What special skills are needed to play the accordion?

Motivation is needed to learn the accordion. You have to be strong enough to hold the instrument as well as to have the basic coordination to push and pull the bellows while playing the keys and buttons with your right and left hands. Individuals who already play a musical instrument and can read music are at a special advantage from their experience and learn the accordion in shorter time. If you have to learn to read music while you're navigating all the mechanisms on the instrument, it takes longer. Read more on the site bellow...