Accordion

Undergraduate students take weekly academic classes in addition to their accordion studies. Classes in Analysis and Aural, Conducting, Technology, Keyboard Skills and Western Music History are designed to compliment and add to every student’s creative development as performers.

In addition to weekly individual lessons, both undergraduate and postgraduate accordion students participate in:

Chamber Music

Through a strong and wide-ranging chamber music programme, the response of contemporary composers to the instrument’s emergence is reflected in continuing collaborations with composition students and established composers.

Masterclasses

Public and private masterclasses given by distinguished artists take place throughout the year. These have recently included Matti Rantanen, Mie Miki, Claudio Jacomucci, Inaki Alberdi, Viatcheslav Semionov and Massimiliano Pitocco.

Accordion History and Performance Practice

In these classes, you will learn the history of the development of the accordion and its repertoire along with discussions on playing styles.

Critical Listening Sessions

In these sessions, you will listen to recordings of old and new repertoire from accordion players all over the world while examining scores and discussing any relevant topics.

LRAM

As an Academy student, you can choose to take the LRAM (Licenciate of the Royal Academy of Music) teaching diploma course, which offers a practical and engaging introduction to the principles of teaching.