Monday, January 5, 2026

Bluebirds on Accordion, Dale Mathis Lesson 1

 I worked my way through the first 4 lessons by Liberty Bellows but then I discovered Dale Mathis.

https://www.dalemathisaccordion.com/sheet-music--60-lessons.html . I'm following his "Play by Ear Lessons but he provides sheet music which is really nice so I can go faster.

Extremely good lessons. This is my first song I learned from him.

https://youtu.be/c7sgauLComc

I'm up to about lesson 5 playing "The Can Can Polka" which is similar to Liberty Bellows lesson 4. I think I might like Liberty Bellows fingering better. 

These are my sister-in-law's favorite polkas from Dale Mathis site. I need to learn alternating bass pattern. 

  • Julida
  • Beer Barrel
  • Rain Rain
  • Tinker
I was hoping she'd play accordion with me at the in-laws family reunion but she didn't sound interested. She suggested Melodic Adventures in Bass-Land for the Accordion by John Caruso book 12 of 13: Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course from when she took lessons 10 years ago. So I ordered it.

My husband likes Blue Skirt Waltz. So my goal is to learn these 5 polkas before the in-laws reunion in summer.




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