Hi happy people!
I am new here (obviously).
I've inherited (among other things) a small concertina from my grandfather. It is a Scholer concertina, which I've since learned is not the best, but it is in immaculate shape and sounds great. It's an Anglo-German style with 20 buttons, not including the little thumb button.
My grandfather (who was a HUGE music person) bought it, but it was too small for his hands, so he gave it to my grandma, who can't read a note. That's okay, we love her anyway! I've been playing music since I was like 5, so she gave the instrument to me when my grandfather passed on.
ANYWAY. I'm at a total loss with this concertina. I'm used to flute and piano, so I can already read music... but I can't seem to get the hang of it. My question.. what is the best way to learn it? Best books to use? I currently have "The Best Concertina Method- Yet" but I am overwhelmed with the suddenness to learn all the buttons early on.
Any help or advice or whatever would be greatly appreciated! I'm tempted to write all the note names on every single button, but I don't really want to go that far!
Thanks for reading!
Take care.
-Kathleen
