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European immigrants from Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States also brought dance traditions such as the varsovienne. The focus on the accordion in the music of their home countries was integrated into Mexican music, and became an essential instrument.

So we can change octave. And we can also go for a tremolo.

On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to accordion, such as: concertina, groanbox, melodeon, squeezebox, stomach steinway, and windbox.

The accordion is often used in folk music in Europe, North America and South America, and in some countries, such as Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, it is also commonly used in mainstream pop music. In Europe and North America, it is often associated with busking. Some popular music acts also make use of the instrument.

Many accordions include up to five registers for the basses, allowing each bass note to sound over as many as five octaves and each chord to sound in three. Accordions are played as both concert and folk instruments.

Tejano music Tejano music is traditionally played by small groups featuring accordion and guitar or bajo sexto. Its evolution began in northern Mexico (a variation known as norteño).

The sound comes from both sides of the instrument. The action of the bellows means that the instrument is always in motion. An accordion radiates a different timbre in every direction, and each accordion surface produces a distinct timbre.

In comparison with a piano keyboard, the keys are more rounded, smaller, and lighter to the touch. These go vertically down the side, pointing inward, toward the bellows, making them accessible to only one hand while handling the accordion.

Traditional Norteño/Tejano music features the acordeón diatónico or acordeón de botones (an accordion with two rows of buttons, with each row producing the diatonic, or 7-note, scale), the bajo sexto (12 string Mexican guitar), drum, and a sort of talking-singing vocals.

However, with the advent of rock 'n roll and the generation gap in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the accordion declined in popularity, as the younger generation considered it "square" - epitomizing the light-hearted music of their parents and grandparents.

The 11 Hardest Musical Instruments to Learn

• Violin. The violin is a wooden stringed instrument that's part of a larger family of similar instruments.
• The French Horn.
• The Organ.
• Bagpipes.
• Accordion.
• Oboe.
• Harp.
• Guitar.

Playing the accordion requires coordination. Not only do players use both hands, but the left arm operates the bellows while the player reads music. As difficult as this sounds, a student can learn to play a piece of music in their first lesson. The accordion is an incredibly versatile instrument.