Music

Cute Accordion tricks - transposition and translation

• pk
• Blog , Software , Music

I am a classical oboist by training and a software engineer by trade - which means I’ve got some aptitude for making tools to help learn Cajun Accordion.

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Building a Cajun Accordion I can live with... [brief edition]

• pk
• Blog , Software , Music , Art

The chronicles some of the work I’ve done to produce an electronic / computer-mediated cajun accordion instrument that isnt $$$ and explores some of the user experience (UX) possibilities - including that the squeezebox’s physical limitations are actually a gift for the musician!

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Zydeco: my new metal?

• pk
• Blog , Software , Music , Art

Francophone music takes a sharp turn South Alcest’s most recent album, Les Chants De L’Aurore, was released on June 21, 2024 - and co-incided with my listening to The Bosstones and some of the only folk music I can tolerate: Neko Case.

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Building a Cajun Accordion I can live with... [mega edition]

• pk
• Blog , Software , Music , Art

I made a longer version of this so I can publish a snappier one, too.

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