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4th quarter, 2014 Vol. 18 No. 4

“Advancing the Accordion in Michigan & Beyond.....”

A 501 c 3 Tax Deductible Organization

Officers:

President: Joe Recchia Vice President: Bob Berta

Secretary: TBD-Open

A. Recchia Acting Treasurer: TBD-Open

J. Recchia Acting

Board Members:

Angela Masi Beaumont John Gabalis Tony La Tona

Lorraine Lozovoj Sam Randazzo

Antonella Recchia TBD-Open

TBD-Open

Address/Phone: Michigan Accordion Society

37365 Hanson Dr. Sterling Heights, MI 48310

586-530-1546

Web Page:

Robert Stead steadrw@gmail.com

Newsletter Committee:

Bob Berta Editor, Bob Stead, Joe Recchia, Tony La Tona

Membership Committee:

Antonella Recchia

Photographers:

Tony La Tona Bob Berta

Music Editors:

Bob Berta, Joe Recchia

Accordion Teachers:

Visit our website at www.michiganaccordion.org

Accordionists for Hire:

Visit our website at www.michiganaccordion.org

Past Presidents:

Steve Stolaruk: 1996-2005 Lana Gore: 2006

Ray Battani: 2007-2010 Stephen Kaye: 2011

Bob Berta 2012 Joe Recchia 2013—2014

UPCOMING EVENTS Dec 9th– One

week earlier due to holi-days. Motor City Chorale at Forestre Ban-quet Center $10 members $14 non-members.

Dec 31st– Stil time to pur-chase your tickets for a wonderful New Years party at the “Carpathia Club” in Ster-ling Heights, MI

Jan. 20 th Tuesday —Year end re-view. Open Mic & See what’s inside an ac-cordion demonstration.

Feb—TBD

Our Monthl y Music Events are he ld on the t h i rd Tue sda y of t he

mont h a t 7 :00 PM at the Forest re Banquet Center in Rochester

Hi l l s a t 1919 Star Bat t Dr ive (W est s ide of the Concorde Inn)

Near M -59 a t Crooks Rd ex i t . Our Events are open to the publ ic

so br ing a f r i end a nd chi ld ren 12 and under are f ree !

For up to date

MAS info please

visit our Face-

book page at::

www.facebook.com/

michiganaccordionsociety

Please consider Joining

Facebook it is a great way

to connect with Accordion-

ists all over the world!

FOR MORE EVENTS AND INFO VIST OUR EVENTS PAGE at www.michiganaccordion.org/events

www.michiganaccordion.org

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! The Michigan Accordion Society is pleased to announce our December Musical extravaganza. We will be enter-tained to a 40 Piece Choral Group which has a wonderful reputation for first class performances through out Michi-gan! We are very honored to have this group entertaining for us this year! So please come out and enjoy the Christ-mas Concert and Festivities on Tuesday December 9, 2014. Bring your friends. Will feature wonderful entertain-ment, Accordion Sing-along, Food, Prizes and Cash Bar!

Our Board Meet ings are a lso open t o the publ ic . Your welcome

to jo in and he l p us . W e hold t hese meet ings on t he Second

Tues da y of the month a t 6 :30 pm at the Concor de Inn lobby in

Roc hester Hi l l s .

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MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Dear Michigan Accordion Society (MAS) Members,

On behalf of the officers of the Michigan Accordion Society, we

would like to wish each of you a very safe and happy holiday season.

We would also like to thank you for being part of the Michigan Ac-

cordion Society and for those of you who have attended our events,

thank you for your monthly support, and also for those of you who

are members, thank you as well for your annual support!

The 2014 CY has been a very fun year in which we had many memo-

rable events. Although the year was challenging, we worked very hard to bring the best

that we could with the limited resources that we have had in place.

We look forward in seeing you at our Christmas Event on Tuesday December 9, 2014 as

we have a wonderful Christmas event planned for you! Our Tuesday January 20th 2015

MAS event will feature a 2014 year end review and we would like to discuss with you

how we can improve our events going forward. We are looking forward in seeing you in

January with your suggestions! The evening will also feature a very nice demonstration

by Bob Berta showing you the inside of an accordion and we will also have an open mic

event that night, so please bring your instruments!

Most importantly, please remember that your 2014 Michigan Accordion Society dues

will expire on December 31, 2014. Please renew your dues as soon as you can, your

membership renewal will help with various expenses to help off set the monthly music

event costs and various other operating expenses for the Society. We have included an

application form in this newsletter to make it very easy to issue your renewal payment.

