I have used Big Nick's DVDs and find them to be of the highest professional quality. I am on Vol 3 now after starting with Vol 1. Nick is an excellent teacher and his method is easy to understand. He doesn't spend a lot of time with lengthy explanations or fancy charts. He starts you off right away with both melody and bass side. You will find throughout this forum that I have several times, highly recommended Big Nick's "Learn to Play Cajun Accordion" DVD series. Go to Big Nick Box Lessons web site for some beginner tips. You will find links to the main page with links to the DVD series. As for music, anything with the Balfa Brothers and Nathan Abshire is excellent. Iry Legeune, Armede Ardoin, Octa Clark, DL Menard, Carriere Brothers, Allie J Young, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Jo-El Sonnier, Kevin Naquin, Jesse Lege, Wade Fruge, Adam Hebert, and Balfa Tojours are just a few great artists to listen to. I also listen to www.cajunmusicradio.com and hear a good variety of Cajun/Creole tunes. As the songs are playing, links appear enabling you to purchase the song or CD from either iTunes or Amazon. You can also go to YouTube and type in cajun accordion. Watch the videos. There are plenty of them to watch. Also stay in touch with this forum. There are many people far more knowledgeable than me who will be happy to offer advice. You came to the right place to start. I hope it works out for you. I enjoy playing Cajun accordion and hope you will also. Good luck and keep squeezin"

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