Accordions & bellows instrumentsGuides and sheet music

Concertinas and bandoneons, too. Discover how these instruments work, explore their history, and find sheet music you can play back.

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Compare accordions, concertinas, and bandoneons with sourced keyboard diagrams.

Browse scores with source citations, playable notation, and practice controls.

Explore performers and their connections to the instruments and repertoire.

Follow the bellows, key, valve, and free reed to see how an accordion produces a note.

Trace documented milestones from early patents to regional music traditions.

Hear how rhythm and accompaniment change the character of a familiar tune.

Practice bellows control, articulation, and left-hand accompaniment.

Explore makers, their instruments, and the places where they worked.

fisarmonica.org

An information site for bellows instruments