The Roland V accordion FR-1 was featured at the Killeen Mariachi/Music Festival 2009 held last month. A video demonstrating its various capabilities was produced during the festival by MECA featuring Chris Rybak.

Many of the features of the Roland such as voices, drum section, and the embedded learning songs were included. Another video series included Shelia Lee teaching lessons on the button box accordion.

Several other videos were produced during the festival including: “How to play the Guitarron”, “How to Play Mariachi Violin”, “How to Play the Button Box Accordion”, and “How to Dance the Mexican Folkloric Polka Nortena, Evangelina”.

In the photograph from right to left: Shelia Lee, an accordionist and teacher who has a studio in Pasedena, Texas; Dr. Daniel Kott,, Director of the festival and MECA, in a Mexican charro suit; Chris Rybak, a professional accordionist from Halletsville, Texas and Ruby Williams, the MECA queen.

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