ACCORDION LESSONS

Originally self taught Martina later studied accordion with Phillippe Piquot whilst living in Paris and holds a teacher’s Diploma (LTCL) in music education (Trinity College London). She is also a member of Morley College's accordion ensemble, led by accordionists Ian Watson and Julie North, who continue to be a source of inspiration to her.

Martina has many years of experience in teaching the piano-accordion to students of all ages(7-75). It is important to her to meet the needs of the individual student. This can range from serious preparation for graded exams (1-8) or just having fun exploring this versatile instrument. Tunes can be taught by ear or using sheet music, always driven by the music and style the student wishes to learn.

Martina also arranges music for easy accordion in order to have an inspiring repertoire from the very beginning. The accordion music publisher “Kestrel Publications" recently published Martina’s “Four pieces for solo accordion" under the title “Sweet Trouble" which also won the national accordion composer’s competition in 2006. She won the competition again in 2009 with her composition "Rapid Eye Movements".

You can listen to Martina's compositions and other Audio Samples on the "Audio Samples" page.

Accordion lessons take place in Stoke Newington, London N16, near Dalston. She also teaches in Sussex, near Brighton.

For further details and cost, please contact Martina Schwarz: Email: info@martinaschwarz.net
Telephone: 07940 572648 (Mobile)