When did you first know or realize that playing the accordion was something you just had to do?
What singular moment – a song, person, place or event – that motivated or inspired you to play an accordion?
I think my moment happened when I was maybe 7 or 8 years old. At that time, I was quite familiar with and liked accordion music, from listening to Polish polkas, waltzes and obereks that my parents played on the phonograph and radio. About that time, I saw a Walt Disney animated movie called Lady and the Tramp. A song played during the movie, Bella Notte, featured an accordionist.
Though the accordion was just a small part of the song, I was struck by the fact that there are other types of music, other than polkas waltzes and obereks, that could be played on the accordion. From that moment, it took (regrettably) several decades and many false starts, before I purchased an accordion, and practiced and played regularly.
Better late than never!?
Lady and the Tramp's Bella Notte:
What singular moment – a song, person, place or event – that motivated or inspired you to play an accordion?
I think my moment happened when I was maybe 7 or 8 years old. At that time, I was quite familiar with and liked accordion music, from listening to Polish polkas, waltzes and obereks that my parents played on the phonograph and radio. About that time, I saw a Walt Disney animated movie called Lady and the Tramp. A song played during the movie, Bella Notte, featured an accordionist.
Though the accordion was just a small part of the song, I was struck by the fact that there are other types of music, other than polkas waltzes and obereks, that could be played on the accordion. From that moment, it took (regrettably) several decades and many false starts, before I purchased an accordion, and practiced and played regularly.
Better late than never!?
Lady and the Tramp's Bella Notte:
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