Also please keep in mind that we need your help, please consider volunteering or joining

our Board. The added help will go a long way in improving services and will allow us to

run our Society much more efficiently. We have a lot of momentum and we are seeing a

very nice trend in new membership activity, so we certainly can use your assistance!

Please have a very safe, healthy and happy holiday to each of you and your families!

We are pleased to welcome this quarter, 19 new MAS Members

Gina D’Alessio, Ronald Lindroth, Roza Borsova, Frank Banko, Irina Tikhonova, Dr. Ronald Cichy,

John Fodera, JoAnn Frances, Gail Mitchell, Giovanni Biondo, Dominic Melia, Paola Melia, Mary Pec-

chia, Anthony Kirzhner, Kira Kirzhner, Richard Whitmore, Dennis Sheridan, Alan Buczyski & Lisa

Nagro.

If we missed anyone we apologize! We are doing our best to coordinate the membership lists and could use more assistance!

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MAS INVITES YOU TO A NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION

WE ARE TEAMING UP WITH THE CARPATHIA CLUB

MAS Members will receive $10.00 cash back for each $75.00 ticket purchased through the Carpathia Club. Please tell Maria Dosenberger at 586-822-2366 you are with the Michigan Accordion Society

when ordering your tickets. Maria has reserved several tables for MAS Members. Please show your ticket to our club President Joe Recchia for your $10.00 cash back, Thank you!

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LAS VEGAS 2015 ACCORDION CONVENTION

Purchase Tickets Early and Save $$$$

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SEPT. CONCERT BY STAS VENGLEVSKI AND NEW MEMBERS

ROZA BORSOVA & IRINA TIKINHOVA

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OCTOBER MAS WELCOMED “THE BELLINI OPERA COMPANY”

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NOVEMBER LATIN NIGHT FEATURING

“THE HOT CLUB OF BRAZIL”

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SPONSORS ACCORDION CONCERTAND

WORKS ALONG SIDE THE MICHIGAN ACCORDION SOCIETY

THE BIG SQEEZE ACCORDION FESTIVAL IN ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN article by MAS Attendees…..

Wonderful display of every popular Accordion was showcased by some of the very best accordionists throughout the world at the Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday November 1, 2014. Over 45 musicians entertained and engaged the audience with an incredible passion and selection of a great variety of songs which brought various flavors of music through the use of the instrument. The Hill auditorium was a perfect venue which featured three stages of performers, stage left featured Julien Labro with the Spektral Quartet, Stage right featured the Irish Duo John Williams on concertina & fiddler Liz Carroll and center stage featured accordion virtuoso Alexander Sevastian and the Accordion Virtuoso of Russia Orchestra. Julian Labro did a wonderful job Em-ceeing the event! Please see the attached link for great videos of this Incredible Accordion Orchestra not one member is over the age of 27 years. http://www.artsmg.com/SpecialAttractions/AccordionVirtuosiOfRussia/index.html The show featured many styles of the Accordions such as the Piano and Button style, the Bandoneon, Concertina, Diatonic Chromatic, Accordina and Bayon and all were presented masterfully from Classical to Tangos, to Folk music, to an incredible three accordion improvisations of the Beer Barrel Polk which featured each of the artists performing a solo with flavors from Classical to Folk to a Jazz variation which was presented with brilliant artistry! The University of Michigan Musical Society worked closely with the Michigan Accordion Society to help promote the event and reached out and sold tickets to well over 1,000 people of all age groups and ethnicities. The Event was so successful that another concert will be planned for next year. Concert Officials are already working with the Michigan Accordion Society on the next event! We are very thankful to the wonderful staff and ushers at the University Music Society for welcoming and hosting the Michigan Accordion Society, Board Members, Members and their guests and allowing us to help promote our organization! We would also like to thank the U of M Music Society for the Wonderful Add in their Fall 2014 Program Book ( shown Below) We look forward in helping you make the 2015 Accordion event just as successful!

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MAS “REED” NEWS

IF YOU ARE A MAS MEMBER, PLEASE SEND US YOUR INTERSTING PHOTOS OR ANY NEWS ARTICLE TO OUR EDITOR SO WE CAN INCLUDE THEM IN YOUR NEXT NEWLETTER

Our Michigan Accordion Society President spends a day at the Michigan State Capitol entertaining state representatives and was welcomed with open arms and was told this is the first time they seen an Accordion on the house of representatives floor! The Michigan Accordion Society President along with members of the “Corro Italiano” Italian folk singing group celebrated Columbus Day in Michigan performing for many Michigan State Representatives at the State Capitol building on October 1, 2014. Mr. Recchia said "it was wonder-ful celebrating our Italian Heritage in grand style with many great people and very special friends and I was so excited to learn that Capitol officials advised this was the first time an Ac-cordion was ever on the House Floor!" Left-Recchia with State Representative Mr. Anthony Flolini on the House Floor.

