Accordion lessons.
The accordion is a small orchestra you can carry. Your right hand plays the melody on the keys, your left hand adds bass and chords with the bass buttons, and the bellows decide how every note sounds: soft and gentle or full and loud. In accordion lessons at Music Campus Essen, you'll learn step by step to bring both hands and the bellows together.
The accordion is at home in many worlds: in folk music, in French musette, in Argentine tango, in classical music and in pop and folk. In accordion lessons in Essen, you'll work on bellows control, fingering, rhythm and expression. We help beginners and advanced players learn to play the instrument with confidence and find their own style.
Give the note
air.
On an accordion, nothing sounds without the bellows: only when they push air through the reeds does a key become a note. Hold a key and drag to the side to work the bellows yourself. The faster they move, the louder it gets. Can you play Ode to Joy, with bass and chord in your left hand?
How your accordion lessons work.
The first lessons
Strapping the instrument on properly, moving the bellows calmly and playing your first notes with the right hand: a little melody usually works in the very first lesson. Then the first basses and chords in the left hand join in.
Over time
Changing bellows direction at the right moment, fingering, accompaniment patterns such as waltz and polka, registers and expression. Plus pieces from folk, musette, tango, classical and pop.
For kids and adults
Kids can start from age 7, ideally on a small, light accordion. In the trial lesson we'll find out together which size fits. Adults love being able to play whole songs with accompaniment after a short time.
Practising at home
Short daily sessions help the most. First each hand on its own, then both together, always with calm bellows. Your teacher will give you the right exercises and pieces.
Conveniently located at Heinrich-Held-Straße 16, Music Campus Essen offers professional music lessons in singing and all the popular instruments across classical, rock, pop and jazz. With the Essen Philharmonic, concerts at the Philharmonie Essen and a lively independent music scene, Essen is an inspiring place for anyone who wants to make music themselves. Our lessons are for children from age 3, teens and adults. You can start without a long wait and will be guided by experienced teachers. A trial lesson is usually possible within a week.
Try it first,
then decide.
At Music Campus Essen you can book a trial lesson with no strings attached. That way you get to know the lessons, our teachers and the atmosphere at your own pace before deciding on regular lessons. What matters to us is that you feel at home and that the lessons fit your personal goals.
Drop by, we have room for you.
Bright teaching rooms, rehearsal rooms with a PA system and good instruments: that's what awaits you at Music Campus, Heinrich-Held-Straße 16 in Essen.
Accordion lessons in Essen:
in brief.
The questions we hear most often before someone comes to us for the first time. Yours isn't here? Just drop us a line.
From what age can you take accordion lessons?
Accordion lessons at Music Campus Essen are possible from age 7. There's no upper age limit. Many of our students are teenagers and adults who are starting out or coming back after a break.
Do I need my own instrument?
For regular lessons it makes sense to have your own instrument, so you can practise at home. Our office will tell you whether to bring anything to the trial lesson and which rental instruments may be available. We help you choose and point you to suitable music shops in and around Essen.
How much do accordion lessons in Essen cost?
Private lessons start from €89 per month, at 30, 45 or 60 minutes, weekly or by arrangement. If you'd rather not sign a contract, the ME Time prepaid card starts from €36 per lesson (30 minutes). Our office will be happy to give you the details in person. Just call or message us on WhatsApp.
How does the trial lesson work?
You arrange a time by phone, email or WhatsApp. In the trial lesson you meet your teacher, see the rooms, play your first notes and tell us what you'd like to do musically. The trial lesson is free of obligation and commits you to nothing.
What content and styles will I learn?
The focus is on bellows control, fingering, bass and chords, rhythm and expression. Style-wise, we play what you enjoy: folk, classical, musette, tango, pop. Beginners and advanced players are equally welcome.
Accordion is one of 12 lesson options at Music Campus Essen, your music school in Essen at Heinrich-Held-Straße 16, offering instrumental and singing lessons in classical, rock, pop and jazz, rehearsal rooms and the flexible ME-Time card with no contract.