Accordion workshops & courses
Accordion workshops and short courses listed on the teaching map. Dates are published by each organiser: check their website before travelling.
Upcoming courses
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Stage d'accordéon (méthode Jacques Mornet) — Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne (Puy-de-Dôme)
Du 10 août 2026 au 15 août 2026
Stage en immersion, tous niveaux et styles, direction Jacques Mornet.
International school founded in 1995 by Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix. Intensive training preparing for the CEM and DEM diplomas in partnership with the Gennevilliers conservatoire, in variety and classical music. Offers many courses throughout the year. Mainly chromatic, all styles. Diatonic courses are sometimes offered.
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Stage d'accordéon chromatique en Cévennes – Semaine 2 (complet) — Saint-Jean-du-Gard (Gard)
Du 10 août 2026 au 14 août 2026
Notes Au Vent ; semaine annoncée complète.
Open-air chromatic accordion courses for over 10 years, led by Dominique Denize. Individual and group lessons.
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Stage d'accordéon diatonique d'été (2 et 3 rangs) — Privas (Ardèche)
Du 10 août 2026 au 12 août 2026
3 jours, accordéon diatonique 2 et 3 rangs tous niveaux, animé par Jean-Christophe Marie, à Saint-Thomé (07).
Annual festival of trad dances, courses and concerts offering a diatonic accordion course each edition, run by the Ardèche federation of trad workshops.
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Stage accordéon diatonique débutants (Christelle Siffre) — Eyguières (Bouches-du-Rhône)
Du 12 août 2026 au 14 août 2026
Au hameau du Frontal (Cévennes, Gard) ; débutants, animé par Christelle Siffre.
Les Accords d'Léo is a music school located in Eyguières. Diatonic accordion lessons are offered there for all levels. Courses are organised regularly.
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Festival Les Traversées Tatihou – Stage d'accordéon diatonique — Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (Manche)
Du 12 août 2026 au 16 août 2026
Stage pendant le festival, animé par Sophie Cavez ; niveau min. 3 voix / 12 basses.
Diatonic accordion course as part of the annual Les Traversées Tatihou festival in August; tutor Sophie Cavez. Minimum level: 3-row, 12-bass.
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Stage d'accordéon Musiques Festives – Session S4 — Hautefage (Corrèze)
Du 15 août 2026 au 22 août 2026
Stage/masterclass accordéon au Domaine de Meilhac, Hautefage (19).
Association organising accordion courses for adults since 1994 at the Domaine de Meilhac. Technical work in the morning, ensemble rehearsals in the afternoon.
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Stage d'été Bayanaccord (accordéon bayan/chromatique) — Marlhes (Loire)
Du 16 août 2026 au 21 août 2026
MFR de Marlhes (42), pension complète ; intervenants Mélanie Brégant, Aurélien Noël, Philippe Bourlois ; cours individuels + ateliers, tous niveaux.
Residential accordion course held each summer (mid-August) at the MFR of Marlhes by the Bayanaccord duo, all levels; chromatic accordion/bayan.
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Séjour accordéon – Août — Villebon-sur-Yvette (Essonne)
Du 17 août 2026 au 23 août 2026
Séjour musical au château de Villebon avec accordéon parmi les instruments, tous niveaux.
Music courses, including accordion, held in a Renaissance château for 7 weeks a year. Classical, jazz, beginner and discovery programmes for all ages and levels.
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Stage d'accordéon (méthode Jacques Mornet) — Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne (Puy-de-Dôme)
Du 17 août 2026 au 22 août 2026
Stage en immersion, tous niveaux et styles, direction Jacques Mornet.
International school founded in 1995 by Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix. Intensive training preparing for the CEM and DEM diplomas in partnership with the Gennevilliers conservatoire, in variety and classical music. Offers many courses throughout the year. Mainly chromatic, all styles. Diatonic courses are sometimes offered.
