Accordions Canada Resources

Accordion Resources

This page is designed to help make your accordion experience that much more enjoyable. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced player, I hope you will find this information useful.

Charts & Info Accordion Artists & Resource Sites

Charts & Info

Accordion History	This is a brief history of the beginnings of the accordion. Find out some interesting facts on how the accordion came to be.
Accordion Care Sheet	If you want to make sure your accordion receives the proper care, check out our care sheet and see how to make sure your accordion is looking it's best.
Bass Ranges Bass Section	Accordions come in all sizes. Learn the different bass ranges and find out what bass notes and chords you can play.
Keyboard Range	These are the various keyboard sizes on a standard piano accordion that accompany the different bass ranges.
Keyboard Scales	These diagrams show the scales of the piano accordion.
Treble Register System	This chart will gives you the range of the treble registers and their symbols.
Diatonic Concertina System	These diagrams show the notation of the standard concertina in the key of GC.

Canadian Accordion Artists

Joseph Petric - His performances have invited accolades and a reappraisal of the concert accordion

Peter Baumann - A strolling entertainer with over 30 years experience that performs a wide variety of music.

Lucio Raggiunti - An organetto accordion player and a charismatic live performer with an international community appeal.

Claudio Santaluce - A very talented and entertaining organetto player.

Domenic's Accordion Page - If you like the accordion, and you like The Beatles, then this page is for you!

Corkery Road - A four member band that plays traditional Irish, Scottish and Newfoundland music

Walter Ostanek - If you haven't heard of "Canada's Polka King" then waste no time getting yourself acquainted with this polka legend.

Eddie Coffey - A musician, a songwriter and a storyteller from Newfoundland, Canada, with 31 CD's currently on the market.

The Lemon Bucket Orkestra - Toronto’s only Balkan-Klezmer-Gypsy-Party-Punk Super-Band. Say that five times fast!

Schnefsky - A happy Accordions Canada customer having fun on Youtube. Check out all his videos and see why he's passionate about the accordion.

Please contact us if you're a Candian Band or Artist and would like to be featured on this page.

Canadian Accordion Resources

The Canadian Encyclopedia of Music - An article dedicated to the history of the accordion and it's role in Canada.

Canadian Accordion Club on Facebook - Although still in its infancy, this page gives Canadian accordionist of all levels a place to chat, share advice and organize events.

L'Association des Accordéonistes du Québec (ADAQ) - An association that's dedicated to progessing the accordion culture in Quebec.

Accordion Association of Calgary - A non-profit organization that helps bring the accordion to the people of Calgary.

Vancouver Squeezebox Circle - Learn about all the things happening with the accordion in Vancouver area.

Edmonton Accordion Society - Check out why there's an accordion extravaganza in Edmonton.

Please contact us if you're a Canadian organization and would like to be featured on this page.