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Re: [AN1x-list] OT: Do European parents still make their kids learn accordian?

Re: [AN1x-list] OT: Do European parents still make their kids learn accordian?

2000-08-23 by Howard S. Lovecraft

"Edwards, Ed" wrote:

> I've been told that kids in Europe have to learn to play the accordian. Is
> this true? If so, then that may be why so many people buy synthesizers
> there.
>
> Just an innocent, honest question.

Hi Ed,

I'm livin' in Europe and here's my honest answer:
I didn't have to learn accordian.Instead I played home organ as a kid .
Actually, I don't know any kid that plays accordian nowadays and I have 3 kids
myself (and they have a lot of friends too).
If the parents can afford it they let their children learn piano. Maybe in the
deep woods of Bavaria, Poland and Transsylvania they can be heard some
accordians tortured by kids. ;-)


Howie

Re: OT: Do European parents still make their kids learn accordian?

2000-08-24 by Thomas Finegan

--- In AN1x-list@egroups.com, "Howard S. Lovecraft" <dunwich23@g...>
> I'm livin' in Europe and here's my honest answer:
> I didn't have to learn accordian.Instead I played home organ as a
kid .
Really? Me too...which did you played? My family used to have a WERSI
Galaxy...(and IIRC we started with a Hammond). And later my father
exchanged it by a Yamaha Clavinova and a Technics PSR.
I later stopped playing and just started playing around again with
synthesizer when i moved into my own flat, when i became 18.

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> Actually, I don't know any kid that plays accordian nowadays...
I do. The neighbours kids, when i was younger, were forced to play
accordian...the worst sounding instrument ever...(beside bagpipe and
Soundblaster FM ,hehe).

But nowadays, hm, i think it really is very outmoded now. Nowadays,
kids learn guitar, flute, violin, piano or drums.

Re: [AN1x-list] OT: Do European parents still make their kids learn accordian?

2000-08-24 by Elson Trinidad

Phil wrote:
>
> I've just got to go and feed my pet kangaroo.
>
> Phil :-)


Your parents must have made you play the digeridoo as a kid... :)




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