Forum Contest June 2023
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wirralaccordion
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There aren’t many entries of the musette genre entered yet and so here is one that I came across recently which does somehow feel Chinese as per its title, Valse Chinoise.
P.S. Advice needed regarding changing registers midway through pieces which I find difficult, not so much the choice of registers but the practical aspects e.g. Usually the trio section of a waltz is an opportunity to introduce a different sound but then you have to remember to go back to the original sound when the trio ends!
P.S. Advice needed regarding changing registers midway through pieces which I find difficult, not so much the choice of registers but the practical aspects e.g. Usually the trio section of a waltz is an opportunity to introduce a different sound but then you have to remember to go back to the original sound when the trio ends!
Well it looks like we have a 3-way tie for the winner this year. Congratulations to @accordionmaniac , @Zevy & @pitzelberger - I'll attach your "Trophy" to your profiles.
And well done to all who entered
- better luck next year 
And well done to all who entered
- better luck next year 
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I am both honored and humbled….Well it looks like we have a 3-way tie for the winner this year. Congratulations to @accordionmaniac , @Zevy & @pitzelberger - I'll attach your "Trophy" to your profiles.
And well done to all who entered
Well done to all participants and congrats to the winners!
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Thanks, didn't expect that, very humbling 
Just looked on your website.Thanks, didn't expect that, very humbling
A wealth of information and instructional videos.
Thank you so much. It will keep me busy for some time
I fully recommend all lovers of Oberkrainer/Tyrol music to check it out.
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Thanks I'm so glad to hear it!Just looked on your website.
A wealth of information and instructional videos.
Thank you so much. It will keep me busy for some time
I fully recommend all lovers of Oberkrainer/Tyrol music to check it out.
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Have to agree with Pipemajor above about your website.Thanks, didn't expect that, very humbling
I wondered if you have the sheet music for Good Time Polka by one of the Avseniks. George has played it on here and I do like it but haven't found it anywhere. Thanks.
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Thank you for the positive comment.
PM me with a link to a video of it, or the original German or Slovenian name of the song (English titles seem to only ever be rough translations that don't match 1:1 to the original titles so it's a bit hard) and I'll try to help you with the sheets.
So true on the translation. I have a Slovenian polka ->My Wife Is Happy. Under the English title is Slovenian -> Moja Baba je Pijana, which means My Wife Is Drunk. I guess she's Happy.
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Thanks, have done so. Cheers.
That actually means my grandmother is drunk... lol
One of my favorites....My Grandmother was from what is now called Slovakia and we called her Baba - In many Slavic cultures, this is what the head matriarch of the family is usually called.
Another good one in that Vol. 4 was Oh Marie Polka (Oj, Marcia Peglaj). I think that means Marie is ironing.
All of Yankovic's 4 Volumes were good. They are all available from Treadwell's music in Canada.
All of Yankovic's 4 Volumes were good. They are all available from Treadwell's music in Canada.
It's the "vaneira" forró rhythm, but should have 16th notes ("demisemiquavers"?) as the second set in the treble. A cool rhythm but not as easy as it seems.
Has anyone spotted the musical error?
