Accordion workshops
All ages, levels, styles  

with Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix and their team

Spring 2025

June 16-20 2025 (specifically for "adults")

Summer 2025

July 14-19 2025

July 21-26 2025

August 11-16 2025

August 18-23 2025

Autumn 2025
October 13-18 2025 (specifically for "adults")
October 20-25 2025
November 17-21 2025 (specifically for "adults")

Winter 2026 
January 26-30 2026 (specifically for "adults")
February 16-21 2026
February 23-27 2026
March 23-27 mars 2026 (specifically for "adults")

Spring 2026
April 13-18 2026
April 20-25 2026
June 8-12 juin 2026 (specifically for "adults")

Summer 2026

July 13-18 2026

July 20-25 2026
August 10-15 2026
August 17-22 2026


Goal:
Acquire or develop your instrumental technique with the Jacques Mornet Method, a winning pedagogy that has earned the CNIMA the best results in the world at international competitions.
Holding the instrument, balance of the bellows, spinning of the sound, palette of touches, musicality etc...  Come and work on 1 or 2 pieces of your choice and of all styles (variety, classical, musette, jazz, balkans...).

Trainers:  Jacques Mornet is a world-renowned accordion teacher, holder of the Gus Viseur prize and the silver disc of the Russian Gnessin Academy and founder of the CNIMA. Nathalie Boucheix is a virtuoso accordionist, winner of the most important international competitions, co-founder of the CNIMA of which she is the director. Their team is composed of teachers with great artistic and pedagogical skills.

Public:  All ages, all levels, all styles

from beginners to high level pros


Schedule:
All style Accordion Workshop

from Monday 1:30pm to Saturday 12:30 pm

28,5 hours total
Half a workshop over the course of 2 days and 1/2
Teaching cost 240 € /2 days 1/2  (+ 20 € externe)

Teaching cost+ full-board lodging
à partir de 359 €

All Style Accordion Workshop specifically for Adults

from Monday 1:30pm to Friday 5 pm
27 hours total

Costs:
Rate A:
Teaching fees 330 € /week (+30 € day students)

Teaching + full baord lodging fees 
starting at 585 €/week

+ 50€ for "specifically adults" workshops with a small group

 1/2 workshop (possible if the workshop is not full)
Teaching fees 240 € /2 days and 1/2  (+ 20 € for day students)

Teaching + full boarding fees
starting at 359 €

Rate A starting September 2025
Teaching fees 340 € /week (+30 € for day students)

Teaching + full baord lodging fees   
starting at 605 €/week

+ 50€ for "specifically adults" workshops with a small group

 1/2 workshop (possible if the workshop is not full)
Teaching fees 250 € /2 days and 1/2 i  (+ 20 € for day students)

Teaching + full boarding fees starting at 373 €

Please contact us to get the full program.

Accordion workshop "Franck Angélis"

with  Franck Angélis
  

Dates: 

July 14-18 2025

April 20-24 2026

Purpose :  Study Franck Angélis music under his guidance. His pedagogical music is accessible to all but Franck is known for his virtuoso pieces played in all accordion constests around the world. 

Trainer :  Franck Angelis is one of today's foremost accordion composer. As an accordionist, he won the Trophée Mondial in 1981 in the classical senior category. He teaches at the Gennevilliers Music conservatory since 1992 and has the highest Music National Diploma (Diplôme d'Etat).

Atendees : All ages, all levels

Schedule : 20h30, from Monday 2pm au to Friday night (after end of workshop concert)

Please contact us to get the full program.

Costs: 
B rates
Teaching fees 415 € /week (+30 € for day students)

Teaching + full board lodging fees  starting at 632 €/week

B rates starting September 2025
Teaching fees 420 € /week (+30 € for day students)

Teaching + full board lodging fees starting at 645 €/week

Classical accordion workshop

Preparing to the Bachelor and Masters at the Mons Royal Conservatory

with Olivier Douyez
  

Dates: 

July 14-18 2025

Contenu :   Musical and technical work on a piece of your choice. For young talents (from the age of 14), preparation to the Bachelor's and Master's degrees at the Royal Conservatory of Mons.  . ➜ More info about the Conservatoire Royal de Mons ART2

Formateur:  Olivier Douyez has graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Mons (Belgium) where he now teaches. He is a winner of major international accordion competitions and is regularly invited as a jury member at PIF Castelfidardo, Coupe Mondiale, Trophée Mondial etc. He performs throughout the world with his accordion quintet, the Quintette Hybris, and his violin accordion duo with his son, the Douyez Duo.

Public : Advanced levels, all ages. Young talents between age 14 and 18 can prepare the admission exam to Bachelor 1 at the Mons Royal Conservatory in Belgium. 

Pré-requis : none

Déroulé : 25 h, from Monday 1:30 pm to Friday 5pm

Please contact us to get the full program.

B rates
Teaching fees 415 € /week (+30 € for day students)

Teaching + full board lodging fees  starting at 632 €/week

Accordion Workshop
"Play and Sing"

with  Volodymyr Kashuta
  

Dates: 
July 21-25 2025 

Professor :  Volodymyr Kashuta is an accordion player, singer and composer. He holds 3 music masters and is the winner fo the Accordion Coupe Mondiale 2022. IHe sings covers and also writes his own songs mixing jazz, pop, latin and Eastern European style.

