Meet Your Accordion

The parts of the three-row button accordion, its tuning, posture, safe bellows handling and your first push and pull notes.

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1. 1Rows, bellows and two notes per buttonLearn the parts of the three-row button accordion, find any button by row and number, and hear why the same button plays one note when you push and another when you pull.Free · 12 min
2. 2Know your tuning: G/C/F and other keysUnderstand what an accordion’s tuning means, how the G/C/F (“Sol”) and F/B♭/E♭ (“Fa”) tunings compare, and how to check which one you own.Members · 10 min
3. 3Sitting, standing and postureSet up a relaxed, balanced posture for playing seated and standing, with a loose right hand that can reach the middle row comfortably.Members · 10 min
4. 4Holding the accordion and adjusting the strapsPut on and adjust the shoulder straps and the bass-side hand strap so the accordion is stable and your left hand can move the bellows and reach the bass buttons.Members · 10 min
5. 5Safe bellows handling and the air buttonMove the bellows smoothly in both directions, change direction cleanly in time, and use the air button to reset the bellows without forcing them.Members · 12 min
6. 6First button exercises: one row, both directionsPlay your first exercises on the middle row, moving between buttons 3, 4 and 5 on the push and on the pull, and discover the first six notes of the C major scale.Members · 12 min

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