glance through the preview will show that this volume was primarily intended for use by children starting out with a teacher at a fairly young age. But don't let that fool you--it works just fine for adults too (later volumes do "grow up" a bit). And while it's always best to learn with an instructor, you can use these to self-teach if you have to.

Note that all the exercises and songs in this first volume can be played on just about any piano accordion, even a small, 12-bass model.

This book is too easy for an adult beginner who is starting the accordian, especially one who has any basis in piano and the keyboard. It is more appropriate for a child who has no experience with the keys or notes. I had purchased both this book and the 'Mel Bay's Deluxe Accordion Method' for my mother who wanted to learn the accordian. She has a solid piano background, and did not use this book at all but went straight to the Mel Bay method, which was much more appropriate for her to learn from.