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[Bocsa]

Hello all, I will be travelling to Scotland shortly in order to teach an accordion class. It has been advertised as a class for both 1 and 2 row players. I'm wondering how are most accordions in Scotland tuned (B/C etc.) . I know this seems a really stupid question, but if somebody would care to explain to me the predominant systems ( if any) I would be most grateful!

[mory]

BCC# seems to dominate they are quite defensive about it on here, Chromatic Button Accordion and Piano Accordion are well represented as well, BC boxs and in some areas C#D but this seems to be frowned upon by some but not all, mory

where abouts are you going? Liam

[Theo]

There are not so many diatonic boxes in Scotland now as far as I can tell piano accordions and CBAs predominate.

[mory]

There are not so many diatonic boxes in Scotland now as far as I can tell piano accordions and CBAs predominate.

I thought it was almost a regional thing Theo, the further up the more likely you were  to encounter the wee beasties   

[Bocsa]

I'm going to Uist in the Hebrides.

http://www.ceolas.co.uk/

[Bill Young]

I'm going to Uist in the Hebrides.

http://www.ceolas.co.uk/

Liam,
Up there, it's virtually certain that you'll encounter mostly BC boxes. Possibly some BCC# as well. Single row, it's anyone's guess - C, G or D. You're not likely to encounter anything that will give you any problems. I hope it goes well!

[Bocsa]

Thats good news! As I had no hand in advertising the classes, keys weren't specified, and so I have been worrying that I'd be faced with a bunch of varrying melodeons, trying to come up with tunes to suit all of them!

[mory]

Some people are just blessed 

[xgx]

Thanks for the link Liam.

[Gary]

And the name Melodeon is not well known, tends to be called a button box.

[Chris Ryall]

This project seems to have more than one 'Braveheart' feature. The thought of turning with a D/G to teach a mix of B/C, C/C#. a CBA and a piano accordion, all manned by advancers with a couple of beginners ... OK, lets call it a challenge     Hopefully the promoter might advise you better than us (see you have a lot of systems at home). Otherwise it might be prudent to assume them all competent and teach "music". Good luck.

[Bill Young]

And the name Melodeon is not well known, tends to be called a button box.

Oh, it's a well-enough known term. In Scotland, all single-row boxes will invariably be referred to as "melodeons", and the National Mod (Gaelic) has senior and junior Melodeon competitions, a Melodeon being considered to be a 1- or 2-row button accordion with push-pull basses.