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Stage accordéon diatonique et musique d'ensemble (Bruno Léauthier) — Eyguières (Bouches-du-Rhône)
Du 17 août 2026 au 22 août 2026
Au hameau du Frontal (Cévennes, Gard) ; tous niveaux sauf débutants, pratique collective, animé par Bruno Léauthier.
Les Accords d'Léo is a music school located in Eyguières. Diatonic accordion lessons are offered there for all levels. Courses are organised regularly.
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Stage d'accordéon chromatique en Cévennes – Semaine 3 — Saint-Jean-du-Gard (Gard)
Du 17 août 2026 au 21 août 2026
Notes Au Vent ; une semaine, tous niveaux, avec ou sans solfège ; camping sur place.
Open-air chromatic accordion courses for over 10 years, led by Dominique Denize. Individual and group lessons.
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Atelier bandonéon – Tarbes en Tango 2026 — Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées)
Du 18 août 2026 au 23 août 2026
Du lundi 18 au samedi 23 août 2026, option bandonéon – cours le matin + atelier collectif l'après-midi (15h-17h).
International Argentine tango festival (annual) offering an instrumental workshop with a bandoneon option led by a professional bandoneonist; intermediate to advanced level.
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Stage d'accordéon diatonique avec Marie Constant — Saint-Michel-de-Double (Dordogne)
Du 22 août 2026 au 26 août 2026
5 jours, niveau intermédiaire, avec Marie Constant (max 12 participants).
Association running regular multi-day diatonic accordion courses in Saint-Michel-de-Double, Dordogne.
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Stage d'accordéon Musiques Festives – Session S5 — Hautefage (Corrèze)
Du 22 août 2026 au 29 août 2026
Stage/masterclass accordéon au Domaine de Meilhac, Hautefage (19).
Association organising accordion courses for adults since 1994 at the Domaine de Meilhac. Technical work in the morning, ensemble rehearsals in the afternoon.
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Stage AVECAV – accordéon diatonique (journée) — Le Breuil-sur-Couze (Puy-de-Dôme)
Le 20 septembre 2026
Stage d'une journée au Lycée agro-environnemental du Breuil-sur-Couze ; accordéon diatonique (Thibaut Buvat).
Five one-day courses a year including diatonic accordion (with hurdy-gurdy, cabrette and fiddle) and ensemble playing, at Le Breuil-sur-Couze.
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Stage accordéon diatonique et bal — Colombiers (Vienne)
Du 25 septembre 2026 au 26 septembre 2026
Intervenante Sylvie Fréchou, au gîte la Colombine ; 2 jours / 10h (niveau plusieurs années). Bal le 26/09 avec duo Balance ta Chouette.
Trad group from Poitou running several diatonic accordion courses a year at the Colombine gîte (Poitou repertoire).
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Stage d'accordéon « Adultes » — Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne (Puy-de-Dôme)
Du 5 octobre 2026 au 9 octobre 2026
Session adultes, direction Jacques Mornet / Nathalie Boucheix.
International school founded in 1995 by Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix. Intensive training preparing for the CEM and DEM diplomas in partnership with the Gennevilliers conservatoire, in variety and classical music. Offers many courses throughout the year. Mainly chromatic, all styles. Diatonic courses are sometimes offered.
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Stage d'accordéon (méthode Jacques Mornet) — Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne (Puy-de-Dôme)
Du 19 octobre 2026 au 24 octobre 2026
Stage en immersion, tous niveaux et styles.
International school founded in 1995 by Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix. Intensive training preparing for the CEM and DEM diplomas in partnership with the Gennevilliers conservatoire, in variety and classical music. Offers many courses throughout the year. Mainly chromatic, all styles. Diatonic courses are sometimes offered.
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Stage de bandonéon – cours collectifs + masterclass Piazzolla — Albi (Tarn)
Du 22 octobre 2026 au 26 octobre 2026
Cours collectifs 14h-17h du 22 au 25 octobre ; masterclass Piazzolla le 26 octobre de 9h à 17h. Festival Artetango les 7-8 novembre 2026.
