The International Accordion Festival “REEDBLOCKS” is organizing an international conference about teaching the accordion in preschool in response to the need to exchange educational practices.

Accordionists from different European countries, who have engaged in intense educational activities, have been invited by the Festival to share their experiences on a topic that has rarely been researched and discussed in Greece.

The conference is held under the auspices of the Laboratory of Contemporary Music Research, Composition, Interpretation and Improvisation (La.Re.Co.M) of the Department of Music Science and Art of the University of Macedonia.

The conference will be carried out online. It will be possible to attend live with real-time translation.

Chairwoman: Vasiliki Psyrra
Participating lecturers:
Emmanuel Stagakis (Greece / Germany),
Director of the Music School of Bückeburg, Lecturer of Accordion

Vasiliki Psyra (Greece/Germany),
Lecturer of Education and Eurythmics at the University of Erfurt and at the Music School of Jena

Mateja Zenzerovic (Croatia/Spain),
Lecturer of Accordion at the Barcelona Conservatory

Katja S. Pupovac (Serbia),
Professor of Education at the University of Kragujevac

Claudia Quackernak (Germany),
Director of the Senne School of Music (Bielefeld), Lecturer of Accordion

Sini Stroem (Finland),
President of the Finnish Society of Accordion Teachers, Lecturer of Education at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki

Claudia Quackernak

Insights into how to start with children from the age of 4 in a music school in Germany.

(will be held in german, with live translation into greek)

Manolis Stagakis

Teaching accordion to children before learning to read and write

(will be held in greek, with live translation into english)

Katja Pupovac

From beginner to artist – the main goals and challenges of first accordion lessons

(will be held in german, with live translation into greek)

Mateja Zenzerovic

The importance of music theory and ear training in instrumental lessons from the beginning. Presentation of the Spanish method ‘Mago Diapasón’ and how to make music theory and ear training attractive for the youngest children in connection with accordion lessons.

(will be held in german, with live translation into greek)

Vasiliki Psyrra

Play, dance, paint with the accordion: getting to know the musical instrument in group lessons through the prism of informal music teaching.

(will be held in greek, with live translation into english)

Sini Ström

Creating a safe and healthy environment to nurture your pupils own musical interpretation from the very beginning

(will be held in english with live translation into greek)

Sunday, September 22

14:00-17:00 CET

The link to the zoom platform:

https://zoom.us/j/96453007730?pwd=unhn4rbPmbY147q0lU5rqEXEnb0s7H.1