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The weekend of October 3,4,5, 2025
Come and celebrate 30 years of CNIMA!
with exceptional guests including Félicien Brut, Vincent Lhermet and JB Baudin, former students who have become leading figures in the accordion world.
Friday, October 3rd
CLASSICAL ACCORDION CONCERT
with Félicien Brut and Vincent Lhermet
La Bourboule Church 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 4th
DANCING ACCORDION GALA
Anaïs Bessières, Nathalie Boucheix, Maxime d'Errico, Diego Gatte, Florine Malherbe ... accompanied by the orchestras of Fabien Perez and Diego Gatte
Rochefort Montagne Salle polyvalente, 2:30pm
APERITIF & MEAL
Retrospective film and open stage
Saint-Sauves d'Auvergne Salle des fêtes, 8:30pm
Sunday, October 5
JAZZ & CONTEMPORARY MUSIC CONCERT
with accordionists JB Baudin & Volodymyr Kashuta, pianists Christian & André Mornet, guitarist Sam Tallet, singers Alexia, Natacha Mornet & Elisa Heyte ...
Saint-Sauves d'Auvergne Salle des fêtes, 3pm
Rates Concerts 15 € per concert Children's rate: - 6 years, Free / - 12 years, 6 € Meals 18 € Weekend pass 3 concerts + meal = 49 €.
Accommodation options
at Cnima 15 € / night / double room 22 € / night / single room 25 € / night / single room shower or wc
If possible, we encourage you to take a double room so that we can accommodate as many people as possible. contact@cnima.com or tel: 04 73 22 27 45
in Saint Sauves
All hotels, gites, B&Bs etc ...
on the commune's website https://www.saint-sauves-auvergne.fr/hebergements...
All the info here
https://www.cnima.com/concerts or by telephone 04 73 22 27 45
Tickets
https://www.helloasso.com/.../30-ans-du-cnima-j-mornet
Carpool on event page
https://fb.me/e/7Rriaj5hL
Come and celebrate 30 years of CNIMA!
with exceptional guests including Félicien Brut, Vincent Lhermet and JB Baudin, former students who have become leading figures in the accordion world.
Friday, October 3rd
CLASSICAL ACCORDION CONCERT
with Félicien Brut and Vincent Lhermet
La Bourboule Church 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 4th
DANCING ACCORDION GALA
Anaïs Bessières, Nathalie Boucheix, Maxime d'Errico, Diego Gatte, Florine Malherbe ... accompanied by the orchestras of Fabien Perez and Diego Gatte
Rochefort Montagne Salle polyvalente, 2:30pm
APERITIF & MEAL
Retrospective film and open stage
Saint-Sauves d'Auvergne Salle des fêtes, 8:30pm
Sunday, October 5
JAZZ & CONTEMPORARY MUSIC CONCERT
with accordionists JB Baudin & Volodymyr Kashuta, pianists Christian & André Mornet, guitarist Sam Tallet, singers Alexia, Natacha Mornet & Elisa Heyte ...
Saint-Sauves d'Auvergne Salle des fêtes, 3pm
Rates Concerts 15 € per concert Children's rate: - 6 years, Free / - 12 years, 6 € Meals 18 € Weekend pass 3 concerts + meal = 49 €.
Accommodation options
at Cnima 15 € / night / double room 22 € / night / single room 25 € / night / single room shower or wc
If possible, we encourage you to take a double room so that we can accommodate as many people as possible. contact@cnima.com or tel: 04 73 22 27 45
in Saint Sauves
All hotels, gites, B&Bs etc ...
on the commune's website https://www.saint-sauves-auvergne.fr/hebergements...
All the info here
https://www.cnima.com/concerts or by telephone 04 73 22 27 45
Tickets
https://www.helloasso.com/.../30-ans-du-cnima-j-mornet
Carpool on event page
https://fb.me/e/7Rriaj5hL
ACCORDÉON STAGE all styles
with Jacques MORNET, Nathalie BOUCHEIX and their team
July 14 to 19, 2025
with a special visit from Félicien Brut on July 18, for a chat with trainees and a musical demonstration.
(Félicien Brut studied for many years at the CNIMA. He is ONE OF THE GREATEST NAMES OF TODAY'S ACCORDÉON, audaciously blending the classical he loves with the popular music he is steeped in. )
Contents:
Instrumental work following the Jacques Mornet method. Approach the accordion as a wind instrument. Management of the air column and bellows. Balance between body and instrument. Work on touch and articulations. Quest for musicality. Work on 1 or 2 pieces of your choice (variety, classical, musette, jazz, balkan, etc.). Progress at accelerated speed.
Trainers :
Jacques Mornet is a world-renowned accordion teacher, holder of the Gus Viseur prize and the silver disc from the Russian Gnessin Academy, and founder of the CNIMA.
Nathalie Boucheix is a virtuoso accordionist, winner of major international competitions, and co-founder of Cnima, of which she is director. Their team is made up of teachers of great artistic and pedagogical skills.
Public:
Adults of all ages, levels and styles. From beginner to pro!
Prerequisites:
Bring one or two pieces of your choice
(except for beginners)
Cost :
Pedagogy 330 € /week (+30 € for externals)
Pedagogy + full-board accommodation
from €585/week
info here https://www.cnima.com/agenda
with Jacques MORNET, Nathalie BOUCHEIX and their team
July 14 to 19, 2025
with a special visit from Félicien Brut on July 18, for a chat with trainees and a musical demonstration.