International Argentine tango festival of Albi (since 2008) offering each year music courses including a bandoneon workshop and a tango orchestra; from beginner to advanced.
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Stage d'accordéon Musiques Festives – Session S6 (automne) — Hautefage (Corrèze)
Du 24 octobre 2026 au 31 octobre 2026
Session d'automne, stage accordéon au Domaine de Meilhac, Hautefage (19).
Association organising accordion courses for adults since 1994 at the Domaine de Meilhac. Technical work in the morning, ensemble rehearsals in the afternoon.
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Stage AVECAV – accordéon diatonique (journée) — Le Breuil-sur-Couze (Puy-de-Dôme)
Le 25 octobre 2026
Stage d'une journée au Lycée agro-environnemental du Breuil-sur-Couze ; accordéon diatonique (Thibaut Buvat).
Five one-day courses a year including diatonic accordion (with hurdy-gurdy, cabrette and fiddle) and ensemble playing, at Le Breuil-sur-Couze.
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Stage d'accordéon (méthode Jacques Mornet) — Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne (Puy-de-Dôme)
Du 16 novembre 2026 au 20 novembre 2026
Stage en immersion, tous niveaux et styles.
International school founded in 1995 by Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix. Intensive training preparing for the CEM and DEM diplomas in partnership with the Gennevilliers conservatoire, in variety and classical music. Offers many courses throughout the year. Mainly chromatic, all styles. Diatonic courses are sometimes offered.
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Stage d'improvisation musicale Mydriase — Saint-Ismier (Isère)
Du 21 février 2027 au 27 février 2027
Pension complète au Lycée Horticole de Saint-Ismier. Accordéon diatonique avec Stéphane Milleret, Norbert Pignol, Cyrille Brotto… ouvert à tous sauf grands débutants.
Summer course in traditional music and dance with a diatonic accordion workshop led by renowned musicians.
Recurring workshops and courses
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Accordéon en Bretagne (Florence Le Berre) – Stages d'été — Tréméven (Finistère)
Diatonic accordion courses of 3 to 5 days in summer (July/August) at Tréméven, in small groups; beginners and advanced. Led by Florence Le Berre.
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L'Accordéon Plein Pot ! – Office Culturel — Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie (Gard)
The « L'Accordéon Plein Pot ! » festival offering at each edition three-day accordion courses led by well-known accordionists, all levels; jazz/musette repertoire.
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Festival Accordéons-nous à Trentels – Stages — Trentels (Lot-et-Garonne)
The « Accordéons-nous » festival (since 2004) offering each summer courses in chromatic and diatonic accordion and ensemble playing, all levels.
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AMTP Quercy — Arcambal (Lot)
Association devoted to traditional music in the Quercy, organising diatonic accordion workshops and courses, notably during the Estivale occitane in Dégagnac.
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Arexcpo en Vendée — Saint-Jean-de-Monts (Vendée)
Association-run conservatory of traditional music and dance offering a diatonic accordion class taught through oral transmission.
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Ar'tango Bandonéon Project – Journées Européennes du Bandonéon — Avignon (Vaucluse)
Association organising each year the European Bandoneon Days in Avignon, with bandoneon masterclasses by international soloists and student concerts.
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Les Assembllées Galèzes – Stage accordéon diatonique — Concoret (Morbihan)
A week of Gallo music and culture courses (Brocéliande) with a long diatonic accordion course (over 20 hours across 6 days), all levels.
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Association Soufflerie Cluricaunic — Nantes (Loire-Atlantique)
Association Soufflerie Cluricaunic, located in Nantes, is dedicated to the accordion. Teachers Andrée Lord and Vincent Lelièvre offer diatonic accordion lessons and a group workshop. Sometimes courses are also held.
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Association Atout-Vent – Stage d'accordéon chromatique — Logonna-Daoulas (Finistère)
Residential chromatic accordion course held every year in the last week of August at the tip of Finistère, for all audiences and levels.
