Charlotte

Exactly my approach. I found this site with interactive drills I find of use....http://www.emusictheory.com/aboutStudent.html (I think this site is only of interest for people new to basic theory. ) charlotte

At this site: http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc/index/split/wwabcS.html. It's in yhe key of G. Hope this is of use... Charlotte

Hi. Have a look at: http://www.concertina.net/learning.html, where a number of tutors are listed. Charlotte

Maybe true in the UK, but definitely not in the US, and I seriously doubt that it's readily available in Denmark, either.Are you referring to "Music Theory in practice" (grades 1-6) from Associated Board of the Royal School of Music?. I saw them on Amazon.co.uk.... I guess "readily available" comes in many different forms these days. I love these days Makes it possible for a Dane to buy a concertina!!!!!

Maybe true in the UK, but definitely not in the US, and I seriously doubt that it's readily available in Denmark, either. Hi. Are you referring to "Music Theory in practice" (grades 1-6) from Associated Board of the Royal School of Music?. I saw them on Amazon.co.uk.... Charlotte

Why is this so addictive? A small voice in the back of my mind, has started to whisper "Wakker, Wakker, Wakker" BUT NO! I'll stay firm (at least for the time being). Charlotte

Heh heh! It does seem that you are indeed suffering from the Obsessive Compulsive Concertina Buying Syndrome I myself ordered a Marcus about two weeks after buying my Stagi. If I hadn't discovered C-net I'd probably still be torturing my Stagi, but thanks to this great site I'm now pestering my surroundings with a good quality instrument. Maybe my neighbours are less than thrilled, and my family have to learn to live with the fact that I keep sending them recordings of what I'd hardly call music, BUT I'M HAVING A BLAST! So welcome to the world of the concertina from another beginner. Enjoy!!!!

Hear Hear! Concertinaitis is also known as CCBD - Cumpolsory Concertina Buying Disease. I upgraded from my Stagi to a Marcus 2 weeks after getting my Stagi, the first Concertina I've ever put my hands on.. If you can, skip the Stagi and go for the best you can afford!!!!!

I just looked up Bronx on the net. It has ca. 1.4 million inhabitants. More than Copenhagen! (ca 1. million)and Vesterbro (no. inhabitants ca. 35.000). So I guess that we can't live up to the diversity in Bronx!!!! I like the thought of New Yorkers wearing shirts with an "Istedgade" label. That's my street!

Well, on the frappr site I have to live with the fact that I live in Copenhagen, Vesterbronx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (without doubt that is of no importance to you people out there, but there is no such thing as Vesterbronx in Denmark. It's Vesterbro!!!!!.) If I try to change the name to Vesterbro it also says "Undefined" in the box. So I will live with the fact that I live in Vesterbronx. When I see the name Vesterbronx I try to figure some mixture of Bronx in New York and Vesterbro in Copenhagen. Hmmm, how would that look like..... As far as I understand Bronx is one of the poorer areas in New York. And so is Vesterbro (in Copenhagen). So in that way Vesterbronx is a fitting name...

I sent this to my family today. Boy, was this a hit!!!!!!!! Hmmm. That might be due to the fact that the only concertina they have heard is the noise I've recorded. Perhaps I'd better have them listen to Anglo International...... That should make them change their opinion!

Hi. You could convert your JPG picture to the GIF format (I think my grammar stinks here, but then again I'm Danish ) This can be done in Paint. GIF, however, only supports 256 different colours, so the quality of the picture might suffer..... Charlotte

Exactly my view. I should like to add, that people are very helpful!

Yes, work is highly overrated and much too time-consuming BUT, think of all the concertinas you can buy with the salary

Hmmm. Where I am at the moment I guess I need to develop everything For now it's just the basic stuff. Things like how to build scales, how are minor scales related to major scales (the only thing I know about minor scales, is that there are several!!! And some with funny names... "aeolian"????? "Mixolydian"?????(Where do these names come from????.) ) , how do you build chords?. But... Musical theory (in my mind, but then again, what do I know?) must be some kind of "toolkit", or some common knowledge built up by generations of clever musicians, that can help people like me to "understand" music a little better... Charlotte, Have a look at http://www.smu.edu/totw/ which is an on-line guide to music theory. It may at least help you to identify the areas where you need to find more information. Howard Looks great!!! Wow! I don't have time for work!

