What types of music can be played on the accordion?

Contrary to what many believe, the accordion can do lots more than play polkas. Any piece of music that requires melody and harmony can be played on the accordion, whether simple or complex.

The accordion is particularly adept at playing all of these styles:

• Ethnic, whether German, Irish, Scottish, Greek, Italian, Russian, etc.
• Jazz
• Classical
• Showtunes
• Church music

Because it is tuned to a Western tempered scale, it cannot play Arab, Indian or Indonesian music, unless, that it is, it is hooked to a sound module that allows microtones to be played.

Nonetheless, it is a pretty versatile instrument.

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