November 2014—The Michigan Accor-

dion Society Board Member Mr. Tony

LaTona and his lovely wife Cathy stop

and say hello and take a photo with the

Legendary Singer Song writer Ms. Amy

Grant who is a 6 time Grammy Winner

and has sold more than 30 million al-

bums world wide. The photo was taken

during a Habitat for Humanity Annual

Celebrity Fund Raising Dinner Event in

Macomb Township, Michigan!

Very Happy and pleased to report that the Michigan Accordion Society reached a significant milestone this quarter. The Board had set a goal back early this year to reach "500" Facebook Likes by the end of the 2014 CY. We are very pleased to advise that we reached and exceeded our goal 2 months ahead of schedule. Without your support and help we would have never reached this significant goal! This will help make marketing our events much easier going forward and could help in higher turnouts at our Monthly Music Event! We are now ranked as one of the largest Face Book Ac-cordion Societies in the world!

On behalf of our Board, Officers and Members, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!

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MAS “REED” NEWS cont.

Our Michigan Accordion Society member Cory Pesaturo was welcomed to participate on Ted Talks internet broad-cast which is a highly sought after Internet News media out-let. Heads of major companies have presented on Ted Talks such as Steve Jobs and many highly recognized busi-ness officials. We are so very proud that Cory was asked to talk about revolutionizing the accordion along with some interesting history and the benefits of why selecting an ac-cordion as your preferred instrument might be a great idea! This is a great overview on increasing the awareness of the accordion....this was very well done and Cory was bril-liant! You can see the entire broadcast at this link...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acsv55lctGY

Very pleased and honored to report that our Michigan Accordion Member's CD "Homebass" has officially been Grammy Nomi-nated! Congratulations to our Member Mr. Ralphe Armstrong! For more information on Ralphe and to hear and order a copy of the Grammy Nominated CD please click on this link! http://www.detroitmusicfactory.com/artists/ralphe-armstrong

Our Michigan Accordion Society Mem-ber is featured performing with the Clas-sic Rock Band "KISS" during their recent Michigan Concert! KISS the legendary Rock Band performs their classic tune "Rock n Roll all night!" and Our Michigan Accordion Society Honorary Member Mr. Tom Izzo is dressed as a member of the band performing with an Accordion dur-ing their concert on October 24th, 2014! Congrats to Mr. Izzo for sporting an ac-cordion and supporting our Michigan Ac-cordion Society with this legendary band! For more info and video Clip of this event please click on this

link.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOjt63KH5c

IF YOU HAVE AN ACCORDION NEWS PHOTOS, UPCOMING PERFORMANCE, PLEASE

SEND IT TO BOB BERTA SO WE CAN INCLUDE IT IN YOUR NEXT NEWSLETTER & FACEBOOK PAGE!

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ACCCORDION FUNZIES

THE ROLAND V-ACCORDION EQUATION

X-RAY OF AN ACCORDION….

HOW COOL IS THAT!

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THE SEPTEMBER ACCORDION LESSON

TAKE CARE OF YOUR BABY part II Bob Berta

The last newsletter discussed routine maintenance and care to prolong the life of your accordion. I promised to follow

up with some ideas to address the most likely time your accordion will suffer major damage….when it is transported.

While we all know that you shouldn’t leave your accordion in a parked car in hot sun or freezing weather...how many

of you know that there is a correct way to put your accordion in your car? The best way is to put your accordion with

its front facing the ground. That is because the jarring going over bumps can make all the Stradella bass mechanism

move due to gravity at the same time and some of the bass buttons might get sucked into the board they protrude

through. This can result in your worst nightmare. Having to fish out up to 120 buttons in the worst jig puzzle you ever

saw….time to call your repair person and dig into your wallet. Putting your case in with the carry handle up in the air is

a bit better but why take chances.

Now you face the next challenge….sending your accordion somewhere through UPS or FED EX...or even more nail

biting ...taking it on an airplane. While there are many ways you can protect your accordion outer shell from damage

such as thick cardboard boxes, foam “peanuts” cardboard blocking the bass mechanism from moving, etc. The real

danger is the effects of gravity on the stuff inside your accordion. When your baby is dropped or thrown around by

luggage handlers, the sudden jolt can tear your accordion innards loose. Your precious reed blocks and bass mechanism

are all heavy, delicate components that are supported by simple wood screws into very thin wood,.

