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Basic Structure of an Accordion
How an Accordion Works
History of the Accordion
About the Valve Part of the Accordion
About Accordion Registers & Reed Blocks
How an Accordion Bellows Works
Bass Parts of the Accordion
Playing Bass Lines on the Accordion
The Stradella Buttons on the Accordion
Note Location on Stradella Buttons on the Accordion
How to Play Chord Combinations on the Accordion
Playing Piano Accordions
How to Play Diatonic Accordions
How to Play the Concertina
Flutina Types of Accordions
Contra Dance Accordions
Diatonic Stradella Bass Accordions
Double Action Accordions
How to Play Square Box Accordions
Leather Sealed Square Box Accordions
How to Play Chemnitzer Concertinas
Diatonic Zydeco Accordions
Diatonic Russian Accordions
Club Tuning for Diatonic Accordions
Wet vs. Dry Tuning on an Accordion
Rock & Roll Accordion
Bellows Techniques for Accordion Music
Traditional Jewish Klezmer Music
Styles of Accordion Music
Shabbos Accordion Music
Romantic Accordion Song
Tips for Buying an Accordion
Tips for Buying Used Accordions
Bellows Leaks When Buying Used Accordions
Reeds & Reed Blocks When Buying Used Accordions
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Paul Becker is a musician whose main passion is playing the accordion. He also plays the piano and the shofar.read more
The accordion is a bellows instrument that uses a combination of keys and stops (like a pipe organ) to create distinct notes and chords that lend themselves naturally to New Orleans jazz, zydeco, Tejano, and polka music. The basic accordion playing technique involves squeezing and expanding the bellows, pushing air past large banks of reeds while pressing the keys, buttons, or stops, depending upon the type of accordion.
In some ways very similar to the harmonica, the accordion makes sounds that are light, yet full of harmonies and overtones, hence the types of music the instrument is typically associated with. Yet, it can also represent a wider range of human emotion; its registers can express sadness, longing, and contemplation, as evidenced in traditional French music or Jewish and Yiddish Klezmer songs. Some players, including Judy Tenuda and “Weird Al” Yankovic, have found that the accordion is the perfect instrument for comedy. And let us not forget polka music.
Whatever your musical interest is, in these free accordion playing videos, learn all about this amazing instrument. Our expert will show you the part of the accordion and how it works, and he’ll inspire you with several songs, styles of music, and types of accordions and concertinas you can play. Take my word for it: after you watch these video clips, you may find yourself scouring eBay for a gently used squeezebox of your own.
"Hi, my name is Paul Becker and I'm here to talk to you about accordions today on behalf of Expert Village. Here we have a very typical accordion this is a accordion from the golden period of accordions 1950s. Lawrence Wilk and all of that this is a bell accordion and really the according is 2 instruments joined by a bellow. So this side we have a treble keyboard we would play this later and this side we have the bass part of the accordion that plays the accompaniment and these 2 parts of the accordion supplied by air by a bellow. So this you can really think about 3 instruments the bellow and 2 machines. "
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