ALL-STYLES ACCORDION WORKSHOP All ages, all levels, from beginner to pro!
August 18 to 23, 2025
Contents: Instrumental work following the Jacques Mornet method. Approach the accordion as a wind instrument. Management of the air column and bellows. Balance between body and instrument. Work on touch and articulations. Quest for musicality. Work on 1 or 2 pieces of your choice (variety, classical, musette, jazz, balkan, etc.). Progress at accelerated speed.
Trainers: Jacques Mornet is a world-renowned accordion teacher, holder of the Gus Viseur prize and the silver disc from the Russian Gnessin Academy, and founder of the CNIMA. Nathalie Boucheix is a virtuoso accordionist, winner of the most prestigious international competitions, and co-founder of the Cnima, of which she is director. Their team is made up of teachers of outstanding artistic and pedagogical skills.
Pedagogy 330 € /week (+30 € for externals) Pedagogy + full-board accommodation from €585/week
ACCORDION WORKSHOP All ages, all levels, all styles with Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix and their team
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.
Teaching fee 330€ (+30 € for students living outside school)
Teaching fee + Full-board Lodging starting at €585/week
Dates: Monday, August 18 to Friday, August 22, 2025
Trainer: Pianist and accordionist Richard Posselt specializes in Brazilian music, forro and choro. He studied in Rio de Janeiro with the best musicians in this style: Bebe Kramer, Hamilton de Holanda, Luis Barcelos, Eduardo Neves, Rogério Caetano, Luciano Maia, Marcelo Caldi... He plays with the group Zé Matuto.
Contents: Forró is a traditional music and dance from northeastern Brazil. Master the bellows technique specific to Brazilian accordionists and this music.
Two-handed accompaniment of another melodist. Improvisation on a chord grid, counterpoint or solo. Rudiments of the percussion instruments that accompany this style. Mastery of a dance repertoire.
Website: www.zematuto.org
Public: All ages, all levels
Schedule: 35 hours, Monday 1:30 pm to Friday after the evening concert
Cost : Teaching 415 € /week (+30 € for externals)
Pedagogy + full-board accommodation from €670/week
Accordion forró workshop
with Richard Posselt
Dates: August 18-22 2025
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 accordion 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 percussion. 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
Costs : Teaching 415 € /week (+30 € if you live outside)
ALL-STYLES ACCORDION WORKSHOP All ages, all levels, from beginner to pro!
August 11 to 16, 2025
Contents: Instrumental work following the Jacques Mornet method. Approach the accordion as a wind instrument. Management of the air column and bellows. Balance between body and instrument. Work on touch and articulations. Quest for musicality. Work on 1 or 2 pieces of your choice (variety, classical, musette, jazz, balkan, etc.). Progress at accelerated speed.
Trainers: Jacques Mornet is a world-renowned accordion teacher, holder of the Gus Viseur prize and the silver disc from the Russian Gnessin Academy, and founder of the CNIMA. Nathalie Boucheix is a virtuoso accordionist, winner of the most prestigious international competitions, and co-founder of the Cnima, of which she is director. Their team is made up of teachers of outstanding artistic and pedagogical skills.
Pedagogy 330 € /week (+30 € for externals) Pedagogy + full-board accommodation from €585/week
ACCORDION WORKSHOP All ages, all levels, all styles with Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix and their team
August 11-16 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.
Teaching fee 330€ (+30 € for students living outside school)
Teaching fee + Full-board Lodging starting at €585/week
CNIMA, chemin des Ludines, 63950 Saint Sauves d'Auvergne
ACCORDION WORKSHOP SINGING ACCOMPANIMENT with Volodymyr Kashuta
July 21 to 25, 2025
Content: Work on chords, rhythms, walking bass. Practice of voice/instrument independence.
Public: All ages, all levels
Trainer: Volodymir Kashuta is an accordionist, singer, composer, holder of 3 masters degrees and winner of the World Accordion Cup in 2022. He performs covers and composes his own songs in a style tinged with jazz, pop and Eastern European music.
From 586 euros per week, all-inclusive (including full-board accommodation)
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 independence 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 415 € /week (+30 € for students living outside)
Teaching fees + full-board lodging starting at 670 €/week
ALL-STYLES ACCORDION WORKSHOP All ages, all levels, from beginner to pro!
