I've discovered an alternate way .

Dekay: R U serious? Or it seems to me that I didn't dig all the US idioms?
Besides, If you've ever done it with any other instrument, it's OK.

I've jammed with a lot of the greatest bands in the world over the last almost 30 years doing just that. Great way to learn and keep up the chops. There ain't nothing like playing with a real band though. have fun

i enjoy playin' one of my several vintage kazoos whilst listening to jim kweskin lp's. this behavior constitutes a 1st degree misdemeanor in iowa (if you're caught) but is apparently legal in colorado, as long as all within earshot are of the age of majority or otherwise emancipated. not sure what california sez about kazoos but expect its laws are less harsh than pertains to accordions, an instrument (let's face reality here), only slightly less aggravating to a big slice of the world's residents than a badly-played hurdy-gurdy. ;^}
-cfb

Ha!
I missed taking accordeon lessons as a five year old by sheer luck that the teacher was Portuguese, and my narrow-minded French-Canadian parents offered me up to the local nuns for piano , and then organ lessons! Close call, eh?

So it was quite the treat to find myself mesmerized by four crazy guys spewing fine jazz in Avignon this past summer. Two phenomenal guitarists, percussion, and a wacko squeezeboxer improvising on everyone from Ellington through
Weather Report! And...they were from on tour of Europe from Poland!
Their CD has nice licks on it, with a definite Mediterranean
lilting tinge. It is the ONLY accordeon I have been able to listen to....

Have fun playing along with records! Great way to have fun with music and your preferred instrument, no matter the level of your proficiency.

As I'm sure you know, Piazzola does not play the accordion; he plays the bandoneon, a cousin of the accordion with only buttons and no piano keyboard. Subaruguru, if you haven't heard Piazzola's music, check it out. I think you'll change your mind about this unfortunately maligned instrument. His "Zero Hour" recording is acknowledged to probably be his greatest, incredibly passionate stuff.

Dekay, one of my favorite "The Far Side" by Larson cartoons shows two scenes. One is a long line of recently departed approaching the pearly gates, where St. Peter is welcoming each soul and handing each one a harp. The other scene is a long line of recently departed approaching the gates to hell, where Satan greets each one and hands each an accordion.