How to Play the Mini Button Accordion (Hero) by Valarie Morris -- $10.99 Vol. 1 -- For Beginners Vol. 2 -- More Mini Button Accordion

Volume 1: for Beginners (17 pages) Tablature with standard notation. Instructions, exercises and 4 simple familiar tunes, some are duets for 2 accordions. Tunes: Sur Le Pont D'Avignon, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, When the Saints Go Marching In, We Wish You a Merry Xmas.

Volume 2: More Mini Button Accordion Spread your wings with this new collection of tunes for the mini button accordion. Learn about articulations and intervals. Learn how to shake those bellows! You won't want to miss Valentine Waltz, Chance Dance, Patrick Polka, and the other fun music in this book.

How to Play Diatonic Accordion by Henry Doktorski -- $14.95
48-page book and CD. Complete easy-to-follow course of instruction for one-row Diatonic Accordions. All tunes written in standard musical notation with button numbers and direction markers plus solfege. Folk, Classical, Pop, and International tunes included. With right and left hand button diagrams, photographs, notes on the tunes and instructions for how to read the music.

Art of Playing Hohner Diatonic Accordion by C. Irving Valentine -- $6.95
40 pages. Complete course of instruction for all types of German & Italian (Vienna) Diatonic Accordions, including original exercises, compositions & arrangements specially prepared or composed for this book and for Diatonic Accordions. For 1, 2 and 3 row diatonic button boxes. Arranged in 15 lessons, a total of 29 pieces in standard and tablature illustrate the principles taught in each lesson. Keyboard diagrams for 1 row C, 1 row G, 2 row G/C, 2 row C/F, 2 row A/D and 3 row G/C/F.

D/G Melodeon: Absolute Beginners by Dave Mallinson -- $14.45 Book CD +$2
32 pages. The aim of this book is to get students off to the best possible start on the D/G melodeon, by presenting information that might otherwise take years to accumulate. This book is written for the two-row D/G button accordion with eight bass buttons. It contains lots of useful information about the different types of button accordions, music reading basics, and many tunes for practice. There is a concentration on playing the bass in time. While not focusing on any style in particular, this book aims to give students a good grounding, helping them to easily move on to whatever music genre they choose. The lessons are based on traditional playing styles and tunes from Britain and Ireland. A companion CD is available separately.

Handbook for Melodeon by Roger Watson -- $14.95
32 pages, 17 tunes. Standard treble notation and melodeon tab. History, keyboard charts, photos, melody instruction for beginners on 1- and 2-row melodeons, very little left hand instruction. Includes Club Melodeon and 3-row keyboard charts, care and maintenance tips. "The first complete guide to playing the melodeon. Takes the beginner, step by step, from the first notes to playing famous folk melodies. Easy-to-follow text with clear diagrams."

John Kirkpatrick's English Choice -- $18.45 Book CD Orlando's Return CD Garrick's Delight
60 pages. In this lively romp through seven centuries of English dance music, John Kirkpatrick shares the passion that has led him to become one of the foremost champions and interpreters of our native traditions. Presented here are 101 examples that are tailor-made for the strong rhythmic approach inspired by English dance steps and rhythms. With melody, chords and variations, the book is ideally suited for any instrument, but one of the prime factors in the selection of the tunes has been the fact that they sit so happily on the push-pull squeeze-box scale. All of the tunes are available on the 2 companion CDs.

Mally's Cotswold Morris Books by Dave Mallinson -- $13.45 Vol. 1 Book only Vol. 2 Book only Vol. 1 CD only +$3 Vol. 2 CD only +$3
32 pages each, large note music with melody notation plus chord symbols. Volume 1: 52 tunes. Volume 2: 68 tunes. Companion CDs available separately.

Mally's North West Morris Book by Dave Mallinson -- $13.45
For G/D melodeon. 32 pages. Collection of tunes, all suitable for North-West morris, that are all currently in use. Its purpose is to give musicians new to the genre a convenient source of material. Excellent selection of simple to moderate tunes for the beginner, for use in a country dance band, as well as for accompanying traditional dances. Ideal for the inexperienced musician wanting to progress in traditional music. The tunes are clearly written in large note music in a simple but accurate form for any melody instrument. Chord symbols are also given, suitable for melodeon (button accordion), piano accordion, guitar, or any chording instrument.

Learn to Play Cajun Accordion DVD with Dirk Powell -- $29.95 Volume 1 Volume 2
Two 60-minute DVDs with booklet. Volume 1: "Starting Out." Volume 2: "Intermediate and Advanced Techniques."

Acordeón Completo (Mayas Music) -- $21.95
Learn how to play button accordion like a professional! This book reveals the secrets of how to play all the possible combinations of scales and chords in the Norteño or Tejano style, as well as tuning your accordion. This method is the easy way to learn for any age or musical level. In a unique and simple style, Rogelio Maya presents a new system of teaching called "Mali," in which he points out to you clearly which button on the accordion you must play, without having to read music! Using clear diagrams, you will follow each lesson step by step to mastery. Each lesson presents several points in an easy-to-understand fashion. In Spanish only.

Conjunto Button Accordion by Joe Torres (Mel Bay) 30-Minute DVD -- $14.95
The 3-row button accordion gives Texas Spanish music its unique sound. Now you can learn to play in the authentic Norteno style. Beginning with basic scales and chords, Joe Torres shows you step by step how to play this great instrument. Also included is an explanation of Spanish music terms used by conjunto musicians.

The Art of Bayan Playing: Technique, Interpretation and Performance of Playing the Accordion Artistically by Friedrich Lips -- $28.95
212 pages. The long-awaited English translation of the book "Die Kunst des Bajanspiels" by the world famous Russian virtuoso and professor at the Gnesin Music Academy in Moscow. Published in 2000 in Germany, with more than 100 sketches, diagrams, and musical notations. 6.5" x 9.5" format. Bayan is the Russian word for "accordion" and is usually applied to the 5-row Russian chromatic button accordion, but this book is also a valuable resource for piano accordionists. In an easy-to-understand presentation, the author leads the reader step by step through the concept of tone creation: keystrokes, bellows control, vibrato, and articulation. He goes into detail about playing technique: composure, notation, fingering, and exercises. He encourages students working on technique to simultaneously consider aspects of interpretation: analyzing the content as well as applying rules for tempo, rhythm, and rubato.

How to Play Free Bassetti System Accordion by Flavio Fogli & Frank Gaviani -- $7.95
20 pages. Beginning instruction book for the left hand free bass system of individual notes, as opposed to the Stradella bass/chord system prevalent on piano accordions in the US. Charts, scales and fingerings, chords and inversions, exercises. Includes 2 sample pieces for both hands with bassetti solo and unison playing.
NOTE: This book is written for the Western Bassetti system, not the Quint free bass or the Russian Bayan free bass system.