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CBA teachers in the UK

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I know there are some CBA teachers in the UK and Ireland.
There is Owen Murray, C-system accordionist and teacher at the Royal Academy of Music in London
http://www.owenmurray.net/
http://www.owenmurray.net/pages/teaching.html

And there is Nikolai Ryskov, B-system accordionist and teacher
http://www.abnir.co.uk/?About_Us:Nikolai_Ryskov
from 2004: Teaching at the Musica Academy Musica Nova 88 Cromer Street, London, WC1H 8DG, http://www.musicanova.org.uk

In Ireland there is Dermot Dunne, C-system accordionist and teacher at the Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama
http://www.dit.ie/conservatory/staff/dermotdunne/

Accordionist starters who want to try the CBA could contact these professors/teachers, maybe they can give some tips on where to find CBA teachers in the England, Ireland, Scotland, ...

Owen Murray started his position in 1986, I suppose in the course of the years some young CBA teachers have obtained their degree.
 
There is a UK teachers list on http://accordionists.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=448 . I know the principle was (rightly) that teachers shouldnt be added to the list without their consent but can we edit the list to add variations other than the default of piano accordion if we know?

I know that Romano Viazzani set up a UK Association of Accordion Teachers in 2013 to share information (rather than to endorse quality of teachers etc.) - theres an article about it on http://www.ukaccordions.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1612&Itemid=1 - this association might hold some info.
 
I can read the name of Owen Murray on the Romano Viazzani hyperlink you mention, he attended a UK Association of Accordion Teachers meeting.

A tip, it could be useful for young accordion starters in the UK to add not only the names, contact details of the teachers, the system they teach (C-system or B-system, or piano accordion), but also the name of the music school.
Is it a Conservatory department, a public music school, a private music school, a private teacher, etcetera
 
Backward Alphabet teachers ....wow ..what next ? !!

...not sorry ...couldn't resist the obvious bad joke....

CJ
 
When I bought my Bayan B system in January I emailed
Nikolai Ryskov and he sent me lots of useful stuff. Unfortunately he is too far away to give me lessons, so I am still looking for a suitable person near home who might help. Meanwhile I have to be content with getting my fingers in a twisted knot occasionally!

Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk
 
In Scotland is based the B-system CBA accordionist Paul Chaimberlain, a well known accordionist / concertist on the international accordion scene.
Hes a graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, and can teach B-system accordion at all levels.
http://www.theaccordionist.com/index.php
 
Stephen said:
In Scotland is based the B-system CBA accordionist Paul Chaimberlain, a well known accordionist / concertist on the international accordion scene.
Hes a graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, and can teach B-system accordion at all levels.
http://www.theaccordionist.com/index.php
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Stephen, as I have mentioned on this forum before, Paul Chamberlain is one of my favourite British accordionists. Pity he doesnt live a bit nearer to me.

Pete
 
Pete. My apologies..... I must have of messed up the sending. Steven has given you the same name I was going to pass on to you. Paul C. does lessons by Skype which may be a solution for you. In my view he is a good teacher and a pleasant person. Best wishes.
 
There must be some more CBA teachers in UK
West-Yorkshire , Leeds, ...
http://nigelwaterhouse.wordpress.com/

Maybe in all major cities in UK there is allready a CBA teacher c-system or b-system available for lessons, both in music schools or private tuition.
I suppose the UK accordion teachers society must be able to provide a list online. Like in other countries.
 
If we are making a list here, Ingrid Gould teaches C system CBA in the West Midlands including free bass (as well as piano accordion). She's on the list of teachers on this forum. I don't know of other CBA teachers in the W. Mids. (there could be).
 
Buttons, Thanks for that. Have you had Skype lessons from PC yourself, and if so, did you take to this approach. I'm unsure whether it would work for me.

Stephen, Thanks to you also, I know Nigel Waterhouse and have been to see him. He was really honest as he is a C system player and was obviously not at ease with a request to teach B system. He gave me as much help and advice as he felt he could, which I greatly respect.

Pete
 
Pietro. My computer is on the way out so this may be the last message ever sent...... No I have not had Skype lessons as I am a complete musical duffie so it would be non-starter. I will not tell how long it is taking me to play a complete number all the way through with both hands. Give him a contact and see how it works. I can see it wold be good if you had good Skype service . My connection abroad is pretty hopeless most of the time. Best wishes and hope you sort something out. Possibly over and out for the time being..........
 
There is a CBA teacher, B system, in Kingston, Surrey. I've been meaning to have a lesson with her but haven't found the time yet. I've got her email address if anyone wants it via PM.
 
reasonably proficient piano box players without benefit of teachers should have no problems adapting to the continental system as there is much in common between the two systems.

Playing technique as regards to bellows control and how the keys/buttons are hit and released is the same, the buttons play exactly the same notes as the keys and obviously the same combination of buttons or keys are required for right hand chords. The only fundamental difference is that whereas scales follow a linear pattern ( up is up and down is down) on a piano box the notes of a sale on a continental follow ehat may at first seem a slightly odd pattern, but with the advantage of more notes within a handspan.

Armed with nothing more than a keyboard chart and a smattering of common sense the piano box player should be able to work out the sequence of any scale with ease (the C scale can, on a 5 row , be used to play all major scales or alternatively and preferably 3 scales should be learned on just the outside 3 rows).

Same goes for right hand chords - look at a keyboard chart and they will be revealed!

Then like on any other instrument practice scales, scales and more scales!

The inside 2 rows are just repeats of the outside 2 rows ( using the same reeds and pallets) and , again referring to a keyboard chart , can be used to ease tricky fingering or to facilitate right hand chords.

Ah but what abut 'fingering' some might say! Again refer to the keyboard chart and use a bit of common sense to find a workable way of fingering scales - there is no official correct way and tutor books do not all sing from the same hymn sheet!. If a scale if particularly buggerous there is usually a better way of doing it so enjoy experimenting

If you can find a good teacher/mentor or whatever take advantage of it but there is no reason why experienced box players should not take up the continental box because they can't find a teacher . The learning curve may just be a bit longer.

george
 
Further to Stephen's post, and just as a point of interest, the following CBA professors will also be providing private masterclasses to the accordion students at The Royal Academy of Music, London this academic year;

Matti Rantanen - Sibelius Academy, Finland.
Bjarke Mogensen - Denmark.
Janne Rattya - University of Music and Dramatic Arts, Austria.

(Piano accordion; Raimondas Sviackevicius - Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre).
 
Nice to read the Royal Academy of Music in London is having these 3 excellent accordion teachers for masterclasses.
Very good for the accordion students to benefit from accordion teachers' experiences from other countries.

It's good to have you on this forum Ben, so we can hear directly from the RAM accordion students and teachers what's going on in English accordion education.
We CBA amateur accordionists are an endangered species on accordion forums, we need all the help we can get from the conservatories and academics :-)

Eg if some CBA teacher could explain on online accordion forum(s) that it is not necessary for kid or young adult to be a genius to learn and play the CBA. It just takes regular/weekly lessons at music school from a CBA trained teacher.
(I doubt if any CBA conservatory teacher is a member of this forum. You must be one of the first CBA students, future teacher (?) )
 
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