There are a few suggestions from others I can pass on. First….if you send via UPS etc. make sure you have adequate

insurance and tell them this is a very delicate musical instrument.. When I moved to Michigan from California I sent

three of my accordions ahead of my actual move via the Mayflower moving company I used for all my household pos-

sessions. That is probably the safest method as those companies are VERY good at moving delicate property. You

could probably go to one of those companies and ask them to add your accordion to another shipment. My other very

fine concert converter free bass accordion needed to be sent out when I finally moved from Calif. I decided I would

NOT fly it but instead took it with me by train so I could keep my eye on it the whole time (yeah call me paranoid).

Supposedly musicians have been so worried about damage to musical instruments that some airlines will now allow

you to take them in the plane with you and stored in some limited storage space. You may want to check on that. A

good friend who is a professional accordionist from Rome, Italy came out for a series of concerts at many clubs in the

US. His first stop was in San Francisco. He wanted to buy another seat just so he could strap his accordion in place.

The airline talked him out of it saying they would take care of it. Needless to say his custom concert Bayan was full of

broken parts when he got to the US and his entire concert was canceled.

I know of one musician who had custom cases made to hold the treble part in one box and the bass in another. He

would pull the bellows pins and put the treble side in luggage and the bass side (most fragile) in carry-on luggage.

While we are familiar with the Roland electronic accordions. They are a lot less subject to this type of damage as they

don’t have reeds and their bass buttons can’t get “sucked”. In addition they are so common that often there is someone

that would be willing to loan theirs for a special gig.

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FEATURED ACCORDION MUSIC THIS MONTH

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Val was a dear friend of mine and a keystone of the San Francisco Accordion Club. She enjoyed playing both piano accordion

and Austrian style diatonic button accordion. She also played on some of their accordion ensembles. Sadly she left a giant

void in that club when she passed away a while back. She wrote this cute piece and I found it in my music collection. It

brought back fond memories and I thought I would share it with you as a tribute to her. Bob Berta

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IS YOUR ACCORDION IN TUNE?

If you have a photo of one of your performances or a special interest photo and would like it posted on our Newsletter or Facebook Page, send it to one of our newsletter editors!

Sylven Koltyk and Bob Berta

Sylven Koltyk recently called and we discussed tuning of an accordion. He had just attended the big November 1st

accordion concert at the University of Michigan and noted that this was very special because all the accordions in the

large orchestra were perfectly tuned and the sound was spectacular in its purity. Sylven is a very fine musician and had

some great comments on the tuning issues of an accordion and suggested we do an article about it.

There are many ways to tune instruments but currently the “standard” here in the US is to tune A to 440. When you

buy an accordion ideally it should be at that tuning but often different manufacturers will tune them higher….to 441 or

42 is not uncommon. Some tuners tell me that it is better to go slightly high than flat as the human ear picks up flat

easier than sharp. In any case even that tuning is not standard all over the world. In the past around JS Bachs time A

was tuned a full half step flatter. And while is A/440 is the current standard here...in some orchestras in Europe they

are going a bit higher. Evidently this has caused some consternation with owners of very valuable string instruments

complaining that is putting life shortening stress on their valuable instruments. But we accordionists don’t have to

worry about that. Our problem is that often our old accordions are in need of serious retuning!

While an orchestra musician will take great care to tune all of their instruments to a standard A/440….an accordion

can’t be tuned “on the fly”. You are stuck with what you have. In addition the accordion is probably the only instru-

ment other than the bagpipe which is often intentionally tuned “wet”. One middle reed is on key and one or two other

middle reeds are intentionally tuned one a bit sharp and the other flat. That is what has come to be known as musette

tuning. Originally the reason for that was to make the sound stand out from other instruments in a group. But that can

be very irritating to the ear of a trained musician. Luckily while we can’t retune on the fly, other instruments we play

with can...except for piano. To my ear that is why it is rare when a piano and accordion duet is successful. I think it

would be hilarious to hear the remarks if we were to tell a violinist we intentionally put our instruments OUT of tune.

