June Is National Accordion Awareness Month

Limecat · Post by **Limecat** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:20 am

aarokid12 @ Jul 10 2007, 08:45 AM wrote: I thinking of trying to get/learn to play an accordion. Are they hard to learn how to play?

*ahem* I want to know, because I usually give up on things if they are too hard.

Post by **KnottyEmily** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:22 am

Do you play any instruments? How's your coordination? I think the biggest hurdle is not being able to see what you're doing, you have to do it by feel.

Limecat · Post by **Limecat** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:26 am

I've played the trombone before. I can probably do good about the not seeing the notes part.

Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:47 pm

I know we're all still reeling from the Grammy academy's decision to give polka the boot, but this is still June, so I think it's important that we remember this:

Learn to play the accordion. You can always make a living with an accordion.

Post by **OneWAY** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:05 pm

I'm thinking of restoring (as in, giving it new straps and fixing a couple little problems) my grandfather's old accordion. He put it in my possession, so I think I might even learn to play it sometime.

But for now, it's just a really cool rare-type accordion.

Post by **algonacchick** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:35 pm

My current wallpaper

I made this wallpaper at least 5 years ago. That picture is one I took from the front row during the Poodle Hat tour. One of my favorites.

Post by **weirdojace** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:39 pm

Nice... I own an accordion and most use it as a gimmick for my band's live shows.

Here's one of our songs that features the accordion prominently (although it tends to pop up in other songs in more subtle ways)
Creepy Internet Guy

Post by **Big Spoon** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:51 am

I love that song of your's, Jace.

DrDecay · Post by **DrDecay** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:11 am

Sweet good deal. June is a month of many things I am finding out. It's pride month, national accordion awareness moth and summer almost here! Well Rock On Al!

You gotta keep em' seperated · Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:58 am

My grandfather has an accordion and im trying to learn, and the wallpaper is awesome algonacchick