The 2nd annual San Diego Accordion Camp, sponsored and taught by Gordon Kohl, was held on April 4 – 6, 2019, at the Mangia Italiano Restaurant in Chula Vista, California.

Gordon Kohl’s camp provided the novice-to-advanced attendees, with acoustic or digital accordions, an awesome learning experience covering subjects you need to know and more, plus every question answered. Because the camp was interactive with your own accordion, it allowed everyone a hands-on, musical learning experience during every segment of the camp.

This year, the course text book was “First 50 Songs” (You Should Play on the Accordion), arranged by Gary Meisner and published by Hal Leonard (2018). Study of tunes from the book, as well as other songs selected by Gordon Kohl, featured instruction on harmony, the application of chord cadences and progression, music theory, expression, bellows control, tempo and rhythm, fingering and technique, decorating a song by adding melodious notes and ornaments, improvisation, building and design of short introductions and endings, developing your repertoire, and much more.

Time incorporated for breaks and lunch (provided) allowed everyone to meet and network. The farthest camp traveler attending, Lawrence S. from Alberta, Canada, expressed that the camp greatly exceeded his expectation.

Watch for announcement of Gordon Kohl’s 3rd annual San Diego Accordion Camp which will be held in the San Diego area during the same week of April in 2020.

Contact Information:
Gordon Kohl
444-C Colorado Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Phone: 919-395-0454
Email: GordonKohl@GordonKohlaccordions.com