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Les Brayauds — CDMDT 63 — Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom (Puy-de-Dôme)
Traditional music association based at Le Gamounet, whose community school teaches diatonic and chromatic accordion and which organises regular courses.
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Centre Culturel Breton d'Orvault – Stage musique / accordéon diatonique — Orvault (Loire-Atlantique)
Breton cultural centre offering an annual music-and-ball course (April) that includes diatonic accordion, plus occasional diatonic courses.
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CdMDT 15 — Centre départemental des musiques et danses traditionnelles du Cantal — Saint-Flour (Cantal)
Departmental traditional music association (workshops in Saint-Flour and Aurillac) offering diatonic accordion lessons, courses and accordion days open to both diatonic and chromatic players.
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Stage d'accordéon (méthode Jacques Mornet) — Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne (Puy-de-Dôme)
Stage en immersion, tous niveaux et styles, direction Jacques Mornet.
International school founded in 1995 by Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix. Intensive training preparing for the CEM and DEM diplomas in partnership with the Gennevilliers conservatoire, in variety and classical music. Offers many courses throughout the year. Mainly chromatic, all styles. Diatonic courses are sometimes offered.
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COMDT - Centre Occitan des Musiques et Danses Traditionnelles — Toulouse (Haute-Garonne)
Resource centre dedicated to traditional Occitan music and dance, supporting the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Toulouse. Diatonic accordion lessons are given there. It is possible to prepare for the CEM and DEM diplomas.
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Stage accordéon diatonique (Chalap) — Sénéchas (Gard)
Diatonique moyen à confirmé avec Martin Coudroy ; débutant/bases avec Marco Lucien. Hameau de Chalap.
All-level diatonic accordion courses at the hamlet of Chalap every summer (mid-August), alongside monthly lessons throughout the year.
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Stage technique, musicalité et interprétation (Chalap) — Sénéchas (Gard)
Avec Didier Laloy & Bruno Le Tron (accordéon chromatique Maryll Abbas). Chalap.
All-level diatonic accordion courses at the hamlet of Chalap every summer (mid-August), alongside monthly lessons throughout the year.
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Stage musiques d'Europe de l'Est (Chalap) — Sénéchas (Gard)
Klezmer et tsigane, tous instruments (accordéon inclus) avec Alexei Birioukov. Chalap.
All-level diatonic accordion courses at the hamlet of Chalap every summer (mid-August), alongside monthly lessons throughout the year.
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Diou Flo - Stages accordéon Bretagne — Près de Brest (Finistère)
Diou Flo - Stages accordéon Bretagne offers accordion courses near Brest. The courses focus on the diatonic accordion.
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École de musique traditionnelle des Pays de Vilaine — Redon (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Traditional music school of the Groupement Culturel Breton des Pays de Vilaine, teaching the diatonic accordion.
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Fédération Folklorique Normandie Maine – Stage accordéon diatonique — Orbec (Calvados)
Recurring weekend diatonic accordion courses in Orbec (several a year), open to complete beginners, with ensemble playing.
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Festival Interceltique de Lorient — Lorient (Morbihan)
Major festival of Celtic cultures. It offers instrument masterclasses (including accordion) and the Castagnari/Loric diatonic accordion competition.
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Festival National d'Accordéon de Val Cenis-Termignon — Termignon (Savoie)
National accordion festival in the Haute-Maurienne (late January). It offers an accordion masterclass led by Frédéric Deschamps (World Accordion Confederation).
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FPEA 35 - Stage accordéon chromatique — Ille-et-Vilaine (Ille-et-Vilaine)
FPEA 35 - Stage accordéon chromatique offers accordion workshops in Ille-et-Vilaine. The workshops focus on the chromatic accordion.
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Association GALAOR — Rouen (Seine-Maritime)
Association for traditional music and dance of Normandy offering diatonic accordion workshops and courses.
