Invertigo

Figured I would come here to give an update, and keep myself on track/motivated. The concertina didn't show up until Monday(thanks USPS). Since then, I have been following the book that was included with the Elise, and supplementing it with random information on the web. I can now figure out which note is on a music sheet if i think about it for about 10 seconds. I can play half of twinkle twinkle little star. (I can play the left and right hand separately, but not at the same time) I have loosely memorized about half the buttons on the Elise. I plan to focus on playing twinkle twinkle until I gain some muscle memory for it enough to play using both hands correctly. And further focus on reading sheet music, and finding the correct button for it more quickly. And on a random note, I noticed my c1 note leaking a bit, when im drawing and not pressing the button, it plays slightly. This began about 3 hours into playing. Thanks again for the support everyone!

I had not seen that thread yet, no. I will give that https://concertutor.wordpress.com/ a read over though for sure. I live in the Phoenix, Arizona USA area, so I will start poking around to see who is nearby. Is there anything like a discord group that plays together in this community? (no idea how lag would cause problems there)

Hello everyone, So I just bought an Elise Hayden Duet Concertina, this will really be my first instrument. So I have no musical knowledge to speak of. The instrument is actually due to arrive later today. I am the type to get disheartened in a new hobby, so I am trying to prepare myself for how I should go about learning this instrument, and enjoying myself as much as possible. I am hoping to eventually learn to play songs from my past (so largely songs from Zelda, Mario and such), and then grow into other areas. Just giving that last sentence to give you an idea of my initial interests. So my question is, what should I focus on to make this as good an experience as possible for myself, and allow me to grow? Also, a thanks to everyone on this forum already, as the reason I went forward with buying one in the first place, is this place seemed to be supportive in both finding a decent instrument that fit my needs, and knowledge, as well as a supportive community!