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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
Summary: Learn about the history of the accordion with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Paul Becker is a musician whose main passion is playing the accordion. He also plays the piano and the shofar.read more
"Hi, my name is Paul Becker and I'm here to talk to you about accordions today on behalf of Expert Village. This section we will talk about the history of the accordion. The accordion is a free reed instrument the first free instruments were built in China, a instrument called the Sheng which is very like these metal reeds but they were lodged inside a wind instrument that look kind of like a over sized bassoon kind of thing. For many years those were the only free reeds much like the last several hundred years there have been instruments like the accordion. Another instrument that is related to this which people have for home organs they call it the deportative organ. Then starting in the 17th and 18th starting in the 18 and 19 century we started to see the precursor of the accordion came into it's true glory in the 1950s and unfortunately have had a fast declined since that time. "
eHow Article: History of the Accordion
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