Written by:Donald BalestrieriPublication:Accord Magazine, USA. Reprinted courtesy of owner/editor Faithe Deffner. Back copies available. Read more…

Written by:Vladimir UshakovPublication:St Petersburg, Russia Date written :April 2001 March 11, 2001 in a concert Hall of St.-Petersburg, the premiere of the variety program "Piazzolliana" was held. The concert was devoted to the 80-years anniversary of Astor Piazzolla. Read more…

Written by:Paolo Picchio Publication:Date written:2001I fisarmonicisti che hanno cercato di approfondire i problemi relativi alla notazione delle partiture scritte per il loro strumento, si saranno trovati di fronte a due diversi "atteggiamenti" di scrittura; questi due differenti modi per... Read more…

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Richard GuilliattPublication:Good Weekend magazine, The Sydney Morning HeraldDate written:February 28, 1998Richard Nixon, the most disgraced president in the history of the United States, is an amateur accordion player. So is the nutty Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot. Read more…

Written byFriedrich Lips Translation by Dr Herbert Scheibenreifinto German. Translation into English from German by Barbara Harrison PublicationJanuary 2002 edition of the English magazine "Accordion World". Read more…

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Written by:Press Release - Ancona Promuove, Studio Bignami Publication:Ancona Promuove, Studio BignamiDate written: February 2002 The Accordion - A traditional instrument for which Italy is considered a worldwide leader in quality and production. Read more…

Written by:Peter Shearer, Accordion-O-Rama Inc. Publication:Accordion-O-Rama Inc.Date written: June 2002Well, we all know that Accordion-O-Rama has hundreds of accordions in stock. Lately, there is a lot of talk about accordion microphone kits. Read more…

Written by:Unknown Publication: Accord Magazine, USA. Reprinted courtesy of owner/editor Faithe Deffner. Back copies available.Date written: 1983 Spring Few people realize the intricate and detailed steps required to produce an accordion. Read more…

Gilbert Hoek van Dijke & Tatiana LanchtchikovaPublication:GeneralDate written:October 1998DiatonicThe Diatonic Scales are those of the major and minor keys, and diatonic passages, intervals, chords, and harmonies are those made up of the notes of the key prevailing at the moment. Read more…

Written by:Sandra Martin Publication:Accord Magazine, USA. Reprinted courtesy of owner/editor Faithe Deffner. Back copies available. Read more…

Written by:Renzo RuggieriPublication:"Strumenti e Musica" (Ancona) Submitted from::Fisarmonica elettronica e MIDIDate written:Aprile/Maggio 1997PREMESSA "L’insegnante vero non si vede con allievi di talento, ma in quelli mediocri". Read more…

Written by:Faithe Deffner Publication: Accord Magazine, USA. Reprinted courtesy of owner/editor Faithe Deffner. Back copies available. Read more…

Paolo PicchioTranslated by: Holda Paoletti-Kampl This article will soon be available in English. ELINA LESKELДStьcke von Holmboe, Scarlatti, Jacobi, Zubitzki, Schmidt, Jokinen, Rechberger, Wesseman. Read more…

Interview by Jakob Ter Leeuw Publication:GeneralDate written: Amsterdam, February 2001 Jakob Ter Leeuw I was always very interested and fascinated by the Alexander Technique. Read more…

Written by:Fay Schaw Publication:Accordion Federation of North America NewsletterDate written: 1984When President Aglora asked the New Zealand Accordion Orchestra for a "story" on its activities, he didn't dare hope for an odyssey. Read more…

Harley JonesPublication:GeneralDate written:September 1998In the April 23, 1998 issue of Nature, Researchers at the University of Munster in Germany reported their discovery that music lessons in childhood actually enlarge the brain. Read more…

Publication:GeneralDate written:09 December 2000The Accordion Plays Jazz - Italy Traditionally relegated within the confines of popular and entertainment music, the accordion suffered throughout the years a singular fate: as an outcast both in the world of "serious" music, which regarded it as... Read more…

Written by:Robert Davine Publication:Accord Magazine, USA. Reprinted courtesy of owner/editor Faithe Deffner. Back copies available. Read more…

Dr. Herbert ScheibenreifPublication:GeneralDate written:1998As you know the artistic playing of the accordion has developed immensely during the last years. Read more…

MONSTERS of Cotati by Paul Magistretti FOUR YEARS AGO THE FRANKENSTEINERS of Cotati hoisted their Tesla coils into the atmosphere and began gathering radiant energy from all over the world. Read more…

The Accordion and How it Works By Paul Pasquali The accordion belongs to the family of reed instruments much like the clarinet and the oboe. However, the reeds of an accordion are made of thin pieces of metal rather than wood. Read more…

Sounds of an Accordion by Paul Pasquali ACCORDIONS COME IN MANY DIFFERENT styles and sizes and create many different sounds depending on how they are made. Read more…

Past Cool - Squeeze Box Fever Grips Cotati THE ACCORDION'S appeal is probably due to the way it throbs. You don't play an accordion so much as you embrace it. When held against the chest, the accordion's vibrations turn your abdomen into a resonator, giving your heart a sonic massage. Read more…