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25-Apr-2014
Shanghai /Paris Teacher Cooperation 5 Years of Success - Chinaby Harley Jones |
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 Some 5 years ago, famous Chinese accordion professor Li Cong, now President of the China Accordion Association (CAA) and Head of Department of Music College, Shanghai Normal University (SHNU), initiated and organized a regular Shanghai/Paris teaching cooperation.Highly successful Paris teacher Frédéric Deschamps was invited by Li Cong to be a "guest" professor at SHNU and to visit Shanghai every 2-3 months for master classes. The most recent master class was again booked many months in advance - see pictures. This Shanghai/Paris teacher connection has also resulted in Chinese students attending Deschamps courses in France including groups, often led by SHNU accordion tutor Crystal Wang, regularly attending. The student successes from this cooperation include the first Chinese senior entertainment category winners Liu Zhao (Coupe Mondiale 2011) and Tan Jia Liang (Primius Ikaalinen 2012). This teacher cooperation also extends to training "Childrens Palace" accordion teachers for these specialised centers where all musical instruments and artistic activities are represented, for training young talent. With the one child policy and the dramatic expansion of the Chinese economy, the children have parents able to devote time and income to a high quality education. Nearly 12,000 children are allowed free tuition in the Childrens Palace. The teachers of these specialized centers must always get their college degree and in Shanghai, Frédéric Deschamps has assisted with tutor training. The Childrens Palace were orginally established in Shanghai and the idea has extended to many other Chinese cities. The Childrens Palace accordion program is also connected with the Chinese Accordion Association, and the Shanghai Accordion Association, who are responsible for that area of China. Internationally known Crystal Wang is the newly appointed President of the Shanghai Accordion Association which is one of the largest regional accordion associations in China and assumes the relationship between Children Palaces, associations municipal, domestic and international. The Shanghai Accordion Association also runs training courses and a very large examinations system for students. |
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