Category: Accordion Beginnings

  • The Accordion Community is the Best

    The Accordion Community is the Best

    Facebook reminded me last week that I picked up an instrument to learn for the first time in August of last year. What a joy it’s been! Last week my husband Chip and I hosted a small “thank you” event for the volunteers who did a lot for us in Northern Virginia, holding a special…

  • The LH Learning Adventure

    The LH Learning Adventure

    I’m working on practicing my accordion(s)… It’s a joy! That being said, it can be frustrating, too. On the right side is where the keyboard lives… As a lifelong piano player, OK – got it. But the left hand/bass buttons… Oh boy! I feel like a brand new student, here… Which – I guess I…

  • The Delay in My Project

    The Delay in My Project

    When I first posted about my AccordiAlly project late last year, it was called AccordAlly. I was looking for feedback on the name. Boy, did I get some. It wasn’t a contest, but the winner of the feedback conversation ended up becoming my husband. Chip and I met virtually through talking accordion… While he’s not…

  • AMS in the DMV: AccordiAlly

    AMS in the DMV: AccordiAlly

    Thanks for visiting my new and improved blog! My AccordiAlly page tells a little bit about the beginnings of my accordion project, which started almost immediately after moving to northern Virginia – aka, “The DMV” (where DC/MD/VA converge). I’m looking forward to building on this project as I learn more about the fascinating instrument. In…