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Atelier d'accordéon diatonique avec Lucas Thébaut — Gennetines (Allier)
Atelier diatonique pendant le Grand Bal de l'Europe (24 juillet-7 août 2026).
Large festival of European traditional dance and music in Gennetines. Its week of music workshops includes a diatonic accordion workshop.
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Stage résidentiel d'accordéon — Entraygues-sur-Truyère (Aveyron)
Intervenants Julien Locatelli, Guillaume Fric, Lucia Genilloud ; semaine intensive en pension complète (Aveyron).
Haut2Gammes - Residential accordion courses offers accordion courses in Entraygues-sur-Truyère. The courses focus on the chromatic accordion.
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Hôtel de la Gare (Daniel Denécheau) – Stages accordéon diatonique — Le Perche (Orne)
Tailored diatonic accordion courses in a former railway-station hotel at the heart of the Perche regional nature park; individualised format rather than fixed dates.
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Stage d'accordéon diatonique – L'accordéon dans tous ses états — Gaillac (Tarn)
5 jours tous niveaux (2/2,5/3 voix), hébergement Camping des Tilleuls ; animé par Jean-Christophe Marie (Ôdiato).
Diatonic accordion teacher for over 15 years. Lessons and courses in Gaillac, Toulouse and Laguépie. Monthly workshops, summer courses for all levels, composition and improvisation masterclasses.
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La Bouèze – Stages accordéon diatonique — Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Oral-tradition association of Upper Brittany (Gallo) regularly offering diatonic accordion courses (day courses, summer courses), with repertoire collected in the Gallo country.
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La Grange Rouge – Stage accordéon diatonique — La Chapelle-Naude (Saône-et-Loire)
Rural cultural centre in the Bresse offering a diatonic accordion course each spring together with the spring ball.
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La Granja – Musiques Traditionnelles en Lot — Cahors (Lot)
Association commissioned by the Lot department to develop the teaching of traditional music in music schools. Diatonic accordions can be hired (€100/year).
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La Loure - Musiques et Traditions Orales de Normandie — Vire Normandie (Calvados)
Association for collecting and passing on the traditional music of Normandy, organising diatonic accordion courses.
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Centre culturel La Marchoise — Gençay (Vienne)
Leading cultural centre for traditional music and dance from the Poitou, offering weekly accordion workshops and diatonic accordion courses.
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La Paix Déménage — Beaumont-en-Diois (Drôme)
Association organising diatonic and chromatic accordion courses in the Diois.
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LAMN – Stage de tango et musique argentine — Isère (lieu variable) (Isère)
The Musique et Nature association offering each summer a residential course in tango and Argentine music (accordion, bandoneon and other instruments), all levels; variable venue in the Rhône-Alpes region.
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Laurent Barray – Stages accordéon diatonique (L'Archelle) — Hattenville (Seine-Maritime)
Diatonic accordionist running several courses a year at L'Archelle (Hattenville) as well as in Rouen and Fécamp; work organised by level.
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Le Son Continu – Château d'Ars — Lourouer-Saint-Laurent (Indre)
Major international gathering of instrument makers and master players (formerly Saint-Chartier), at the Château d'Ars in the Berry. The festival offers traditional music and dance courses, including diatonic accordion.
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Stage d'été accordéon – Les Laborieux du Dépliant — Saou (Drôme)
Au château de Celon (Indre). Arrivée le 25 au soir, départ le 1er août au matin. Ateliers avec Florent Sepchat (valse dans tous ses styles, rythmes du Nordeste brésilien, bonus reggae) et David Venitucci (accordéon en grand orchestre : phrasé, nuances, technique).
Association of accordionists (for over 15 years) devoted to the chromatic accordion (button or piano touch), organising one to three all-level courses each year, often between Angers and Tours, around varied styles (jazz, tango, cumbia, swing…). Registered office in Saou.
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Menestrèrs Gascons — Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
Association for traditional Gascon music, dance and song offering regular diatonic accordion workshops in Pau.
