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06-Dec-2013

Seminar 'Digital Accordion in Music Education: Theory and Practice', Yoshkar-Ola, Cheboksary – Russia

Ilya Sandalov, Stanislav Malyshev, Yulia Amerikova, Konstantin Ryabov, Alexander Selivanov
Alexander Selivanov and Yulia AmerikovaStanislav MalyshevVideo above: Stanislav Malyshev, Guest Artist in Yoshkar-Ola, video from round 1 of the 2013 Roland International Festival.

Photo above: Ilya Sandalov, Stanislav Malyshev, Yulia Amerikova, Konstantin Ryabov, Alexander Selivanov

In late November, professor of Russian Academy of Music, Gnessins’ Moscow, Alexander Selivanov and Yulia Amerikova who have won international competitions, held two seminars 'Digital accordion in music education: theory and practice'.

November 28 seminar was held in the Great Hall of the Republican Lyceum "Bauman", Yoshkar-Ola. November 29 event was held in the Great Hall of the Cheboksary musical College named after Pavlov.

The organisers of the event – educational center of Mari - El Republic "Kamerton" and Cheboksary musical college named after Pavlov. The seminar was held with the support of Roland Russia, as well as the active participation of Honored Worker of Culture of Mari - El Republic Natalia Mitenkina.

The seminar was attended manager of Roland Russia, keyboards specialist Ilya Sandalov. During the seminar was discussed the questions about teaching electronic accordion in educational institutions. Alexander and Yulia told the audience, consisting mainly of teachers of national music schools and colleges, about the history of electronic instruments in Russia and abroad, about the current situation in this area, introduced the audience to the line of digital instruments by Roland and demonstrated the main features.

Workshops were held in a light casual atmosphere and involved the public in the dialogue. Some students from the public were invited on the stage, where seminar leaders assisted participants to make arrangements of familiar accordion pieces for digital accordion, right on stage.

Following the seminar was a concert of the prizewinner of national and international competitions also “Roland V-Accordion festival 2013” Stanislav Malyshev. The program of Stanislav included his own arrangements of works by J.S. Bach, I. Albeniz , A. Piazzolla , V. Semionov, P. Makkonen, V. Vlasov, R. Ruggieri, E. Derbenko. Stansilav performed his programm on the top model of Roland V-Accordions FR-8x.

Arrangements of Stanislav, made with a keen sense of taste and skill, left nobody indifferent and proved once again that in the hands of a talented creative person, digital accordion can be an instrument for high level musical performance.

The concert included the winner of Junior Roland V-accordion competition in the category "School" Konstantin Ryabov (Yoshkar-Ola).

The event aroused great interest among the local press and television and received a lively response from teachers and students.

After the workshop the audience got a glimpse of today's best achievements in the world of digital accordions, wide possibilities of digital instruments and the benefits from their use in musical education process.

For further information e-mail: yulia.amerikova@gmail.com or selivanov.alexander@gmail.com
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