Um Pa Pa Style

[DaveD]

Looking for styles for playing with Octoberfest songs both 3/4 and 4/4.

Many thanks
DaveD

[Bruce Breen]

Hi Dave,
I have played in the KW Oktoberfest in Kitchener, Ontario (it's on right now!) since I was 16 yrs old (for about 45 years now), in various sized bands; on various instruments, like Accordion, organ, Trumpet, Baritone, percussion.
And for the past 20-25 years on PSR keyboards in a duet or as a solo.

So, I have always kept an eye out for good styles to use - when you play polkas & waltzes for 4 or so hours at a time, you want a variety of styles & sounds, or else each polka or waltz will sound just like the last one.

There are some very good styles already on my PSR 950 & PSR 2100...and you should have some good ones on your keyboard as well.
Besides those, here are some I use quite often in my mix. Some might be similar styles already on my keyboard, but the OTS voices are different, which creates more variety.

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[Bruce Breen]

Here are some more...

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[Bruce Breen]

And again...

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[DaveD]

Hi Bruce, many thanks for such a comprehensive reply. I look forward to trying out these styles.

Kind regards,
DaveD

[Bob88]

Thank you Bruce for your contibrution.  Bob