Currently, I accept students from the age of 7 to learn with me the art of playing this unique and mesmerizing instrument - the accordion!

I will teach you how to play beautiful French and Italian music that stands at the core of this instrument’s glory, but also darker and more complex music of the Balkans or South America that will turn heads of anyone witnessing you play. As an academically trained musician, I always include classical repertoire in my course as I believe any well-rounded musician should be familiar with and able to perform classical pieces. Like all other instruments, accordion has evolved greatly in recent years. I will show you how you can use this instrument to play modern music, including jazz and contemporary, but also popular styles like rock or electronic music. 

After years of education and gained experience, I use a mixture of different methods, creating and adjusting my accordion course to each student's specific goals and aspirations. 

With my educational background in classical piano, I teach solid playing techniques based on Frederick Chopin's teaching method. Chopin was a passionate teacher himself who developed an array of tools for learners to play their instruments in a relaxed, healthy, and brilliant manner. To support the development of the natural creative senses of my students, I also use the method of E.J. Dalcroze, who developed a beautiful approach to learning music through experience, improvisation, and active creation, and E. Gordon - whose teaching is based on audiation, “sound before sight” learning, natural understanding of the language of music. To ensure healthy habits and prevent any playing-related injuries, you will learn about Alexander technique - gentle, natural movement and relaxation should be at the core of each musician’s technical skills. 

The course also includes strong theory and ear training to build high-level musicianship skills in my students, which will enable them to communicate with other musicians clearly and effectively as well as play not only solo but with bands, duets, and orchestras, where listening and accurately responding to other instruments and musicians is the basis of musical communication.

I have successfully led many of my students in their professional journey, preparing them for internationally recognized exams, like Trinity and ABRSM, so if one of your goals is to gain these official qualifications, we will include that in the course. 

Being an experienced performer, having played not only classical repertoire and concerts but also being part of jazz, progressive rock, and folk bands, I adjust the course to support achieving your goals in the quickest and most effective way without wasting your time on things that are not in your area of focus at the moment. 

I strongly believe that learning musical language should be approached as learning any language - by practicing speaking it as soon and as much as possible. That's why, when you learn with me, we go straight to the instrument, playing from the first moment. By using small and consistent steps, you will comfortably speak the language of music and, in time, be able to create longer and longer phrases and sentences, make your own music and read existing music in a more efficient and fluent manner. 

Most of all, my teaching style is about the relationship between me and each individual student, so really it's ever-changing and flexible, just like our goals, dreams, and abilities.