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Learn how to play accordion music and get tips on playing the squeezebox, concertina and other types of accordions with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video series.
There are 35 videos in this series:
Learn about basic accordion structure with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about basic functions of an accordion with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about the history of the accordion with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about the valve part of the accordion instrument with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about accordion registers and reed blocks with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about the bellows of the accordion and how they work with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about the bass part of the accordion structure with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about playing basic bass lines on the accordion with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about the Stradella buttons on the accordion and their function with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn what notes are where on the Stradella buttons on the accordion with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play chord combinations on the accordion with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play piano accordions with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play single acting accordions with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play the concertina with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about the flutina types of accordions with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about types of accordions used for traditional contra dancing with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about single acting Stradella bass accordions with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about double action types of accordions with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about square box types of accordions with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about leather sealed square box accordions with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about Chemnitzer concertinas with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about single acting zydeco types of accordions with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about diatonic Russian accordions with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about club tuning for modern diatonic accordions with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn about wet and dry tuned accordions with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
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.
Paul Becker Paul Becker is a musician whose main passion is playing the accordion. He also plays the piano and the shofar.dkdk
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