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Académie Musicalta – Stage d'accordéon (session 1) — Rouffach (Haut-Rhin)
1re session (10 jours), classe d'accordéon dirigée par Marie-Andrée Joerger.
International music academy in Rouffach (Alsace), each summer in July-August, with an accordion course in an intensive residential format open to all levels; classical/chromatic focus.
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Académie Musicalta – Stage d'accordéon (session 2) — Rouffach (Haut-Rhin)
2e session (10 jours), classe d'accordéon dirigée par Marie-Andrée Joerger.
International music academy in Rouffach (Alsace), each summer in July-August, with an accordion course in an intensive residential format open to all levels; classical/chromatic focus.
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Stage d'accordéon Musiques Festives – Session S3 — Hautefage (Corrèze)
Stage/masterclass accordéon au Domaine de Meilhac, Hautefage (19).
Association organising accordion courses for adults since 1994 at the Domaine de Meilhac. Technical work in the morning, ensemble rehearsals in the afternoon.
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Stage d'accordéon diatonique – Festival MusiQueyras — Abriès-Ristolas (Hautes-Alpes)
Animé par Guillaume Aubert ; l'inscription donne accès au tarif réduit du festival MusiQueyras (Hautes-Alpes).
Week-long diatonic accordion course (late July) in the Queyras as part of the annual MusiQueyras festival.
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Les Nuits Atypiques – Stage accordéon diatonique — Villandraut (Gironde)
Diatonic accordion course held each summer around the Nuits Atypiques festival, with rotating tutors (Sébastien Bertrand, Cyrille Brotto & Stéphane Milleret…).
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Octaèdre Tango – Stage d'été (bandonéon) — Tarascon (Bouches-du-Rhône)
Argentine tango course open to all instruments including the bandoneon, held every year in July at Tarascon (Provence), from amateur to professional level.
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Stage accompagnement de chansons à l'accordéon diatonique – Rencontres Voix & Musiques — Pélussin (Loire)
Avec Isabelle Bazin, au Mas des Fontaines ; 26e Rencontres Voix & Musiques.
Course on accompanying songs on the diatonic accordion (early August) as part of the annual Rencontres Voix & Musiques.
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SADAJO (ateliers d'accordéon diatonique) — Pantin (Seine-Saint-Denis)
Traditional music and dance association offering weekly diatonic accordion workshops in Pantin (beginners through oral transmission, intermediate/advanced) and quarterly workshops.
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SMAC Corconac — L'Estréchure (Gard)
Cevennes-based organisation running recurring diatonic accordion and ensemble music courses.
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Stage diato d'été « Hemma » 2026 — Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Accordéon diatonique avec Martin Coudroy et Marco Lucien (+ violon scandinave avec Coline Genet).
Residential summer course in diatonic accordion and fiddle focused on Nordic/Swedish repertoire, learning by ear (late July). For non-beginner accordionists.
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Stage d'accordéon chromatique en Cévennes – Semaine 1 — Saint-Jean-du-Gard (Gard)
Notes Au Vent ; terrain au bord du Gardon ; tous niveaux, cours individuels et collectifs.
Open-air chromatic accordion courses for over 10 years, led by Dominique Denize. Individual and group lessons.
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Les Thiaulins de Lignières (château du Plaix) — Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières (Cher)
Berry folk arts and traditions association organising traditional music, song and dance courses at the Château du Plaix, with the diatonic accordion regularly on the programme.
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Université Occitane de Laguépie – Lenga Viva — Laguépie (Tarn-et-Garonne)
Occitan summer university (Occitan language, culture and music) organised by Lenga Viva in Laguépie. Its course programme includes a diatonic accordion course.
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Stage diato – Festival De Bouche à Oreille — Parthenay (Deux-Sèvres)
École de musique de Parthenay, festival De Bouche à Oreille (UPCP-Métive) ; intervenant Andy Cutting ; apprentissage à l'oreille.
Regional popular-culture union organising recurring traditional-music diatonic accordion workshops and courses.
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