Content :  Study chords, rhythm, walking bass. Practice independance between your voice and your instrument.

Participants : All ages, all levels, all styles.

Schedule : 25 h, from Monday 1:30pm till Friday 5pm


Please contact us to get the full program.

Costs : 
B rates
Teaching fees 415 € /week (+30 € for day students)

Teaching + full board lodging fees  starting at 632 €/week

Intensive accordion Jacques Mornet workshop
 
with Jacques Mornet
  

Dates:

July 28-August 1 2025 

Contenu : 
Prepare international accordion competitions, Graduate Schools admission exams, or just a professional career. 

Formateur : Jacques Mornet is a world renowned accordion teacher. He was awarded the Gus Viseur award and the silver disc from the Russian Gnessin Academy. He is the founder of CNIMA. He is a jury member at international accordion competitions and CMA (World accordion Confederation) Vice-president.

Public: high level players all ages ...

Schedule: 9 hours per day. Morning rise at 6:45 am. Study from 8am to noon, with a 30 minute break between 10 and 10:30 am. Afternoon: 2:30 pm to 7:30 pm with a 30 minute break from 4-4:30pm

3 x 20 mn private class per day

Special fee
Teaching fee 200 € /week

Teaching + full board lodging fee
starting at 455 €/week

Accordion orchestra workshop
"Tribute to Claude Thomain"

with Aline Lacourt

Dates:  August 11-15 2025
  

More info soon

Costs : 
B rates
Teaching fees 415 € /week (+30 € for day students)

Teaching + full board lodging fees  starting at 632 €/week

Accordion forró workshop

avec Richard Posselt
  

Dates:

August 18-22 2025
August 17-21 2026

Trainer:  Richard Posselt is a pianist accordionist. For several years he has specialized in Brazilian music first with forro, then chorro. He went to study in Rio de Janeiro with some of the best current players in the genre: Bebe Kramer, Hamilton de Holanda, Luis Barcelos, Eduardo Neves, Rogério Caetano, Luciano Maia, Marcelo Caldi… He teaches in Jazz Action Valence, and gives workshops at "The Laborieux Du Dépliant", a non profit organization he funded.

Audience:  All ages, all levels

Content: Forró is a traditional music and dance from the North Eastern part of Brazil. Forro instruments are the triangle, the accordéon and the zabumba (big flat drum) and sometimes also the pandeiro (kind of a drum). Most of the time, the musicians also sing. Dominguinhos, Jackson do Pandeiro, Genival Lacerda, and Luiz Gonzaga are among the most well known forro musicians. In the workshop we will study different rhythms (Xote, baião, Xaxado, Arrasta-pé… ) on accordion of course but also on percussions. A fun and very concrete way to understand and play this music. 

Website:  zematuto.org 

Schedule: Monday 1:30 pm till Friday Night after show. 35hours


Please contact us to get the full program.

Costs : 
B rates
Teaching fees 415 € /week (+30 € for day students)

Teaching + full board lodging fees  starting at 632 €/week

B rates starting September 2025
Teaching fees 420 € /week (+30 € for day students)

Teaching + full board lodging fees starting at 645 €/week

JAZZ  workshop for

Piano, Accordion, Double Bass

avec Christian MORNET

Dates: Feb 23-26 2026

Professor :

Christian Mornet is the recipient of a first prize from Avignon Music Conservatory. He is a pianist very much appreciated for his exceptional touch, his virtuosity and sensibility. He played with high rank musicians such as Marcia Maria, Michel Gaudry, Marcel Zanini ...

Content :

Study themes in various styles : ternary or binary, swing, bossa. Develop your harmony skills. Practice improvisation starting with the Blues in F 

Participants : All levels

Pre-requisite : Notions and practice of basic harmony

Schedule : 35 hours, from Monday 1:30pm til Friday 12:30 pm

Please contact us to get the full program.

Costs: 
B rates starting September 2025
Teaching fees 420 € /week (+30 € for day students)

Teaching + full board lodging fees starting at 645 €/week

Accordion workshop
"28 dance rhythms"

with Maxime d'Errico
 

Dates: August 10-14  2026 

Contenu : Learn and master 28 dance rhythm on your left hand: Valse, Boléro, Cha-Cha, Bachata, Cumbia, Bossa-nova, Tango, Foxtrot, Charleston , Forro, Madison, Baïon, Reggae ... Technical work related to each rhythm and work on the "groove".  Place this 28 rhythm with a theme on the right hand in order to work the independance.

Formateur : Maxime is an accordionist and professional musician specialized in entertainment music for cocktails and bals. He studied at CNIMA from age 11 and got a French Conservatory diploma in accordion. He was a laureate in many international accordion competition.

Participants : All ages, all levels

Pre-required : Master the practice of major, minor and 7th chords.

Schedule : 35 h, du lundi 1:30pm  til Friday 6pm


Please contact us to get the full program.

Costs :
B rates starting September 2025
Teaching fees 420 € /week (+30 € for day students)

Teaching + full board lodging fees starting at 645 €/week

For any information
contact us via email at contact@ cnima.com or call us on  33 (0)4 73 22 27 45