I used to belong to an accordion ensemble while I lived in California conducted by the late Joe Smiel. Joe was an in-

credible professional musician with many years playing with and arranging for top orchestras in the world. He had an

ear that was remarkable. When playing in his group we were only allowed to use the bassoon or clarinet reeds...those

are single reeds and are supposed to be tuned flat. If one of us accidently switched on another reed he would cringe

and ask that person to PLEASE don’t do that again. He told me it was like screeching chalk on a blackboard.

Sylven related how he once accompanied a violinist. He thought he would spice up the piece a bit with a “wet” tuned

combination of reeds. Afterwards the violinist asked him what was he doing and said “PLEASE don’t do that again”

….do you see a pattern here ;-)

So perhaps part of the problem with the accordion perception is that we tend to play “screechy” instruments for the

public...especially in groups. I am not sure what the magic cure is...but perhaps we should make a point of having our

instruments tuned every few years and when playing with others use the single reeds. There is a place for musette on

folk music but many forms of music sound so much better with those single reeds. Jazz players tend to recognize this

as they like to use the bassoon reed.

The history of the musette style music used a form of bagpipes first and the musette name itself came from bagpipe as

the accordionists replaced the bagpipe. When I was in Scotland I learned that their form of bagpipe was designed to

scare the c**p out of the enemy. So unless we want to scare off our listeners we may want to avoid over use of musette

reed and especially in ensembles ;-)

This is one area that favors electronic accordions as they are tuned dead on, never need retuning, and if a group does

need a bit higher tuning for some reason, it is easy to change the tuning electronically on the fly. But the electronic

accordions also have their musette!

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MAS Business & Classified Section MAS Members Please Support the Business that support MAS!

JR PRODUCTS LLC is offering A new Portable Charger and Power Adaptor now available for your Roland FR7/FR7x V Accordion which is specifically engineered and designed for your BP 24-45 Battery pack. Stop carrying around your bulky Roland Foot Pedal unit and upgrade with these great very small and portable devices. MAS Members receive a 25% discount.

Please visit our new website at http://www.joerecchia.com/jrproducts

ACCORDIONS FOR SALE

We have a lot of great accordions and other items for sale, way to much to list here, so please visit our MAS Website link at www.michiganaccordion.org/classified_ads

Our Classified listing is one of your Membership Perks! For advertising or to participate in the MAS discount program, please contact one of our Officers or Board Members

Accordion International offer MAS members: 20% discount on Accordion Straps and cases and special Member pricing on the lineup of Roland V Accordions

Address: 1760 South 450 West Salt Lake City, UT 84115

Phone: (800) 935-0013

Website: www.accordionfactory.com

Attention: Paul Pasquali

EDP Studios offers MAS Members: 20% off all in stock items, including Lessons, Instruments and Professional Recordings!

Address: 30640 Dequindre Rd Warren, MI 48092 Phone: 586 751-8616 Website: www.edbstudios.com Attention: Eric or Donna

Gus Zoppi Music Center offers MAS Members: 20% off all in stock items, including Lessons & Instruments!

Address: 38944 Dequindre Road Sterling Heights, MI 48310 Phone: (586) 978-1816 Website: www.guszoppimusic.com Attention: Tom

Music Authority offers MAS members: Buy four lessons & get two free!

Address: 24736 W. Warren St. Dearborn Heights, MI 48127 Phone: (313) 551-5420 Website: www.musicauthorityschool.com Attention: Pavel

ConCorde Inn offers MAS members: 20% discount on Rooms at both locations

www.concordeinn.com

1919 Star Batt Drive, Rochester Hills, MI 48309, Phone: 248-299-1210 Attention: Erin 44315 Gratiot, Clinton Township, MI 49036 Phone: 586-493-7300 Attention: Erin

MAS Members receive A wonderful 30 Plus % off on a brand new

Borsini Accordion! www.borsiniaccordionsusa.com

Please contact Mr. Jeffrey Iacono, President of Borsini Accordion of America

1814 Tanger Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714)-269-8648

Jeffrey@borsiniaccordion.it

MAS Members receive one free Dance Lesson with any Dance Package Purchase

www.argentinetangodetroit.com

7758 Auburn Road Utica, MI 48317 586-254-0560 ask for Lori

lori@argentinetangodetroit.com

ACCORDIONIST WANTED

A Toledo Ohio based German Dance Group is seeking an Accordionist to work with in a German Culture Dance Group will pay If interested please contact jrecchia@comcast.net

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Michigan Accordion Society Application Form

I express my talent as:

Accordion Fan / Supporter Student (must be under 18 yrs of age)

Play For My Own Enjoyment Performer Teacher

We would be delighted if you would join the Michigan Accordion Society! Please fill

out the form below and mail back with your enclosed check at:

“Michigan Accordion Society, 37365 Hanson Dr., Sterling Heights, MI 48310

Name:

Address:

City, State, ZIP:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

“Referred by”

Signature: _______________________________Date: _______

Dues are to be made payable

to the “Michigan Accordion

Society” with application for

membership. Single Mem-

bership dues are $30.00/year

or $15.00/year for students.

