Accordion workshops
All ages, levels, styles 

with Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix and their team

Fall
September 30-October 4 2024 (specifically for "adults") full

October 21-26 2024

November 18-22  2024 (specifically for "adults")

Winter

January 27-31 2025 (specifically for "adults")

February 17-22 2025 

February 24-March 1 2025 

Spring

March 31-April 4 2025 (specifically for "adults")
April 14-19  2025

April 21-26 2025

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

Summer

July 14-19 2025

July 21-26 2025

August 11-16 2025

August 18-23 2025

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:
from Monday noon to Saturday noon, each half-day, 1 hour of group lesson and ½ hour of individual lesson, on 1 or 2 pieces of your choice. 20h30 in total. You can also do 2 days and 1/2 workshop or workshop via skype, see info below

Costs :
Teaching fee 330€  (+30 € for students living outside school)

Teaching fee + Full-board Lodging starting at 585 €/week

+ 50€ for "special adults" workshops (groups are smaller)


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

Accordion Workshop
"Play and Sing"

with Volodymyr Kashuta
 

Dates: October 21- 25 2024 

Formateur : Volodymir 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.

Contenu : 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

Cost :
Teaching fees 330 € /week (+30 € for people staying outside of school)

Teaching fees + full board lodging 
starting from 585 €/week

JAZZ workshop for

Piano, Accordion, Double Bass

avec Christian MORNET

Dates: Feb 24-28 2025

Trainer :

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 

Audience : All levels

Pre-requisite : Notions and practice of basic harmony

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

Teaching fees: 
Teaching fees 415 € /semaine (+30 € for students living outside)

Teaching fees + full-board lodging 
starting at 670 €/week

Accordion workshop
"28 dance rhythms"

with Maxime d'Errico
 

Dates: February 24-28  2025 

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

Cost :
Teaching fee 415 € /week (+30 € for students staying outside of the school)

Teaching fee + full board lodging 
starting at 670 €/week

Accordion workshop "Franck Angélis"

with Franck Angélis
 

Dates: April 21 - 25 2025 

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)

Coût :
Pédagogie 415 € /semaine (+30 € pour externes)

Pédagogie + hébergement en pension complète 
à partir de 670 €/semaine