Reddit mentions of Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course, Bk 1: For Group or Individual Instruction

The Palmer-Hughes accordion course is the standard for beginner accordion instruction. They start at Book 1 and go up to 8 I believe. These are the books they used at the conservatory where I started at age 5 up til I was 12 and in grade 7 accordion. At the time, I was playing in a 40 piece accordion orchestra doing classical pieces such as Rossini's Overture to Barber of Seville. Good luck!

http://www.amazon.com/Palmer-Hughes-Accordion-Course-Book-1/dp/0739012916

OP - I've never taken lessons, but I highly recommend the Palmer-Hughes accordion series. http://www.amazon.com/Palmer-Hughes-Accordion-Course-Bk-1/dp/0739012916

I bought an accordion in college because it was just so beautiful, and my friends gifted me with book 1 for my birthday. Pretty easy to go through (especially if you have a piano background, but that's not needed), and slowly progresses. Don't know if you will need to start with book 1 or not, since it seems you can do some.

Anyway, worth checking out! I've enjoyed my books, and although it's kinda vintage-y, it does a good job of giving you different kinds of songs too (waltz, polka, latin, etc.)

I'm also really interested in answers in this post!

This method did the trick for me!

Also, if you're going to really dive into learning, you might want to have an accordion fixer take a peak at it. From that Ode to Joy bit you posted, it looks like the bellows are moving quite a bit more freely than they should. (You should typically be able to play a couple measures without needing to switch direction.)

I've been recommended the Palmer Hughes beginner books quite a few times, and it's what my teacher uses.

Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course, Bk 1: For Group or Individual Instruction https://www.amazon.com/dp/0739012916/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_9X0GAb2ASPD9P

Depending on how much you know about music, going anywhere in this book series can help quite a lot.

Been learning for less than a year now... As the other posts say - make sure these things fit your instrument (before learning it all wrong), but these things worked for me!

Print out a cheat sheet of your bass ( e.g. https://i.stack.imgur.com/QrD1P.png ). Some people I heard use a mirror at first, but I find having this handy is a must at first. There is also https://www.accordionhelper.com/ if you are near a computer/tablet, amazing website.

With regards to how to go about learning, there is a great website which has subscription based videos https://accordionlove.com/ which go through all the basics, and break down some songs. The dude who does these is absolutely top. I also recommend the Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course books (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0739012916), if you feel better following something in front of you. These books help you get through learning the instrument, as well as reading music.

Last piece of advice I have is find a song you like and go for it. There's a lot of resource out there for sheet music like musescore. Some songs I hit up early in learning accordion are: Fly me to the moon, Teach the world to sing, Love me tender. I'd be happy to share the sheet music if you'd like it! Just drop me a message.

Hope you enjoy it! Get some video of your first song up on the subreddit if you feel brave enough, it's good to see other beginners!

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