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08-Apr-2016
by Laura Niland, President of the San Antonio Accordion Association
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| Cory Pesaturo was a guest artist for 2016. Video above is from the 2015 West Coast Django & Jazz Festival, Cory Pesaturo special guest with the Brishen Gypsy Jazz. National Accordion Association (NAA) leaders are: President Norman Seaton, Vice President Nick Ballarini and Board members Rebecca Ratliff, Sharon Seaton, Nancy Bernstein and Laura Niland. It was a whirlwind 2016 National Accordion Association (NAA) Convention this year in Richardson, Texas. As Convention Coordi-nator, organizing all the workshops, concerts, scheduling, audio visuals, and Youth Activities was a chore, but the results were worthwhile. There were many smiling faces and all the workshops were well-attended with something for everyone at different levels. The Convention focus this year was on the musician and on education. NAA workshops were designed to meet both the musicians’ interests and be educational at the same time. The Youth Activities included an Accordion and Piano Competition for Ages 4-18, followed by a First Lesson: Accordion Workshop for Kids designed and taught by Brian Berlin Pearland ISD. There were 14 students in the workshop, the youngest being 4 and the oldest 18. The Virtual Classroom setting placed students, teacher and teacher-assistants (Ina Yakubeika & Jane Christison) together with parents, grandparents and observers. A quiet room of about 75 people with 60 observing while the students were learning in a one hour lesson. The videotaped lesson showed real-time learning transitioning skills from piano to accordion for the first time. Students came from instructors: Elena Fainshtein, Jim Rice and Dick Albreski. We hope to bring similar model pro-grams to other regions. Sponsors included: NAA, Accordion Renaissance and The Michigan Accordion Society (donation of $2000) to support youth programs promoting accordion. Download the full report and photos by Laura Niland: 2016Convention.pdf |