Spouse / Family Plan

(Includes children 18 and

under) just $20.00 extra with

Single Membership Pur-

chase.

2015 CY Sliding scale for

new single members/ Spouse

& Family plans are:

Jan—Feb = $30.00/$20.00

March—April = $25.00/$18.00

May—June = $20.00/$15.00

July—August = $15.00/$10.00

Sept—Oct = $10.00/$5.00

*Nov—Dec = $30.00/$20.00

(*paid through 2016 CY)

Join MAS and Enjoy these 2015 Membership Benefits!

visit us at www.michiganaccordion.org and

Your $30.00 MAS membership entitles you to:

Receive our brand new official Membership card and use it to save money at local area business (please

refer to our website for the latest list of our MAS business supporters and discount listing)

Monthly Music Event Entrance Fee Discounts

Be added on our Website Performers Directory and Teachers Directory

Promotion of your CD's, events & performances

Periodic Updates / Email News Flash & Newsletters

Free Classified Advertising in our Newsletter (Pending Available Room) and Website

Receive a copy of our MAS members list and begin to access a great network of Musicians

Membership Incentive—a little effort and you can get your membership for free (see below incentives)

Invitation to work shops and special appearance as they become available

MAS Membership is still a great deal for only $30.00 a year!

Membership Dues Expire December 31 of 2015

FREE CURRENT C/Y COMPLIMENTARY MAS MEMBERSHIP!

In order to qualify, all of the following must apply:

Solo Music performance during one of our Membership Meetings

Placed on our playing roster by the Clubs Music Editors

To qualify, you must not have been a past MAS member.

Membership Incentive Programs: $5.00 Finders Fee Details:

You must be a current and paid in full MAS member

The new member you refer must have never been a

MAS member

The new member must also be paid in full

Your name must be placed on our MAS Application

form where it says “Referred By”

MAS Membership Form Revision Dec 2014

New Member Membership Renewal

Membership Type

Please print clearly

Other

Amount Paid $__________

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MAS Last Note News

ACCORDION FRIENDLY OPEN MIC LOCATIONS

Many of our members enjoy attending not only MAS but OPEN MIC clubs in the area. There are a few outstanding Open MIC clubs that are particularly popular with our members. An OPEN MIC club has attendees sign up to play 2-3 tunes when they arrive. On any given night you will hear just about every possible type of instrument, different types of music such as folk, country, jazz, classi-cal, and some light pop music. The performers skill level ranges from the low end to professionals but everyone supports all the play-ers whatever their ability and it is common for attendees to get together for future duets, combos, etc. Ages range from young to “well seasoned” and all are family & Accordion friendly events. Please help us by supporting our partners below and attend their events: THE SHELBY MUSIC SOCIETY—Meets the second Saturday of each month from 7:00-10:00pm at the Shelby Senior Center Audi-torium on Van Dyke near 23 Mile Rd. Shelby Township, MI. Center is located at the rear of the city library. Admission is by dona-tion. Attendees often bring desserts to share at the break. THE STARKWEATHER ARTS CENTER IN ROMEO—Meets the fourth Friday of each month from 7:00-10:00 pm. Admission is $4 for non-members and $3 for members. Location is at 219 N. Main St. in Romeo, MI SLOVENE AMERICAN CLUB, Melvindale, MI Accordion Jam, Every Friday Night 7:00 pm, MAS Members welcomed!

Also check out www.openmicdetriot.org for more locations to investigate, if you find a friendly Accordion location, please let us know so we can post the event on our Accordion Friendly Open Mic Locations!

Michigan Accordion Society

37365 Hanson Dr.

Sterling Heights, Michigan 48310

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MERRY CHRISTMAS & Happy New Year! Your Quarterly MAS Newsletter has arrived!

PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR 2014 MEMBERSHIP WILL EXPIRE ON 12 / 31/ 14! DUES ARE BEING COLLECTED NOW! SO PLEASE HELP US BY RENEWING YOUR

MEMBERSHIP ASAP! Kindly use the enclosed application form and please mail your payment to us!

Thank you for your continued Support and Have a Wonderful Holiday Season!!