The raising of the art of playing music on the accordion to an academic level should be the task of every student and teacher. In accordance with contemporary tendencies in the world of accordion, I have tried to put both types of the instrument in an equal position (button and piano accordion). In this Coursebook, there is a diverse music material which offers the teacher the opportunity to select the compositions for a successful mastering of the curriculum. The last part of this book, Small Viroso, has been enriched and expanded in this edition. It isintended primarily to students for additional lessons. I want to emphasize that it is not compulsory for a student to pass through literarily all compositions to make us believe that he or she has mastered the given music material. In the teaching process, special attention should be paid to bellows and how to drive it. The use of bellows in the art of performance on the accordion is adequate to the use of bow in string instruments. The performing of music on the instrument is not the quality one without a good driving of bellows. In the sheet music for the right hand, two fingerings have been given above the musical text for the button accordion (both the scheme of the right manual and the fingering have been given for the instruments with B-griff) and below it for the piano accordion. In my opinion, the most rational fingering has been given, although it should not be considered as the only one which is correct. Regarding the button accordion, the suggested fingering surely enables a correct setting of the right hand on the manual and it contains the most contemporary tendencies which exist and are developed in Europe and Russia. I am hankfl o professor Raki Danijela for her assisance in making of his corsebook. Dr. Zoran Rakic, PhD

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Maestro Borko Radivojevic, Accordion Teacher, Styles: Balkan & Variety
Languages: Serbian
Maestro Borko Radivojević, muzičar koji je svojim umećem i jedinstvenim pristupom sviranju stekao popularnost kod miliona ljubitelja muzike toliku da ga je publika nazvala „kralj harmonike“ rođen je u Ćovdinu, malom mestu kod Petrovca na Mlavi, Srbija.
Niže razrede muzičke školu završava u svom rodnom mestu, da bi potom školovanje nastavio u Kragujevcu u muzičkoj školi ,,Miloje Milojević“.
Srednju muzičku školu završava u Požarevcu u školi ,,Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac”
Učio je kod priznatog nastavnika harmonike Miodraga Lukića uz čiju pomoć učestvuje na brojnim takmičenjima na kojima osvaja prva mesta.
Između ostalog, Borko osvaja nagradu za najboljeg juniora 1996. na festivalu u Sokobanji, najpoznatijem i najprestižnijem takmičenju harmonikaša na Balkanu. Godinu kasnije, pobeđuje na Nacionalnom muzičkom takmičenju u Beogradu da bi se 2005. vratio u Sokobanju i postao Apsolutni pobednik za tu godinu.
U 2003. Borko osniva svoj orkestar pod imenom „Tigrovi“ koji vodi sve do danas.
Maestro Borko Radivojević predaje Harmoniku ekskluzivno na Accordion Online Academy, nesebično deleći svoje znanje i trenutrno prihvata nove ucenike svih uzrasta od početnika do profesionalaca.
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Vladimir Obradovic, Accordion Teacher, Styles: Balkan, Classical and Variety
20+ YEARS Full TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Vladimir Obradovic is one of the most famous Accordion Players and Accordion teachers from Balkan (Serbia).
Students of prof. Vladimir Obradović performed in numerous domestic and international competitions and won over 100 awards, of which two are the most important titles of the Laureata at the Akordeon Art Competition (2011, 2013). Click here for full Bio.
Prof. Vladimir Obradovic teaches at Accordion Online Academy Worldwide and currently accepts new students.
Languages: Serbian, English
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Master of Balkan Music Predrag Raimovic
Pedja Energy, Piano Accordion, styles: Balkan ( Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia)
Predrag Raimovic known as "Pedja Energy" was born in Vranje, Serbia. He finished elementary and secondary music school department for Classical Accordion in the class of professor Jasko Ramic. As a small one, he showed great interest in accordion. He was only five years old when he took the accordion for the first time and since then Predrag never separated from the Accordion and music. Since his father was a accordionist he gained part of the talent from him. During his education, Predrag won many awards and medals. As a little boy, he showed an interest in Balkan music. Predrag was very dedicated accordion student. He performed every day Classical and Balkan music as well. In 2007 Predrag created a orchestra called "Energy Band". Since then, to this day, he has had many public performances all over the Europe. He has performed with various well-known Accordionists in Europe. Predrag, Pedja Energy (his Artist name) is one of the rare Accordionist who perform Gipsy Balkan Music on the one side, than traditional Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Classical music on the other side. Predrag is a very special and respected Accordion Artist because of diversity. The whole life he is dedicated to music, and as he said “Accordion, is the only inspiration and the driver of my life, without Accordion, it would be incomplete.

