Diatonic accordions can be an ideal choice if your music needs only few keys. Plus, they require half as many reeds than chromatic models so it is lighter. Early accordions used one row of buttons that produced identical notes when pressed or drawn; later added in the early 1800s was a second row providing F READ MORE
Author: Miguel Holt
Diatonic Accordions
Accordions are an extremely versatile instrument, used in various genres ranging from folk to rock music. This one row diatonic accordion, commonly referred to as a melodeon or trekzak in Limburgish, is immensely popular with Celtic and Irish musicians as well as Tex-Mex and Norteno players. They feature ten melody buttons on one side with READ MORE
Diatonic Accordion
A button accordion (button box) typically comprises one to three rows of buttons or keys that when pressed create chords when pressed. On its left or accompaniment side are often bass notes and relevant chords for accompaniment purposes. Melodeons are small bisonoric accordions with one to three treble rows and up to eight basses that READ MORE
A Beginner’s Guide to the Piano Accordion
The piano accordion is a fully chromatic instrument which has become more commonly utilized in folk music over recent years. Renowned musicians like Karen Tweed, Sam Pirt and Chris Parkinson have demonstrated exceptional understanding and appreciation of its delicate nature. This instrument utilizes a system of single notes arranged diagonally chromatically that allow melodies to READ MORE
A Beginner’s Guide to Piano Accordions
Classical accordions employ “couplers” to activate extra sets of reeds for a richer tone. This creates an extended range that covers seven or eight octaves, making the instrument suitable for playing an array of compositions – making the accordion an integral component in many top conservatoires’ curricula. Piano accordions usually feature a more limited range READ MORE
Button Accordions
Button accordions use a diatonic keyboard, so each button produces two notes when pushed or pulled. On a melody row you might alternate pushing in (A) and pulling out (B), before moving on to another pair of pulls/pushes (C) that form an entire C scale. Diatonic Diatonic accordions produce notes in one key, restricting it READ MORE
Button Accordion
Button accordions feature both melody notes and bass buttons to produce chords, similar to piano keys. Their left (or bass) side features columns of buttons arranged in a circle of fifths for easy bass chord playing. Most diatonic button accordions feature one or more treble rows and eight bass buttons, making them an excellent option READ MORE
Diatonic Accordions
A one row diatonic accordion, also referred to as the melodeon, features one single keyboard row of ten buttons with both treble (playing notes in limited keys) and bass buttons for producing root chords for specific keys. The accordion is beloved instrument among musicians of Irish/Celtic, Tex-Mex/Conjunto, Zydeco and Classical styles alike. Additionally, its versatile READ MORE
The Diatonic Accordion
Diatonic accordions are button boxes equipped with two rows of treble buttons. When you push or pull on one of them, each of the two notes it plays can vary according to its key – up to twenty different notes can be played depending on which key the instrument belongs. Accordions are widely utilized in READ MORE
Diatonic Accordions
Accordions come with various key-note systems. For instance, a garmon may contain one or two rows of buttons each producing two notes from the diatonic scale when expanded or contracted by bellows expansion or contraction. An organ is typically equipped with three to five rows of treble keys arranged a fifth apart to play melodies READ MORE