Luckily, her tutorial for making these beautiful mini accordion books is simple enough even for the uninitiated. Specific projects using the accordion book are on susans making books with children blog. The protagonist of the book is steven alper, a yearold boy living in new jersey. Show pictures of the musical instrument and describe how the body of the instrument fans in and out as it is played. Mini accordian book photo tutorial 2 cut cardboard covers slightly larger paper crafts for gifts. Join facebook to connect with renee albert and others you may know. The palmerhughes accordion course, for piano accordion, is still available from alfred publishing co.
This site uses cookies more info thats okmore info thats ok. Materials strips of paper cut to size cardstock for covers, the same size as the folded text block, bone folder or wooden craft stick. Renee albert caught my eye well, ok, she always catches my eye and spoke. Before his brothers diagnosis, steven is a wisecracking 8 th grader attempting to navigate the trials of early adolescence. Each song book contains accordion songs that are thoughtfully arranged to provide a great level of satisfacion for the modern accordion player. Each handmade book can be displayed as a standing set of frames or as a twosided book. While the history of the accordion began in the seventeenth century, the history of the accordion book is actu ally much older.
Today i will share with you how to make your own accordion memory book in just 3 easy steps its even cuter than gum wrappers. From firsttime novelist, jordan sonnenblick, a brave and beautiful story that will make readers laugh and break their hearts at the same time. Duluth, mn, zotiy wallace minnetonka, mn, renee wermter two harbors. Learn to play with these new accordion method books. The tony martini variety hour arrives in hollywood at three. Double tone chamber finest 45 sets of hand made reeds.
The event will be held at the mt albert war memorial hall in mt albert, auckland and. Foster could only be played by rock and roll accordion grand master renee albert. Palmerhughes accordion course recital book, book 3. Their accompaniment cds assist you to sound like an expert while you play todays most popular styles. The gary dahl jazzcontinental by beltuna is a top quality professional instrument with the finest set of features only available on this accordion. Accordion song books ebooks scroll down for the full list of available ebooks. This set of eleven upbeat songs makes a great supplement to the palmerhughes accordion course, book 2, with the compositions arranged in order of difficulty and designed to reinforce the students technical mastery of the instrument. Discover rapid progress, enjoyment and success just like many other satisfied customers have. Mar 21, 2008 susan kapuscinski gaylord teaches you how to make an accordion book. Making books for the holiday season, and a color poem book in homes for poems. Unfollow accordion music books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Accordion book keepsake with angela liguori remodelista. Students will only be working on the top side of the paper. Jim turner plays their less than kind and understanding.
While the history of the accordion began in the seventeenth century, the history of the accordion book is actually much older. Ancient accordionfolded books have been found in many parts of asia, including china, japan, korea, thailand, india, and burma. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Boing boing favorite jim turner plays their less than kind and understanding manager. Explain to children that they will be making special books called accordion books and that these books will fold in and out, just like the musical instrument.
Susan kapuscinski gaylord teaches you how to make an accordion book. Paper used for the inside sheets can be of the weight of drawing paper, heavy wrapping paper, or colored construction paper, or it can be heavier. Have fun gather your supplies fold the long piece of paper in half. American patrol and battle hymn of the republic are federation festivals 20162020 selections. A world of accordions museum, superior, wisconsin usa. Sep 06, 2011 ruth bleakley is a very talented book binder. Drums, girls, and dangerous pie is narrated by steven alper, a thirteenyearold whose life is turned upside down when his fiveyearold brother, jeffrey, is diagnosed with leukemia. I wasnt familiar with the lh accordion notation, but i found a nice explanation on the internet. How to make a accordion fold mini scrapbook album craft. Drums, girls, and dangerous pie summary and study guide. The accordion playalong series features custom accordion arrangements with cd tracks recorded by a live band accordion, bass and drums. Palmerhughes accordion course polka book palmer, willard a. Accordion book keepsake with angela liguori justine hand january 25, 20 when photographing angela liguoris studio last week, i admired a small accordion book among her treasures, propped open to reveal a charming story by her son, hani.
There are two audio tracks for each song a full performance for listening, plus a separate backing track which lets you be the soloist. These books are made from a long strip of paper and folded accordion style. Its so easy to translate to keyboard, im thinking i might try some other accordion books. Nov 14, 2008 accordion books are very easy to make. If you want to see some other types of this book, do an internet image search for concertina book or accordion book. The book by steven espinosa and fite is the shows weakest. The video was projected in a large, antique movie theater june 20 25th, 20 for the mykonos biennale in greece, curated by lydia venieri. This week, well put aside the needle and thread and explore a book constructed without a single stitch. Palmerhughes accordion course easy rock n roll book. Accordion books contain heavy weight acidfree paper, folded and bound to hold up to ten 4 x 6 or 5 x 7 photos. The finished size of the accordion book will vary depending on the size of the paper that you use. Accordion book valley folds mountain folds flip over side view side view mountain folds side view fold each end into first mountain fold open all folds fold each mountain fold in to the center mountain fold. A world of accordions museum in superior, wi is the worlds largest accordion museum the hanni strahl concert hall is acoustically ideal and seats 1,000 people on floor and balcony levels.
Visit the ebookstore for specific accordion book projects with patterns. Gerakaris takes viewers on a microcosmic odyssey through his organically detailed floating world accordion book. That name, to me, is a misnomer when applied to rectangularshaped books, as concertinas are shaped as hexagons. Which brought me back to reality really, really fast. See more ideas about accordion book, book art and handmade books. Accordion weekly news in english about all things accordion and.
These arrangements can be used for your personal enjoyment and will entertain any audience. Oct 02, 2015 the remarkable thing about accordion books, however, is that their surface space could be considerable, even when the actual object in its folded state was still of modest proportions. They can be plain or very elaborate with fancy papers, popouts and popups and windows. In 1900 silvio scandalli started to produce accordions with the help of his family. Sedlon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The accordion book is composed of a continuous folded sheet of paper and is often enclosed between two covers. This project is, perhaps, a bit more involved than those of weeks past. The helen and theodore miller concert series has presented dozens of the worlds greatest accordion artists and has elevated cultural prestige of the. She is a founding member of the hollywood accordian club.
I can read lh piano, so its no problem for me to comvert the accordion lh to basschord for piano or organ. History of accordions film music books, sound of music. Ruth originally made these tiny books as gifts for her advanced bookmaking students after a particularly challenging project, but you dont have to learn coptic stitch to try it out for yourself. Albert has the perfect deadpan response to almost everything uttered by martini and proves adept at playing a mean accordion and dressing with beaucoup banana accessories. Festivals of light accordion book in festivals of light. Simple paper accordian book made with decorative paper.
I hope this item is all that you require for your students and classroom. My own leiden university library owns a copy from fourteenthcentury russia which is only 120 mm in height. I used to try and piece it together but now i use a roll of kraft paper or packaging paper. From the book stomping the blues by albert murray i want to know more of the story of this picture the date. This guide shows the simple steps for making an accordion book. The hardest part is usually finding a piece of paper long enough to fold into the book. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Action art art and design book books business civlib. By melinda crean of top notch teaching thank you for downloading my product. Foster could only be played by international accordion phenomenon renee albert. Its easy to find at the dollar store or post office and you can roll out however long a piece you want. Accordion books are great for exhibits and displays because you can stand them up and view both sides. Have students place their accordion book on the desk and flatten it out so they have a long row of six pages or boxes. This project is, perhaps, a bit more involved than those of weeks past, but it allows me to introduce a few additional basic materials found in every book artists studio and a handy technique or two.
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