Frequently asked questions

No. Lessons use button diagrams, note names and push and pull directions. You learn to read accordion diagrams step by step.

The courses use a three-row G/C/F (“Sol”) diatonic button accordion with 31 treble buttons and 12 basses, a very common norteño setup. Other tunings such as F/B♭/E♭ (“Fa”) follow the same button pattern with different note names. Lesson 2 of Course 1 shows you how to check what you have.

Yes. Every lesson works on screen with the interactive button map and sound. To play real music you’ll want an accordion; lessons include optional steps to try on your instrument.

No. Accordion From Zero is self-guided: written lessons, interactive diagrams, sound and automatic exercise checks, available any time.

The first lesson of every course: 13 full lessons, with no account or card needed. A free account also saves your progress on every device.

US$19.99 a month or US$149 a year, plus any applicable tax. It renews automatically until you cancel.

Yes, online from your Account page in a couple of clicks. You keep access until the end of the period you already paid for and you won’t be charged again.

Everyone learns at a different pace, so we don’t promise a timeline. Course 6 builds up to your first complete original melody, one phrase at a time.

No. Exercises check your answers on screen and your timing when you tap. They can’t hear your instrument, so we give you checklists for honest self-assessment.

Both. Every lesson, exercise and screen is in English and Spanish. Switch anytime.

Any modern phone, tablet or computer browser. Turn your phone’s sound on; on iPhone, check the silent switch.

No. The app uses a synthesized reed-style tone tuned to exact pitches, so you hear the right notes. It isn’t a recording of a real instrument.