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BOOKS BY GARY DAHL FOR MEL BAY PUBLICATIONS

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15 Louisiana Cajun Classics, The only authentic sounding Cajun Book available for Accordionists, transcribed/arranged by Gary Dahl
Intermediate Level breakthrough arranging for cajun styles.
Book only - $9.95 plus shipping

Tex-Mex Conjunto Classics for Accordion transcribed and arranged by Gary Dahl
Intermediate Level Breakthrough arranging for Tejano styles. This is a sampler collection of 15 hits by early Tejano artists recorded on the Arhoolie Label.
Book only - $10.95 plus shipping

Clifton Chenier/The King of Zydeco, transcribed/arranged by Gary Dahl
Advanced/Intermediate Level Breakthrough arranging for Zydeco, Cajun, Rock & Blues.
Book only - $9.95 plus shipping
Book with CD - $24.95 plus shipping

French Tangos for Accordion with CD, arranged and recorded by Gary Dahl
Advanced/Intermediate Level Arrangements can be used professionally! Jean Louis Noton reports "the CD and arrangements are fantastic... very romantic for both audience and performer!" Best Value!... 35 Tangos plus a CD to listen to each arrangement!
$22.95 plus shipping

Italian Songs and Arias for Accordion, arranged by Gary Dahl for all levels of proficiency. Advanced, Intermediate and Easy Levels. (most of the arrangements are advanced and intermediate Level.)
About this book: Italian Songs and Arias features the famous arias as well as traditional favorites that have never been arranged for accordion utilizing all of its superb orchestral capabilities including arias such as Nessun Dorma, Quando Men Vo and O Mio Babbino Caro to name a few.
$12.95 plus shipping (78 Pages)

'First Lessons Accordion Method' by Gary Dahl
is the next breakthrough accordion beginner method for the 21st century since Palmer-Hughes in 1959. This method contains hundreds of tips and critical beginner skills never before taught in any previous method. This Book is also an effective review for the person coming back to the accordion. First Lessons Accordion Method can take the place of P.H. Books 1 and 2 at half the cost while still including an instructional CD to maximize motivation and comprehension.
$7.95 plus shipping

Mel Bay Master Accordion Scale Book with Jazz Scale Studies by Gary Dahl
has been designed to develop the professional or recreational accordionist further toward advanced musicianship. Why do we practice scales? The great Jazz Accordionist, Art Van Damme, when asked what he practiced, replied, "only the fundamentals!" The fundamental classical and jazz scales with explanations are presented here in a clear, concise format. For best results use this book with the Chord Melody Method.
$12.95 plus shipping

Jazz Accordion Solos with CD arranged by Gary Dahl
Advanced/Professional Level Solos, Easy listening Jazz, Dixie & swing styles mixed - Alexader's Ragtime Band, Peg O' My Heart, Poor Butterfly, Indiana, After You've Gone, Swanee, You Made Me Love You, Avalon, Japanese Sandman, A Good Man is Hard to Find.
Endorsed by Art Van Damme. These solos are actually a music course within because of the large amount of reharmonization, rhythm and improvisation added to the original scores. If you seriously want to learn how the RH and LH is used for swing/dixie and jazz styles then study these solos. Learning harmony, improvisation and rhythmic patterns can be realized quickly in the context of learning an exciting, useful arrangement.
$17.95 plus shipping

Chord Melody Method for Accordion and Other Keyboard Instruments by Gary Dahl
is a breakthrough course that will teach you to quickly learn all of the chords used in today's music and to apply their harmonic applications professionally to any lead sheet. Imagine possessing the ability to develop and compose a professional-sounding arrangement on the spot while improvising confidently as needed! The average dedicated student will become proficient in 6 to 12 months and will experience a dramatic improvement in all areas of musicianship. The Chord Melody Method will enable you to achieve your ultimate music making goals.
$19.95 plus shipping - 56 pages including instructional CD

Getting Into Accordion Method by Gary Dahl
The Getting Into Accordion Method follows the First Lessons Book. Most of today's accordionists are recreational players that took lessons during their school age years and now upon returning to the accordion need an adult oriented book that will teach and motivate the additional skills needed to become an advanced accordionist with the skills to learn and enjoy any style of music. This book presents very high level arrangements of favorite songs, including technique building exercises and beginning chord memorization. The Getting Into Accoridon Method fills an important pedagogical niche that provides a structured program to assure step-by-step development. Together with additional selected solo arrangmenets, the Chord Melody Method Book and the Scale Book with Jazz Scale Studies will be sufficient material to guide the student from the beginner level to the professional level. Correpondence lessons with the author are strongly suggested to be successful with all of the books.
$17.95 plus shipping - 100 pages including instructional CD

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