July 21 to 26, 2025
Contents: Instrumental work following the Jacques Mornet method. Approach the accordion as a wind instrument. Management of the air column and bellows. Balance between body and instrument. Work on touch and articulations. Quest for musicality. Work on 1 or 2 pieces of your choice (variety, classical, musette, jazz, balkan, etc.). Progress at accelerated speed.
Trainers: Jacques Mornet is a world-renowned accordion teacher, holder of the Gus Viseur prize and the silver disc from the Russian Gnessin Academy, and founder of the CNIMA. Nathalie Boucheix is a virtuoso accordionist, winner of the most prestigious international competitions, and co-founder of the Cnima, of which she is director. Their team is made up of teachers of outstanding artistic and pedagogical skills.
Pedagogy 330 € /week (+30 € for externals) Pedagogy + full-board accommodation from €585/week
ACCORDION WORKSHOP All ages, all levels, all styles with Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix and their team
July 21-26 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.
Teaching fee 330€ (+30 € for students living outside school)
Teaching fee + Full-board Lodging starting at €585/week
ALL-STYLES ACCORDION WORKSHOP All ages, all levels, from beginner to pro!
July 14 to 19, 2025
Contents: Instrumental work following the Jacques Mornet method. Approach the accordion as a wind instrument. Management of the air column and bellows. Balance between body and instrument. Work on touch and articulations. Quest for musicality. Work on 1 or 2 pieces of your choice (variety, classical, musette, jazz, balkan, etc.). Progress at accelerated speed.
Trainers: Jacques Mornet is a world-renowned accordion teacher, holder of the Gus Viseur prize and the silver disc from the Russian Gnessin Academy, and founder of the CNIMA. Nathalie Boucheix is a virtuoso accordionist, winner of the most prestigious international competitions, and co-founder of the Cnima, of which she is director. Their team is made up of teachers of outstanding artistic and pedagogical skills.
Pedagogy 330 € /week (+30 € for externals) Pedagogy + full-board accommodation from €585/week
ACCORDION WORKSHOP All ages, all levels, all styles with Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix and their team
July 14-19 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.
Teaching fee 330€ (+30 € for students living outside school)
Teaching fee + Full-board Lodging starting at €585/week
CNIMA, chemin des Ludines, 63950 Saint Sauves d'Auvergne
ALL-STYLE ACCORDÉON WORKSHOP for adults with Jacques MORNET, Nathalie BOUCHEIX and their team
June 16 to 20, 2025
Contents: Instrumental work following the Jacques Mornet method. Approach the accordion as a wind instrument. Management of the air column and bellows. Balance between body and instrument. Work on touch and articulations. Quest for musicality. Work on 1 or 2 pieces of your choice (variety, classical, musette, jazz, balkan, etc.). Progress at accelerated speed.
Trainers : Jacques Mornet is a world-renowned accordion teacher, holder of the Gus Viseur prize and the silver disc from the Russian Gnessin Academy, and founder of the CNIMA. Nathalie Boucheix is a virtuoso accordionist, winner of the greatest international competitions, and co-founder of the Cnima, of which she is director. Their team is made up of teachers with outstanding artistic and teaching skills.
Public: Adults of all ages, levels and styles. From beginner to pro! Prerequisites: Bring one or two pieces of your choice (except for beginners) Cost : From September 2024 Training costs 380€ (+30€ for external students) Tuition + full board accommodation from €635/week info here https://www.cnima.com/agenda
--------------------------------------- ACCORDION WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS All ages, levels, styles with Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix and their team
June 16-20
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: adults, 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 380€ (+30 € for students living outside school) Teaching fee + Full-board Lodging starting at 635 €/week
Content: Initiation open to all in order to Familiarize yourself with Brazilian, Gypsy, Zydeco and Celtic styles. Develop your playing skills with a simple, fun approach to a repertoire open to world music. Work on themes and develop a relevant interpretation, whether festive, improvised or reproduced. For all instruments and all levels.
Trainer: Ludovic BEIER is one of France's leading Gypsy jazz accordionists. He has made a name for himself worldwide alongside guitarist Angelo Debarre. On tour, he meets James Carter, Joe Lovano and Tom Scott, and performs in the greatest American jazz clubs alongside Toots Thielemans, Herbie Hancock, Eliane Elias, the Django All Stars... In France, he accompanies Melody Gardot, Thomas Dutronc and Guy Marchand, for whom he composes and arranges his latest album, "Né à Belleville". Ludovic Beier also lends his talents as a composer and arranger to the world of cinema and television. His latest solo accordion album, "Made in black", has just been released. Ludovic Beier has won the Prix Gus Viseur and the Prix Francis Baxter, and holds a Master's degree in Manouche Jazz.
