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16-Oct-2015
‘14 Years Ago’: 3,500 at Shanghai Accordion Examinations, October 2001by Rob Howard |
| The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending October 12th 2001 reported that there were over 3,500 entries for accordion examinations in Shanghai, China, held over three days. The scale of the event is hard to imagine. Over 3,500 at Shanghai Accordion Examinations – China Contributed by Prof. Li Cong The 2001 Shanghai City Annual Accordion Examinations were held at the Fengyang Road Primary School from October 4th to 7th. Young accordionists gathered at this venue and spent four days testing their accordion progress and levels. Over 3,500 children and 5,000 parents made the school and surrounding areas looks like "Accordion Square"! The Shanghai Accordion Examination Board was set up in 1991 and have held 12 examinations. In recent years, the entries have increased steadily, but this year was an all-time record with over 3,500 entries. The exams have 10 grade levels with 91 entries in the top level, Grade 10. |