Sharon at in a minute ago kindly posted a link to it about a week ago and the craftypod podcast mentioned it as a. This happened just last weekend when i popped into my local art supply shop to pick up some canvas and spotted a very desirable little concertina sketchbook on a shelf in the corner. It has a cover at either end and six folded pieces of paper in between. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Depending on the type of concertina you have, you will either alternate which hands play the notes or work down the rows of keys to play your scale. Cut a piece of white cardstock in half lengthwise to make two long, skinny. Concertina book tutorial i cant believe how much interest is still being shown in my concertina book photo tutorial which i posted almost a year ago. My itm concertina playing husband says, that in his view, you need a 30 key concertina with c and g rows and steel reeds. Choose from a bookstyle folded cover, a doublefolded wrap cover, or single covers at each end of your concertina take a look at our product images to. This month i was invited to lead a workshop for a local community craft group on handmade bookmaking.
This video is a tutorial on how to create a concertina quote book. Start with middle c on your concertina and work through the 8 notes, or octave, up to c1, or high c. I constructed this book as a means to display a series of double sided prints that i created on a holiday at woodgate. Sharon at in a minute ago kindly posted a link to it about a week ago and the craftypod podcast mentioned it as a resource in their making alt not altered books podcast. The intent is to get you up and running as quick as possible.
Full instructions on the nature and management of the instrument, with exercises and chords, also a collection of hymn tunes, solos and selections, specially arranged for the english concertina. Design a printready accordionfold document in adobe indesign. All you need for a basic album is simply cardstock, the pages are created by folding lengths of cardstock concertina style. Mick also has a small useful section on maintenance. Making an a5 concertina sketchbook how to make a sketchbook. The anglo is a cross between the english double action concertina invented by wheatstone and the. This concertina artists book displays mini garden paintings in graduated windows on each page. Its a super easy peasy way to transform paper, glue and a piece of ribbon into a functional creation. Richard evans, concertina repairer and maker, lives up in the blue mts. This concertina card tutorial is here if you like to make different styled cards. This video builds on previous videos to create unique and motivational artwork. There are so many different types of accordion mini books one of the easiest and most popular mini albums that you can make is an accordion or concertina album. The chemnitzer concertina models have a range of 76 keys to keys with possibly even more models. Check out this amazing easy peasy mini mini album tutorial by susan lui.
Starting off with simple tunes on 1row, then tunes for 2row 20button instruments and finally tunes for 30button anglos. Mar 11, 2015 the book binders devise i used on my last sketchbook experiment seemed a bit thick to be accurate enough for a long concertina where any errors quickly multiply, so i sanded the sharpness off a bamboo pen, which was perfect. If more pages are needed they can be appended to the last page. See more ideas about accordion book, book making and book binding. These books are made from a long strip of paper and folded accordion style. Adapting bram strokers dracula into a concertina book. Mar 12, 2019 lyndon white is raising funds for bram stokers dracula. Below are a set of tools that will help but they are not essential so please.
Aug 02, 2016 cheryl uses papers from various graphic 45 collections to create beautiful concertina books. Telling the classic horror novel in a series of full colour illustrations. Make a concertina or accordion photo book from scratch using the instructions over at kates creative space. Concertina tutor books, a wide choice from eagle music shop. It is also online here go to the bottom of the directory listing.
Cheryl uses papers from various graphic 45 collections to create beautiful concertina books. The first english concertina was developed by sir charles wheatstone in 1829 while its german counterpart was invented five years later by carl friedrich uhlig in 1834. The anglo is a cross between the english double action concertina invented by wheatstone and the german suckblow single action system devised a few years earlier by buschmann of berlin and incorporated into his mouth organ and melodeon. Smashwords learn how to play the chemnitzer concertina. One of the first types of bookbinding i learned about was how to make an accordion book or aka concertina book.
Jan 01, 2000 the tuning of this instrument does not correspond with the tuning used in the absolute beginners concertina book. Scrapbook paper, construction paper, or your own artwork. The quality of the available germanmade instruments was not great, and many a dance was halted while running repairs were done on the concer. Mick describes the differences found from one anglo to another, teaches you to play the common scales, and starts with simple tunes before attempting slightly more advanced ones. This concertina book is great for capturing your dreams and hopes for the new year or recording those. We all start off in our cardmaking adventure just folding a sheet of card in half and adding anything in. Good makes are dipper, jefferies, lashenel and of course wheatstone the best, apparently. How to make a handmade concertina book thestitchsharer. The tuning of this instrument does not correspond with the tuning used in the absolute beginners concertina book. Accordion fold or concertina fold book pages tutorial youtube.
This is the concertina book for anyone who wants to play classic ragtime, marches, and popular themes, arranged for the 30button anglo concertina. Each piece is carefully chosen for its playability on the anglochromatic concertina. Line them up centrally covering the edges of the backboard cover if you used one. Mixed media art miniconcertina book tutorial part 2 duration. Follow these instructions to make a concertina book, which is an origamilooking popup book. Put your little finger on the finger rest not the best description i find my little finger takes quite a bit of the weight of the instrument at times. How to make a concertina book with pictures wikihow. Easy peasy accordion bookbinding tutorial tortagialla. Please join me for a look at how to cut, score, fold and attach papers to make a concertina book.
