somethign that i am finding dismaying about looking for inspiration among recorded accordion rep is that there doesn't seem to be a notion of "phrasing" which is such an essential part of piano rep that it doesn't even need to be described.

[jonny@neuromatch.social]

i am mourning the loss of my left hand

[jonny@neuromatch.social]

this is not the piece i love, but maybe i can find beauty in it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDkOBmFijPM

[jonny@neuromatch.social]

this is how it sounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCTQTp1PdnA

[jonny@neuromatch.social]

i don't think i can do it, i think i have to make a prosthetic so i can play piano again

[ellenor2000@mastodon.top]

@jonny ...? #lang_en

[jonny@neuromatch.social]

@ellenor2000
Finger got blown up, hurts to touch anything

[jonny@neuromatch.social]

@ellenor2000
Am learning the accordion because it is possible to play left hand without much pressure but is not the same

[ellenor2000@mastodon.top]

@jonny i'm very sorry. #lang_en

[jonny@neuromatch.social]

@ellenor2000
It happens to us all, not many make it through with all our spindly bits

[iris@neuromatch.social]

@jonny that's rough. Relearning in any form will be rough too, but I wish you luck with it. I hope it brings you peace.

[benjamingeer@piaille.fr]

@jonny I don’t know if this will be useful, but just in case: during the periods when I couldn’t use my left hand, I found a surprising number of things that I could do on the piano just with my right hand. Jazz improvisation was not much different from being a guitarist or saxophonist. Also some things in the solo violin repertoire.

[configures@mindly.social]

@jonny Is it a technical constraint of accordian mechanics, or a cultural issue among most accordion players (how they think it should be played)?