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About National Accordion Awareness Month

United States
EVENT NAME:
Accordion Awareness Month, Ntl. (1822)
EVENT CATEGORIES:
Music , Culture & Art
United States
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Begins: Jun 01, 2025
Ends: Jun 30, 2025
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National Accordion Awareness Month was established in 1989 by Tom Torriglia to help spread the word about the resurgence in the accordion's popularity. At times referred to as a "squeeze box," the accordion has been around since 1822 and made its way to the New World with German immigrants in the 1880s. Most people are familiar with the accordion in polka, classical Italian, and Texano music. For these genres, it is a staple instrument. However, depending on who is playing it, it can sometimes be confused for a harpsichord, piano, or even a string section. The three videos below will allow you to listen to three very different-sounding accordions played by masters.

Accordion music has three main styles: diatonic, chromatic, and keyboard.
Diatonic accordions have one, two, or three rows of buttons.
Chromatic Accordions have buttons for keys.

Keyboard accordions have a piano keyboard on one side and buttons on the other.

Accordion enthusiasts include:

Lucy Liu—Actress "Elementary," "Ally McBeal," and "Charlie's Angeles"

Ross Perot—Presidential Candidate and Industrialist

James Stewart—Actor in "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"

Tony Lavelli—Basketball player for the Boston Celtics

John Smoltz—Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves

Deborah Norville—Journalist, NBC Today Show

And since 1990, the piano accordion has been the official musical instrument of San Francisco, California.

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