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Search Advanced search. Quick links. Anna in Ottawa Just joining the Accordion Love community? Introduce yourself and say hi to everyone. Anna in Ottawa Post by annadalvi Β» 02 Nov Hello everyone! I'm Anna in Ottawa. Growing up piano was my main instrument. I took piano lessons from an older teacher. It was strictly classical, lots of fingering exercises and lots of sight reading. At the same time, I played piano and guitar at home with my dad. I'd accompany myself while singing - so for pop-music I tend to play mostly chords and sing the melody.
Accordion is a newer instrument for me, and I didn't start playing until I was an adult. I inherited an accordion. And then a short while later I was gifted another accordion, so I thought I'd better learn how to play. I have worked with two different accordion teachers locally. I still see one of them regularly. Accordion is really fun and fits really well with my musical background. Much more portable than the piano, and a whole orchestra in a box, if you will.
At the moment I have 3 accordions - all bass - but different sizes heights. For the past few years, I've been on a bit of a jazz-kick, but really I like almost all kinds of music. Variety is always fun. I also like to play with styles, and change things up. Iron Maiden on the accordion? All About That Bass as a waltz? Elton John on the Ukulele? For sure. Rearranging songs in new and perhaps unexpected styles is a lot of fun. I found Ronen on youtube a while back and have been enjoying the livestreams.
The thing that I particularly like with Ronen's style is the playfulness and the joy that's apparent when he is playing. The idea of stepping away from the sheet music and making it your own is wonderful.
