Concertina is calling me
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:20 am
Anyone care to share what their learning experience was like on concertina, especially if they came to it from prior whistle/flute experience?
Last thing I need to do is take up yet another instrument. But I do like the process of learning, and hope it keeps my brain fresh.
I'm already familiar with concertina.net, and I'm scoping for an instrument that's at at the right cost/quality junction for me (damn, these are not like acquiring whistles, lamentably).
But here I'm curious about how folks found the learning experience. Harder than expected? Easier? I mean, no embouchure considerations, so it's got that going for it. But clearly all those buttons and the bellows aren't quite as simple as pressing piano keys if you want to play a melody. Just wondering what I'm signing myself up for, and will appreciate the perspective of those who don't consider themselves primarily concertinists.
Last thing I need to do is take up yet another instrument. But I do like the process of learning, and hope it keeps my brain fresh.
I'm already familiar with concertina.net, and I'm scoping for an instrument that's at at the right cost/quality junction for me (damn, these are not like acquiring whistles, lamentably).
But here I'm curious about how folks found the learning experience. Harder than expected? Easier? I mean, no embouchure considerations, so it's got that going for it. But clearly all those buttons and the bellows aren't quite as simple as pressing piano keys if you want to play a melody. Just wondering what I'm signing myself up for, and will appreciate the perspective of those who don't consider themselves primarily concertinists.