Accordion
noun
A portable musical instrument with bellows and keys, often used in folk music.
He played a cheerful tune on his accordion.
Often appears as...
- play the accordion
- accordion music
adjective
Something that has a folding or expandable structure similar to an accordion.
The bus has an accordion door that opens and closes.
Often appears as...
- accordion door
- accordion fold
noun
A portable musical instrument with bellows and keys, often used in folk music.
He played a cheerful tune on his accordion.
Often appears as...
- play the accordion
- accordion music
adjective
Something that has a folding or expandable structure similar to an accordion.
The bus has an accordion door that opens and closes.
Often appears as...
- accordion door
- accordion fold
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Pro Tip 1/3Music Context
Understand 'accordion' as a folk and traditional music staple, less common in modern genres.
The folk band features an accordion in most of their songs.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Symbol
'Accordion' can symbolize cultural identity, especially in European and Latin music.
The accordion is central to traditional Cajun music.
Pro Tip 3/3Versatile Instrument
Mention the accordion's versatility in sound and genre, despite being stereotyped with folk.
Surprisingly, she incorporated an accordion in her jazz performance.
Pro Tip 1/3Music Context
Understand 'accordion' as a folk and traditional music staple, less common in modern genres.
The folk band features an accordion in most of their songs.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Symbol
'Accordion' can symbolize cultural identity, especially in European and Latin music.
The accordion is central to traditional Cajun music.
Pro Tip 3/3Versatile Instrument
Mention the accordion's versatility in sound and genre, despite being stereotyped with folk.
Surprisingly, she incorporated an accordion in her jazz performance.
Pro Tip 1/3Music Context
Understand 'accordion' as a folk and traditional music staple, less common in modern genres.
The folk band features an accordion in most of their songs.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Symbol
'Accordion' can symbolize cultural identity, especially in European and Latin music.
The accordion is central to traditional Cajun music.
Pro Tip 3/3Versatile Instrument
Mention the accordion's versatility in sound and genre, despite being stereotyped with folk.
Surprisingly, she incorporated an accordion in her jazz performance.
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Video examples
Anthony Atala: Growing...
So, another strategy we're following is actually to create wafers that we stack together, like an accordion, if you will. So, we stack these wafers together, using the kidney cells. And then you can see these miniature kidneys that we've engineered. They are actually making urine.
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How Marine Iguanas are...
that's really unheard of in animals with backbones in addition to being able to shrink they can grow again sort of like an accordion to explore how the iguana's altered their size so dramatically the team is
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Is pop art art? PIPE Amanda...
half year old girl I am part of the music continuum and I am part of this difficult world and I'm often naked and play the accordion
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Anthony Atala: Growing...
So, another strategy we're following is actually to create wafers that we stack together, like an accordion, if you will. So, we stack these wafers together, using the kidney cells. And then you can see these miniature kidneys that we've engineered. They are actually making urine.
Video examples
How Marine Iguanas are...
that's really unheard of in animals with backbones in addition to being able to shrink they can grow again sort of like an accordion to explore how the iguana's altered their size so dramatically the team is
Video examples
Is pop art art? PIPE Amanda...
half year old girl I am part of the music continuum and I am part of this difficult world and I'm often naked and play the accordion
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Quote examples
Les Claypool
American Musician
I've always said the bass just happens to be the crayon I picked out of the box. I'd still be drawing the same pictures... should I have picked trumpet or accordion or guitar, whatever it may be. The sounds in my head are still the same.
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Connie Francis
American Musician
I was never encouraged to do it and I played the accordion, which I hated. I wish I had taken piano because I definitely would have written more songs of my own, but I didn't.
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John Lydon
English Musician
Words cannot express quite a lot of feelings, whereas a noise or tone or drone or sound, an accordion falling down a staircase, can somehow capture an emotion much better.
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Lawrence Welk
American Musician
I knew nothing of the real life of a musician, but I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion.
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Ricky Jay
American Actor
I'm probably the only kid in history whose parents made him stop taking music lessons. They made me stop studying the accordion.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.
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Toots Thielemans
Belgian Musician
My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine.
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Pat Mastelotto
American Musician
I like almost everything, even country twang, disco, blue grass and accordions.
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Jose Feliciano
Puerto Rican Musician
The accordion was the first instrument I played, when I was 7 years old.
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Norman Schwarzkopf
American General
Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.
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Les Claypool
American Musician
I've always said the bass just happens to be the crayon I picked out of the box. I'd still be drawing the same pictures... should I have picked trumpet or accordion or guitar, whatever it may be. The sounds in my head are still the same.
Quote examples
Connie Francis
American Musician
I was never encouraged to do it and I played the accordion, which I hated. I wish I had taken piano because I definitely would have written more songs of my own, but I didn't.
Quote examples
John Lydon
English Musician
Words cannot express quite a lot of feelings, whereas a noise or tone or drone or sound, an accordion falling down a staircase, can somehow capture an emotion much better.
Quote examples
Lawrence Welk
American Musician
I knew nothing of the real life of a musician, but I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion.
Quote examples
Ricky Jay
American Actor
I'm probably the only kid in history whose parents made him stop taking music lessons. They made me stop studying the accordion.
Quote examples
Nicolas Cage
Actor
I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.
Quote examples
Toots Thielemans
Belgian Musician
My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine.
Quote examples
Pat Mastelotto
American Musician
I like almost everything, even country twang, disco, blue grass and accordions.
Quote examples
Jose Feliciano
Puerto Rican Musician
The accordion was the first instrument I played, when I was 7 years old.
Quote examples
Norman Schwarzkopf
American General
Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.
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