What sort of things do you expect "musical theory" to teach you? I.e., what aspects of music do you think you need to develop? Hmmm. Where I am at the moment I guess I need to develop everything For now it's just the basic stuff. Things like how to build scales, how are minor scales related to major scales (the only thing I know about minor scales, is that there are several!!! And some with funny names... "aeolian"????? "Mixolydian"?????(Where do these names come from????.) ) , how do you build chords?. But... Musical theory (in my mind, but then again, what do I know?) must be some kind of "toolkit", or some common knowledge built up by generations of clever musicians, that can help people like me to "understand" music a little better...

My little Marcus is having a busy time. But I'm beginning to feel that in order to learn to play it proper, I need to know some musical theory. So therefore this simple question: Are there any books you would recommend? Charlotte

Hi all. Thanks for the encouragement! Since christmas Talisker And even to some Danes!

Hi all! The other day, Henk kindly sent me a number of tunes, one being "Lord Inchiquin". I spent the afternoon trying to force my little box to play it. Later I couldn't help myself, so I put the tune on my home page, just to show Henk the result... On that page there was also another tune: "Morning Dew". I had put it there, so that my wondering (but also curious) family could follow my progress on the concertina... Today Henk asked if I would be willing to include these two tunes on his page!!! First I blanched, Then I blushed, then I had a whisky (mmm). But then again, why not? So now Henks page also includes two tunes from a beginner...

Hi. I know the feeling, which is why I started sqeezing about a month ago... So do my neighbours I'm following the Bertram Levy tutorial at the moment, and can recommend it. For more info as to tutorials look here: Learning to play the Anglo Concertina Apart from the Bertram Levy's tutorial, Alan Day has been so kind as to send me his tutorial. I haven't started on it yet, though. I also ordered Frank Edgleys tutorial as well as the MadForTrad CD-ROM Tutorial, as these have been recommended. "The Irish Concertina: A Tutor for the Anglo Concertina in the Irish Style" by Mick Bramich contains a number of tunes, but my impression is that it is not much of a tutor. I hope this helps.... Charlotte

Henk! you share the TV technique with none other than Izak Perlman. He like to watch soap opera daytime TV with the sound turned down...Naaw, Mark - the club is larger than that - it's Izak Pearlman, Henk and I /Henrik Hmmm... I'd better turn on the TV

Ok, this might be a stupid question, but then again I'm a beginner!!! (if one doesn't ask one doesn't learn) Now, I have with great interest studied the sound files I've been able to find on the net (and if I may add, The Recorded Tune links page is a great inspiration. If I understand things correctly this page has been set up by Henk Van Aalten, so THANKS A LOT Henk And THANKS A LOT to all of you who have submitted recordings! It's nice to hear tunes played by other C.Net members!!!) Well, actually my question is about embellishments (When I say embellishments I mean 1) the in-out-rhythm of the instrument, 2) dublication of notes, 3) chords , as stated by Bertram Levy in his tutorial. Are there more?). The reason I'm asking is that by now i can (slowly and not with any fantastic rhythm) play one or two tunes (on my new lovely Marcus ) But I can hear there's something missing... Actually, I've managed to transcribe "Lord Inchiquinn" to C major, which I'm quite proud of, considering the fact that a month ago I didn't have a clue as to notes, scales and things...) When You experienced Guys/Guyettes sit down to play a new tune, can you immediately spot when to place embellishments or do you experiment? Are there strict rules as to where to place embellishments? Or do you place them them where YOU feel they should be? And what do you do, if you are playing together, if everyone has his/her own way of playing?

YES!!!!

Hmmm. What about Copenhagen-Copenhagen ?

Have to work this weekend, but we're having trouble with a server, so while waiting for things to get fixed I can spend my time doing something sensible, like going to this site I ordered mine from music room. They have some in stock so there was no waiting time. It's metal-ended. Music room says it has been produced for music room by Marcus, so I'm not sure what the difference (if any) there is between the model sold by music room and the models that are shown at Marcus site. I've just inquired about it. If you are interested, Nigel, I'll let you know when I get the answer. I hope you'll soon be able to buy yours... It's a C/G. This tuning thing... Is it a matter of preference, or are there conditions when C/G or D/G is the better choice?