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"Edwards, Ed" wrote:

> I've been told that kids in Europe have to learn to play the accordian.  Is
> this true?  If so, then that may be why so many people buy synthesizers
> there.
>
> Just an innocent, honest question.

Hi Ed,

I'm livin' in Europe and here's my honest answer:
I didn't have to learn accordian.Instead I played home organ as a kid .
Actually, I don't know any kid that plays accordian nowadays and I have 3 kids
myself (and they have a lot of friends too).
If the parents can afford it they let their children learn piano. Maybe in the
deep woods of Bavaria, Poland and Transsylvania they can be heard some
accordians tortured by kids. ;-)


Howie

--- In AN1x-list@egroups.com, "Howard S. Lovecraft" <dunwich23@g...> 
> I'm livin' in Europe and here's my honest answer:
> I didn't have to learn accordian.Instead I played home organ as a 
kid .
Really? Me too...which did you played? My family used to have a WERSI 
Galaxy...(and IIRC we started with a Hammond). And later my father 
exchanged it by a Yamaha Clavinova and a Technics PSR.
I later stopped playing and just started playing around again with 
synthesizer when i moved into my own flat, when i became 18.

> Actually, I don't know any kid that plays accordian nowadays...
I do. The neighbours kids, when i was younger, were forced to play 
accordian...the worst sounding instrument ever...(beside bagpipe and 
Soundblaster FM ,hehe).

But nowadays, hm, i think it really is very outmoded now. Nowadays, 
kids learn guitar, flute, violin, piano or drums.

Phil wrote:
> 
> I've just got to go and feed my pet kangaroo.
> 
> Phil :-)
 

Your parents must have made you play the digeridoo as a kid... :)


 

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--- In AN1x-list@egroups.com, Elson Trinidad <elson@w...> wrote:

> Your parents must have made you play the digeridoo as a kid... :)

Did you know that it is a holy instrument for the Aborigines (right 
spelling?) and that women are not allowed to touch it?