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Extreme accordion

PaulyT

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This is amazing! I truly respect this young gentleman's skills. But I gotta ask - what's he gonna do with those skills in the long term? Was it worth it? Not a lot of call for virtuoso accordion performances. :shock:
 
In some South American countries accordion music is hugely popular. Here in the US Zydeco, Tex-Mex and Tejano music also feature a lot of accordion. Your question still stands though because none of those music styles could be remotely described as "classical".
 
I'm sure he will be able to find a niche to earn a living or at least supplement his income with talent like that. Things have a way of working out for extremely talented individuals...
 
PaulyT said:
I truly respect this young gentleman's skills. But I gotta ask - what's he gonna do with those skills in the long term?
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I got rather good on bluegrass banjo my last year of college, could consistently play 9 notes/second (Earl Scruggs could do 15) but had the same problem, and put the damn thing up in a pawnshop at Graduation.
I returned a year later, after being commissioned, and the pawnshop was now a pizza parlor. Don't know what ever happened to that damn thing. :shhh:

EDIT: I saw a stand-up accordianist performing in a nudist camp once. He was burnin' but then I saw his eyes bulge and he fell over backwards. Don't know what ever happened to him either. :shock:



:D
 
I just got to say that kid is amazingly talented.

It's too bad his audience is a few dozen people in an auditorium with balloons around him for decoration. If this kids parents led him in a more popular direction, and I mean even something like "Piano", this kid could be something "special" Really special.
 
If that kid had a CD out, I'd buy it. Pretty cool video. That video goes to show you how versatile an instrument can really be.



Impressive.
 
It's from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, the Summer section.
 
PaulyT said:
what's he gonna do with those skills in the long term? Was it worth it?
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Why just pick on the accordion kid? This question could be asked of anyone who spends a lot of time learning to play an instrument. Sure, a pianist or a guitar player might have a better chance of earning some money from his skills, but that chance is still very, very small.

What a bunch of idiots, these people who learn how to play instruments. ( :text-imsorry: , but I couldn't resist.)
 
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