sebwin
Newbie
Hi,
I am/was a non musician but picked up a tin whistle a year ago and really got into Irish traditional music which I now play in various sessions.
I’d like to learn a second instrument and love the sound of button accordians.
A person I’ve been introduced to has offered to hire me his and take the money off if I choose to purchase it, which seems a sensible way to try the instrument out, however I’m still really new to music theory and don’t quite understand if it’s suitable.
I’d want to play traditional Irish music on it in particular and favour bouncy hornpipes slightly.
I know with a tin whistle it’s important to start with a D whistle as the majority of Irish music (and hence importantly beginner YouTube tutorials etc) use a D whistle.
Do you know if there’s something similar for a button accordian and, if so, whether the below sounds like it would fit/transpose easily with standard beginner tutorials?
Thanks so much for your time reading.
[font=Calibri, sans-serif]It has been professionally modified to bring it up to present requirements. It now enables to play lower notes compatible with those obtained by fiddlers i.e. ‘G’ below middle C. and also ‘D’ below middle C. with their full octaves.[/font]
I am/was a non musician but picked up a tin whistle a year ago and really got into Irish traditional music which I now play in various sessions.
I’d like to learn a second instrument and love the sound of button accordians.
A person I’ve been introduced to has offered to hire me his and take the money off if I choose to purchase it, which seems a sensible way to try the instrument out, however I’m still really new to music theory and don’t quite understand if it’s suitable.
I’d want to play traditional Irish music on it in particular and favour bouncy hornpipes slightly.
I know with a tin whistle it’s important to start with a D whistle as the majority of Irish music (and hence importantly beginner YouTube tutorials etc) use a D whistle.
Do you know if there’s something similar for a button accordian and, if so, whether the below sounds like it would fit/transpose easily with standard beginner tutorials?
Thanks so much for your time reading.
[font=Calibri, sans-serif]It has been professionally modified to bring it up to present requirements. It now enables to play lower notes compatible with those obtained by fiddlers i.e. ‘G’ below middle C. and also ‘D’ below middle C. with their full octaves.[/font]