Does anyone have an idea .......

[Happy girl]

I have so enjoyed the 'Melodic Adventures in Bassland for the Accordion,' finding it very interesting & informative.

I have been looking (In vain) for another publication of well known tunes to further enhance my bass clef playing. Does anyone have an idea which publication may be available/suitable for this purpose?

Thank you in advance

 

[artelagro]

Hi Happy Girl,
50 views to your post to date but no replies as yet, so I will break the ice.
If the members knew roughly what standard your bass playing is at then it may be easier for them to recommend a new book.
If you are past the oom pah stage and can use the alternate and counter basses then I am going to again recommend my two favourites :-
First Ceilidh Collection for Accordion by David Mackenzie and
Scottish Folk Tunes by Ian Lowthian
The titles of these books may be off-putting to some from more Southern parts but I can assure you it is definitely not all heuchter teuchter music. There is a good assortment.
Ca canny
Garth

 

[Happy girl]

Thank you for your reply. I may not have made it very clear from my post, but I am interested in bass solo pieces only in order to practice & expand my technique & challenge my learning in this area.

 

[JIM D.]

Hi Happy Girl; Should have got back to you sooner but, Ive been quite busy and only check in here when I get a break. If youve mastered The Adventures in Bassland you will be ready for this-

BASS-TEX FOR THE ACCORDION. by Frank Gaviani This one has scales,scale studies,chord studies,and melodious bass solos. You might find it here --

http://www.bussomusic.com/catalog/
and the part # should be 8018

 

[JIM D.]

You may also try this -- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...e accordion&qid=1454273866&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2

 

[Happy girl]

Thank you very much for the recommendation Jim.

I am very keen to purchase this publication, however, I have come across a hurdle because the US Amazon website mentioned do not send to the UK & I have not been able to find a source in this country. (Unless anyone else knows differently)

If any member owns a copy of ‘BASS-TEX FOR THE ACCORDION by Frank Gavian they no longer require & wish to sell would they please get in touch.

Many thanks.

 

[Zevy]

Thank you for your reply. I may not have made it very clear from my post, but I am interested in bass solo pieces only in order to practice & expand my technique & challenge my learning in this area.

<FONT font=Garamond><SIZE size=130><COLOR color=#0040FF>I have an idea for you, but as it is an out-of-print book, you will have to do some work in order to get it. It is the Little Czerny for the accordion. It was arranged for the accordion by my teacher, the late Charles Nunzio. It was published in 3 parts, and the 3rd volume concentrated on the left hand, thus titled Studies for the Left Hand. If you study that, you will be in the big leagues!
Good luck!

 

[Happy girl]

Thank you Zevy, I am not sure I am ready for the ‘big league’ quite yet, (that is quite a scary thought) 'Melodic Adventures in Bassland is fairly basic, & a follow up from that would be ideal.

However I have managed to locate Little Czerny" for the accordion by Charles Nunzio; would you please confirm it is written for a Stradella accordion as opposed to free bass?

 

[Zevy]

Thank you Zevy, I am not sure I am ready for the ‘big league’ quite yet, (that is quite a scary thought) Melodic Adventures in Bassland is fairly basic, & a follow up from that would be ideal.

However I have managed to locate Little Czerny for the accordion by Charles Nunzio; would you please confirm it is written for a Stradella accordion as opposed to free bass?

<FONT font=Garamond><SIZE size=125><COLOR color=#0040FF>It is written for stradella bass. I dont believe Mr. Nunzio wrote for the free bass system, although he held a patent on the Kuehl Free-bass accordion. The Czerny books were sold in three volumes. They look fairly identical, so make sure you know which one you have before you jump. I personally think the first exercise in the first book is not for accordion players, but thats for another thread on another day...

 

[Happy girl]

Confusing; the volume I have found appears to be three volumes in one; am I missing something?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Accordio...rl-Czerny-Arr-by-Charles-Nunzio-/301600351535

 

[Zevy]

<FONT font=Garamond><SIZE size=130>Study at the cover. You will see three volume titles, but only one has a star next to it. That is the volume inside the cover. It is a clever way to save money on the covers.