The Best Concertina Method Yet (Concertina)

The Best Concertina Method Yet by Bob Kail is a concertina instruction book and song collection that combines practical playing guidance with an extensive repertoire of more than 250 traditional and popular melodies. Designed for concertina players looking to expand their repertoire while following instructional material, the collection includes fingerings throughout, selected songs with lyrics, arrangements for both hands, and songs with piano accompaniment.

This collection brings together instructional content and a wide variety of familiar music in one volume. It features over 250 new and traditional melodies with fingerings, 17 selections with words, three arrangements written for both hands, and two songs with piano accompaniment, providing a broad selection of well-known music for regular playing and enjoyment.

Rather than focusing on isolated technical exercises, the collection allows players to explore a broad range of well-loved repertoire spanning American folk music, patriotic favorites, traditional songs, holiday music, and timeless popular classics.

Song List
A Bicycle Built for Two * Battle Hymn of the Republic * Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn) * Careless Love * Cielito Lindo (My Pretty Darling) * The Cruel War Is Raging * Down by the Riverside * The Entertainer * Frankie and Johnnie * I Love You Truly * I've Been Working on the Railroad * In the Good Old Summertime * Little Brown Jug * The Man on the Flying Trapeze * Marines Hymn * My Darling Clementine * My Wild Irish Rose * O Sole Mio * O Susanna * On Top of Old Smoky * She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain * Shenandoah * Silent Night! Holy Night * Sweet Rosie O'Grady * There Is a Tavern in the Town * The Wabash Cannonball * When the Saints Go Marching In

"Robert V. Kail" is Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. His undergraduate degree is from Ohio Wesleyan University and he received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Kail has served as Associate Editor of the journal "Child Development" and is currently Editor of the "Journal of Experimental Child Psychology." He received the McCandless Young Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association and was named a fellow in the American Psychological Society. He was also named the Distinguished Sesquicentennial Alumnus in Psychology by Ohio Wesleyan University. His research interests are in the area of cognitive development and focus on the causes and consequences of developmental change in the speed of information processing. Kail has also written "The Development of Memory in Children," and, with John C. Cavanaugh, "Human Development." Away from the office, he enjoys flying his Cessna 172, playing soccer with his daughter, and working out.