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Cool Stuff: France

France has always been a fascinating country to me. As a little girl, I have always dreamed of maybe one day living there for a short period of time (might need to learn French first though!). So I thought it might be cool to learn about their musical culture as a part of my final blog. France is a large country in Europe that has a culture like no other in my opinion. From the food, to the music, to even the style of clothing.  First up in my cool stuff blog, a common instrument you would fine in folklore music. 1. The Accordion Now, this is probably one of my favorite instruments. Im not sure why, but something about the sound of it and the way it is played makes me want to spin around in circles while squeezing it! The accordion is a box shaped, free-reed instrument. It is a portable instrument with external piano style keys with treble and bass being in opposite hands. In between both hands are bellows that are squeezed together, which will then produce sound. The video above, I th