Questions & Answers

The instrument can be heavy (22-30 lbs). It's definitely a loud instrument. The accordion is the perennial favorite of jokesters so the performer must be sensitive to being the brunt of tasteless jokes at his/her expensive. The bass set-up does not really ...

The accordion is a free-reed instrument. It means the reed moves back and forth in a slot when air passes across it. The reed produces sound when air passes across it, setting it into vibration. In a free-reed instrument, each reed produces one pitch, ...

There are register switches on most accordions, allowing the performer to change between sets of reeds. By mixing these combinations of sets, a variety of sounds can be evoked. Read more on the site bellow...

The price of an accordion varies widely, whether the instrument is purchased new or used. New instruments are available at auctions on the Internet for a few hundred dollars. Conversely, a really fine accordion with all the bells and whistles can run up to ...

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 ...

We've all heard the stories about someone finding an old violin in their attic that turns out to be a priceless Stradivarius. This doesn't happen with accordions. An unused accordion that has gathered dust and mold for several years in someone's garage, ...

This depends on the definition of proficient. If you practice diligently and have a good teacher, you should be able to play simple songs within 8 weeks. If you want to become a virtuoso, this may take years. There is nothing inherently easy or hard about the ...

Unless the instrument is a piano-accordion, there will be buttons on the right hand side. These are single pitches for playing a melody. If two or more are sounded, of course, a chord results. The arrangement varies from instrument to instrument, but may be ...

Contrary to what many believe, the accordion can do lots more than play polkas. Any piece of music that requires melody and harmony can be played on the accordion, whether simple or complex. Because it is tuned to a Western tempered scale, it cannot play ...