©Dale Matthies, 2011

Summer Song by Dale Matthies

Dale’s Accordion Polka by Dale Matthies

Waltzing With You by Dale Matthies

Composed on a Yamaha workstation keyboard.

(click on the red accordion)

Currently I have the honor of being the official accordion therapist at John C. Lincoln Hospital - Deer Valley - in Phoenix, AZ. I volunteer for a few hours each Wednesday to play tunes that lift the spirit and bring joy to the patients and staff. I play a digital accordion that is basically a computer in the shape of an accordion. The sounds include orchestral ensembles in addition to accordion sounds from around the world. Listeners ask if I still need to move the bellows. The answer is yes because the combination of how I move the bellows and how hard I touch the keys and buttons allows me more creative expression than a traditional accordion.

Bratwurst Schottish by Dale Matthies

Rockin’ Robin played on the Roland Digital Accordion

Songs Made Up On A

Friday Afternoon

These improvised songs were recorded by plugging my Roland digital accordion directly into a recording program on the computer. There is no layering of sounds, so what you hear is exactly what I played without any editing. If you listen with headphones you will hear the nice effects and stereo separation on the accordion.

1. Waltzing With Red

2. Pete’s Licorice Stick

3. Mello-Org Waltz

4. Crooning Like Bing

5. Fiesta Square

6. Flutely Tooty

7. Sway My Way

8. Paris Cafe

9. Sliding Up

Click the accordion icon to play.

Amazing Grace

Lichtensteiner Polka

Slippin’ Around

Alley Cat

Piano Stride

Rocky Top

Holiday Blues

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