​Alan Sissons

Shelia Spracklen Lee is a unique accordionist. She has played the accordion her entire life and has operated a music school twice – one for 14 years in Dayton Ohio under the name of Shelia’s Accordion Conservatory – where she had over 300 students that competed at the ATG and other local competitions. Her advanced group called the Spitfires – won several National Titles in Pop Band, Open Band, Virtuoso Band, and Showband.

In Ohio – she had her own combo that performed on average 4 times weekly – Standards and Pop with ethnic thrown in when needed. She also strolled in various German and Italian Restaurants. She relocated back to her hometown of Houston in 1992 – where the accordion went into a closet – for the lack of finding a good band to play with and a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
In 2008 – after a devastating Hurricane (IKE) – took her home, her job (computer instructor at University of Texas Medical Branch), and her savings (remember the stock market crash Sept 2008) – Shelia had to do some major changes in her life.

She opened Houston Accordion Performers – in 2009 – and currently has 6 teachers and about 125 students on Piano, Chromatic (B & C) and Diatonic accordion. In 5 short years – she has also authored many instructional DVDs and books for the diatonic accordion as well as a complete FREE Video series teaching the Palmer & Hughes Lesson Book 2 & 3.

Shelia loves to TEACH. Shelia loves to share the fun she has on the accordion. Her idol was Sylvia Marie! Oh – her enthusiasm for performance. AND another idol – Joan Sommers