See more ideas about book art, handmade books and book making. Mixed media art concertina quote book project youtube. Play and practice anywhere on your mobile device at a fraction of the price of an acoustic instrument. For easy to follow instructions and a tutorial, visit cheryls blog post. This book starts at rock bottom by answering the question, what is an anglo concertina. It was the first binding to take the book formit can be read like a book, but its contents are displayed on one continuous folded sheet. From the concertina newsletter, issue no 9, december 1972. The bookbinders devise i used on my last sketchbook experiment seemed a bit thick to be accurate enough for a long concertina where any errors quickly multiply, so i sanded the sharpness off a bamboo pen, which was perfect. A diction, on page 1 10, is a concertina book with an altered page shape. In australia the anglo concertina was a popular instrument during the later part of the 19th century due to its ease of playing, cheapness and portability. I am struggling to read music and learn the fingering on a 20 button anglo concertina, and want to find some kind of music book that will teach me to play sea shanties. For beginners on the anglo concertina, this book includes 35 tunes in easytolearn tablature.
Since 2011, appcordions has been providing the worlds best sounding and most realistic playing virtual accordion, concertina, flute, whistle, bagpipes, and hammered dulcimer apps for ios and android play and practice anywhere on your mobile device at a fraction of the price of an acoustic instrument. They can be plain or very elaborate with fancy papers, popouts and popups and windows. You can cut any size window you want but i like the way this book seems to zoom out from the flowers to the full garden as the windows get progressively bigger. The concertina was invented in germany and england independently along the same timeline. In case you dont know how to recognise the species, and as this series of articles is supposed to be starting from scratch, lets say a bit first about what it is. 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. The concertina structure is achieved by creating a narrow accordion and then attaching signatures to either the valley or peak folds using a simple pamphlet stitch. The first one is a simple concertina book made with pages from a. Thanks for reading this tutorial on how to play the concertina. Walk through the creation of an accordionfold indesign document. You cant buy cheap concertinas that are worth playing. An artists life for me how to make 35 concertina sketchbooks.
As with introductory tutors for most instruments, the early lessons dont go beyond a simple few notes, anyway, and there will be few lessons if any in the books already mentioned that expect one to use buttons not available on the jackiejack. Although this tutorial does not use the latest version of adobe indesign, its techniques and process are still relevant. Since 2011, appcordions has been providing the worlds best sounding and most realistic playing virtual accordion, concertina, flute, whistle, bagpipes, and hammered dulcimer apps for ios and android. Each piece should have three score lines evenly spaced at every 2 18. Similar to various accordions and harmonicas, the concertina is a freereed musical instrument with buttons and bellows on both ends. The thumb straps can be adjusted to suit your thumb. I like accordion books because you can stand them up and view all the pages at once. The three sections of the book contain tunes that can be played using one, two, or three rows of a cg anglo concertina, as well as lefthand chord charts for 10, 20, and 30button instruments. Book number 46 is a concertina binding and its a great choice for a travel journal because the spine expands if you add extra items to the pages, such as photos, tickets etc.
When it comes to playing the concertina, it is important to learn by ear where the notes are on the concertina and how they sound exactly. Each standard c fold card features a folded 80gsm paper sheet with a single row of panels, secured within a 350gsm cover. Anglo concertina tutorial contact alan direct for by alan day details of how to obtain his well regarded and free. The workshop went really well and as several of those attending are keen to make some more i thought id write a howto post to share. This would be a nice way to document a day trip or other short summer activity. How to make a concertina book new updated 7916 with new photos i made a new book using my printable shibori patterns kit as the photos on the old article were looking a bit small and dark i must have learnt more about taking and editing photos since then. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
The arrangement of the notes on a 30button is exactly the same as a 48button, except that some buttons are missing. Accordion book for the classroom playful bookbinding and paper. Starting off with simple tunes on 1row, then tunes for 2row 20button instruments and. The maple leaf rag, the liberty bell march, and more classic selections are presented for musical enjoyment.
Accordion album scrapbook tutorials making mini books. Cathy lecleire tutorial on how to make an accordion book. If you want to see some other types of this book, do an internet image search for concertina book or accordion book. This is an instruction book written for the chemnitzer concertina. How to make an accordion book with images book crafts. Posts about accordion book for the classroom written by paula beardell krieg. Open the book and smooth the first and last pages with the palm of your hand to help the glue adhere. Appcordions traditional musical instrument apps for ios and. Lyndon white is raising funds for bram stokers dracula. Apr 21, 2017 this video is a tutorial on how to create a concertina quote book. Step 1 score both 5 12 x 8 12 pieces of cardstock at 2 18, 4 14 and 6 38 across the long side. Alistair anderson concertina player, northumbrian piper. Concertina tablature in the form of numbered buttons is found throughout.
This is meant to be a quick, fun and inexpensive little project. This book has a brief introduction to the german concertina keyed in c and g, but focuses on a collection of american popular and patriotic songs, dances, operatic and irish airs, hymns, and civil war era melodies. The concertina format is partially restricted so the book stands up without assist, and the pages fan out for an interesting display. Children can fill the pages with funny cartoons, fun drawings, or even paste in photos of friends and family. Previously, concertinas would be limited to the size of a single sheet of paper, but contemporary versions are often made from a number of glued sections that overcome this. The irish concertina published this year 1996, by mick bramich an excellent tutor for the isbn 1 899512 25 x cg anglo in the irish dave mallinson. Sometimes i see something and think i like this, i could buy it or i could make it myself.
Appcordions traditional musical instrument apps for ios. We didnt have a ruler long enough to straddle the complete 1. At last, the concertina book or accordion book tutorial folks have been asking for. The hymns are largely taken from the shape note tradition. Jan 21, 2015 this month i was invited to lead a workshop for a local community craft group on handmade book making.
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