Nikola Zarić, Accordion Teacher, Styles: Balkan, Classical, Jazz, World music & Variety.
Languages: Serbian, German & English
Nikola Zarić, whose parents are originally from the Serbian Republic (Bosnia & Herzegovina), was born in Vienna. Since the age of seven he has been in an inseparable relationship with his instrument – accordion.
As a student, Nikola has always been a big admirer and follower of Professor Jovica Radosavljević. Nikola studied in a few conservatories like Gustav Mahler and Franz Schubert where Radosavljević used to work. Currently Nikola is a graduate student in “Vienna Conservatory”. Thanks to numerous concerts in middle and east Europe and close cooperation with huge names in the music business, Nikola owns an big universality which is both virtuoso-folk and classic-concert oriented. In 2014, with the band “Donauwellenreiter” and Australian Jazz-Accordion Klause Paier, Nikola opened the big Accordion Festival in Vienna. Two years later, he also played in the gala night of this manifestation with his accordion quartet called “Belofour”.
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prof. Aca Nikolic Brajic
Dugmetarska harmonika, Balkan & Klasicna harmonika
Čak tri puta je bio „Prva harmonika Soko Banje” i to 2004, 2005 i 2010. godine. Sa osam godina kao najmljađi takmičar, 2004. godine, sovojio je titulu prvaka Srbije u Soko Banji i kao nagradu dobio Rolland harmoniku.
• Tri puta je bio pobednik na međunarodnom takmičenju „Beogradski pobednik”.
• Pobednik na takmičenju „Ex Yu” u Bijeljini.
• Pobednik na „Oplenačkoj berbi” u Topoli.
Pored svih dosadašnjih osvojenih nagrada, u zemlji, Evropi i svetu (ima preko 60 pehara) osvajao je i brojne diplome i medelje za osvojena prva mesta
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Danijela Rakic, M.Sc. Bayan & Piano Accordion Teacher, Styles: Classical, Variety and Popular
25+ years full teaching experience
M. Sc. Danijela Rakić, associate professor, pedagogical advisor Danijela Rakić was born in Zemun (Serbia) in 1970. Danijela completed the accordion studies at the Russian Academy of Music - “Gnhesinih” in Moscow, in the class of prof. V. P. Kuzovljev (1994). In 2012, she finished master studies at the Megatrend University in Belgrade, Faculty of Culture and Media, defending the topic: “Formation of a Music Culture in the Conditions of New Media”.
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Danijela Rakic teaches at Accordion Online Academy Worldwide.
Languages: Serbian, Russian
Dr. Zoran Rakic, Bayan & Piano Accordion Teacher, Styles: Classical, Variety and Popular
25+ Years Full time teaching experience
Zoran Rakić, accordion professor, methodology expert, analyst, composer.
Zoran Rakić, PhD, acquired his higher education at the Russian National Academy of Music “Gnjesinih” in Moscow (graduated in 1990, finished master studies in 1994 and doctoral studies in 2004). He is in the academic university title of full professor. He is the author of six accordion course books for elementary music schools and of numerous music collections and professional literature.
His students and pupils have realized remarkable results - more than 400 prizes, including 269 victories, special and first prizes at numerous competitions and festivals. He won numerous prizes and acknowledgements (148).
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Languages: Serbian, Russian, English
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Starting from the assumption that the students have mastered the basic requirements predicted by the curriculum in the 1st grade, this coursebook for the second grade students presents a logical continuation. It is not necessary for the students to pass through all compositions to make us believe that they have mastered the given music material. By sticking to the principle of double fingering, both students and teachers can master the compositions in an easy way. It is necessary to emphasize that the oGered fingering is not the only correct one, and that is why I want to direct all dear colleagues towards the wide field of research in this area, with a necessary caution, so that the students would always put their hands on the manuals correctly. Besides the fingering, alt the compositions have the tempo markings, basic dynamic markings, registers and bellows markings. Certain changes are possible regarding registers as well, but exclusively to those from the same group. The bellows markings are, in my opinion, the most rational ones, although some changes are still possible, of course with sticking to the basic principles of work on a phrase. The selection of compositions which can be found in this coursebook continues the tradition of the “songful accordion”, which, in my opinion, becomes one of the key factor of love towards music, and, above everything, of joy and pleasure of performing music on the accordion. The richness of polyphonic melodies, and, above everything the quality of their performance, should create the basis for young talents and be the initial point for academic performing the music on the instrument. I am thankful to professor Poznic Danijela for her great assistance in making of this course-book.