Schedule: 3 full days, from 10am on day 1 to 6.30pm on day 3.
Audience: All instruments
Cost: Pedagogy 415 € / 3 days Pedagogy + full-board accommodation from €574 / 3 days
Content: Familiarize yourself with brazilian, gypsy, zydeco and celtic music. Whatever your level is, this masterclass will allow you to broaden your playing by approaching a world music repertoire in a fun way. You will work on various themes playing them uptempo, improvising or playing transcribed versions.
Trainer: Ludovic Beier is a world-renowned jazz accordionist. He has played with Stochelo Rosenberg, Angelo Debarre, Dorado Schmitt, San Severino, Thomas Dutronc and Guy Marchand to name a few. He has a PHD in Gypsy Jazz.
Participants: All levels, all instruments
Schedule : 3 full days starting at 10 am on the first day and finishing at 6:30pm on the third day.
Trainer: A lyricist since 1997, Frédéric Kocourek has written for some 30 French-language chanson artists, including Isabelle Boulay, Natasha St Pier, Angélique Kidjo, Rock Voisine, Sarah Brightman, Daguerre, Yannick Noah, Louis Bertignac... A fine pedagogue, he was, among other things, a trainer for several years at Francis Cabrel's Rencontres d'Astaffort. He is deeply involved in professional training with Sacem, Afdas and the Union National des Auteurs et Compositeurs.
Content: Perfecting your skills as a songwriter. Work on inspiration, structure, style, metrics, rhymes, narrative... The lyricist's constraints: a source of stumbling blocks or a driving force for creation?
Audience: Authors, composers, performers of contemporary music, singer-songwriters, songwriters, singer-songwriters
Schedule: 35h, Monday 9am to Friday 5pm
Cost : Pedagogy 1450 € /week (+30 € for externals)
Pedagogy + full-board accommodation from €1667/week
AFDAS-approved course, 100% financeable
The little-known AFDAS auteur is available to authors who have earned a certain amount of royalties over the last three or five years. See conditions
AFDAS intermittent is available for all intermittent workers in the entertainment industry. See conditions
If you are not eligible for Afdas, contact us! There are grants available that we can mobilize.
CNIMA Jacques Mornet, Saint Sauves d'Auvergne, France
Masterclass in rhythmic accompaniment, with Ludovic Beier
Dates: April 28, 29, 30, 2025
Content: Turn your instrument into the band that makes all styles groove! Acquire the harmonic and rhythmic keys to accompany any style: traditional, pop, jazz, Latin, chanson... Make chords sound right, play bass patterns and learn rhythmic patterns. This course is suitable for all instruments and all levels.
Trainer: Ludovic BEIER is one of France's leading Gypsy jazz accordionists. He has made a name for himself worldwide alongside guitarist Angelo Debarre. On tour, he meets James Carter, Joe Lovano and Tom Scott, and performs in the greatest American jazz clubs alongside Toots Thielemans, Herbie Hancock, Eliane Elias, the Django All Stars... In France, he accompanies Melody Gardot, Thomas Dutronc and Guy Marchand, for whom he composes and arranges his latest album, "Né à Belleville". Ludovic Beier also lends his talents as a composer and arranger to the world of cinema and television. His latest solo accordion album, "Made in black", has just been released. Ludovic Beier has won the Prix Gus Viseur and the Prix Francis Baxter, and holds a Master's degree in Manouche Jazz.
-------------------------------- Rhythmical Accompaniment Masterclass with Ludovic Beier Dates: January 21, 22, 23, 2025
Content: Make your instrument groove in any style! Get the harmony and rhythmic tools to be able to accompany in any style: traditional, pop, jazz, latin, chanson ... Make the chords ring, play bass lines, learn rhythmic patterns. For all instruments and all levels.
Trainer: Ludovic Beier is a world-renowned jazz accordionist. He has played with Stochelo Rosenberg, Angelo Debarre, Dorado Schmitt, San Severino, Thomas Dutronc and Guy Marchand to name a few. He has a PHD in Gypsy Jazz. Participants: accordionists, pianists, bass and guitar players ...
Schedule : 3 full days starting at 10 am on the first day and finishing at 6:30pm on the third day.