Ricardo Bona, é acordeonista, professor de música
choro, jazz, tango e música popular brasileira
Ricardo Bona é acordeonista, professor de música, compositor e graduado pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ricardo completou sua tese na Usp sob orientação do Prof Doutor Ivan Vilela, com a seguinte pesquisa “Transmissão oral e o ensino de acordeon” Estudou no Conservatório da AWM com Álvaro Couto e na Escola de Música do Estado de São Paulo, com Guilherme Ribeiro e Josué dos Santos.Ricardo teve aulas com renomados artistas como Oswaldinho do Acordeon,ToninhoFerragutti e Chico Chagas. Sua primeira banda de forro foi uma banda de amigos que se chamava “Forro de gaia” que o estimulou a tocar Acordeon. Depois de decidir mudar-se pra São Paulo para fazer faculdade de música foi convidado para uma turnê de São Joao com a banda Rastape a qual permaneceu como músico free lance por quase 3 anos. Em seguida produziu e gravou o DVD da Banda Kanavia “.
Eu ensino em: português, espanhol e inglês.
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Maestro Petar Maric, Bayan, Piano Accordion, Digital Accordion, Styles: Variety, Classical, World Popular Music
Petar is the winner of the biggest international competitions for accordion players
-CIA Coupe Mondiale (World champion title), Norway - 2006 (Junior category, field: classical music)
-Internationaler akkordeon wettbewerb Klingenthal, Germany - 2009 (Senior category, field: variété music)
-CMA Trophee Mondiale (World champion title) Portugal - 2009 (Senior category, field: classical music)
-Citta Di Castelfidardo, Italy – 2009 (Senior category, field: classical and variété music)
-CIA Coupe Mondiale (Double world champion title), Croatia - 2010 (Senior category, field: classical and variété music)
-CIA Coupe Mondiale (World champion title), Italy - 2012 (Electronic music category).
- Primus Ikaalinen, Finland – 2014 (Popular Music)...
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Languages: Serbian, English, Portuguese
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Sinisa Ljubojevic, Accordion Teacher, Styles: Classical, Popular, World Music
Bayan & PIANO ACCORDION
Sinisa Ljubojevic, is a active concert performer, concert accordionist, accordion teacher, and student of the first year of 3. cycle (highest level of performing studies in the field of Music in german educational system called – Meisterklasse/Solistenklasse/Konzertexamen) in performing classical and contemporary music, at the Music University in Würzburg (Germany).
His musical education began with prof. Bratislav Manasijevic, with whom he achieved dozens of prizes on accordion International competitions in performing classical music...Click here for full Bio.
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Languages: Serbian, English, German
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Dr. Jasko Ramic, Piano Accordion Teacher, Styles: Balkan (Serbian, Romanian, Macedonia, Bulgaria)
Accordion professor & composer
Jasko Ramic, PhD was born in Serbia. He received his higher degree at the Russian National Academy of Music "Gnjesinih" Master Studies and Doctoral studies ("Ornamentation in Serbian and Balkan music in general"). He was actively attending composition and conducting classes. He started teaching in 1991 since 1999 in the Public Music School "Stevan Mokranjac", Vranje, Serbia. His Ex students are very known Accordionists and Teachers in the Accordion World. Some of them are Stanislav Jusufovic, Predrag Raimovic and Bratislav Manasijevic.
In 1999 Dr. Jasko Ramic moved to Paris where he performs
Balkan, French, Jewish, Arabic and many other styles. He spent some time working on a university research on Gypsy music.
Dr. Jasko Ramic is a teacher at Accordion Online Academy Worldwide and gives lessons of Balkan's traditional music (Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Macedonian and Gypsy music).
Languages: Serbian, Russian, French
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Bratislav Manasijevic, Bayan & Piano Accordion Teacher, Styles: Balkan, Classical, Variety, Popular, Polka
20+ years full time teaching experience
Bratislav Manasijevic, is a professor and performer on both piano and button accordion and the piano as well. He specializes in Classical, Balkan, Variety and many other popular musical styles. For full Bio, please click here.
Bratislav Manasijevic teaches at Accordion Online Academy Worldwide.
Languages: Serbian, English
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