(Félicien Brut studied for many years at the CNIMA. He is ONE OF THE GREATEST NAMES OF TODAY'S ACCORDÉON, audaciously blending the classical he loves with the popular music he is steeped in. )
Contents:
Instrumental work following the Jacques Mornet method. Approach the accordion as a wind instrument. Management of the air column and bellows. Balance between body and instrument. Work on touch and articulations. Quest for musicality. Work on 1 or 2 pieces of your choice (variety, classical, musette, jazz, balkan, etc.). Progress at accelerated speed.
Trainers :
Jacques Mornet is a world-renowned accordion teacher, holder of the Gus Viseur prize and the silver disc from the Russian Gnessin Academy, and founder of the CNIMA.
Nathalie Boucheix is a virtuoso accordionist, winner of major international competitions, and co-founder of Cnima, of which she is director. Their team is made up of teachers of great artistic and pedagogical skills.
Public:
Adults of all ages, levels and styles. From beginner to pro!
Prerequisites:
Bring one or two pieces of your choice
(except for beginners)
Cost :
Pedagogy 330 € /week (+30 € for externals)
Pedagogy + full-board accommodation
from €585/week
info here https://www.cnima.com/agenda
11/08/2025
•
13:30
CNIMA, Saint Sauves d'Auvergne
Hommage à Claude Thomain" accordion orchestra workshop
with Aline Lacourt
Dates: August 11 to 15, 2025
Content: Development of a concert program based on the works of Claude Thomain, a French composer, conductor and accordionist renowned for his rich, accessible works "Notes Vagabondes", "À Joss", "Deux Phares dans la Nuit" ... In-depth work on orchestral playing under the direction of a conductor. Claude Thomain, who passed away in 2023 at the age of 76, was a great friend of CNIMA, where he led numerous courses.
Trainer: Aline Lacour is an accordionist, conductor and music education teacher. Trained on piano and accordion since childhood, she studied with Claude Thomain and perfected her skills at the CNIMA, where she competed in major international accordion competitions. Holder of a DEM in accordion and the CAPES, she combines artistic practice, teaching and conducting with high standards and sensitivity.
Audience: accordion players with good reading skills
Prerequisites:
- Each trainee will have to produce and transmit a video of a piece performed, so that the conductor can, in advance of the course, allocate voices and musical parts according to each person's abilities."
- Have studied and prepared the musical parts transmitted by the conductor before the start of the course.
Schedule: 22 hours
Monday 2:00 pm to Friday 5:00 pm
B rates
Teaching 415 € /week (+30 € for externals)
Pedagogy + full-board accommodation
starting at €632/week
https://cnima.com/agenda#Claude-Thomain
with Aline Lacourt
Dates: August 11 to 15, 2025
Content: Development of a concert program based on the works of Claude Thomain, a French composer, conductor and accordionist renowned for his rich, accessible works "Notes Vagabondes", "À Joss", "Deux Phares dans la Nuit" ... In-depth work on orchestral playing under the direction of a conductor. Claude Thomain, who passed away in 2023 at the age of 76, was a great friend of CNIMA, where he led numerous courses.
Trainer: Aline Lacour is an accordionist, conductor and music education teacher. Trained on piano and accordion since childhood, she studied with Claude Thomain and perfected her skills at the CNIMA, where she competed in major international accordion competitions. Holder of a DEM in accordion and the CAPES, she combines artistic practice, teaching and conducting with high standards and sensitivity.
Audience: accordion players with good reading skills
Prerequisites:
- Each trainee will have to produce and transmit a video of a piece performed, so that the conductor can, in advance of the course, allocate voices and musical parts according to each person's abilities."
- Have studied and prepared the musical parts transmitted by the conductor before the start of the course.
Schedule: 22 hours
Monday 2:00 pm to Friday 5:00 pm
B rates
Teaching 415 € /week (+30 € for externals)
Pedagogy + full-board accommodation
starting at €632/week
https://cnima.com/agenda#Claude-Thomain
THE BASIC
Accordion, Piano, Guitar, Singing, and music theory
All levels, all ages, all styles
1 week per month
10 weeks 150h + 10h Exams = 160h
Rates
Pedagogy:
382.50/month over 10 months
Pedagogy + accommodation + full board:
from €671.5/month
Training content
Instrumental technique, dictation, solfeggio, instrumental and vocal sight-reading, harmony, ensemble music.
Trainee profile: Anyone wishing to begin professional accordion training.
Prerequisites: none
Trainers: see training team
https://www.cnima.com/formules-de-formation
Accordion, Piano, Guitar, Singing, and music theory
All levels, all ages, all styles
1 week per month
10 weeks 150h + 10h Exams = 160h
Rates
Pedagogy:
382.50/month over 10 months
Pedagogy + accommodation + full board:
from €671.5/month
Training content
Instrumental technique, dictation, solfeggio, instrumental and vocal sight-reading, harmony, ensemble music.
Trainee profile: Anyone wishing to begin professional accordion training.
Prerequisites: none
Trainers: see training team
https://www.cnima.com/formules-de-formation
THE PERSONALIZED
Choice of: accordion, piano, guitar, vocals, harmony, jazz, contemporary music, arrangements, orchestration, accompaniment, composition...
All levels, all ages, all styles
1 week per month
10 weeks of 10h30 = 105h
Individual courses only
Rates
Pedagogy: 416.50 €/month over 10 months
Pedagogy + accommodation + full board:
from €609.50/month
Trainee profile: Anyone wishing to begin professional accordion trainingNo
Prerequisites: none
Trainers See training team
https://www.cnima.com/formules-de-formation
Choice of: accordion, piano, guitar, vocals, harmony, jazz, contemporary music, arrangements, orchestration, accompaniment, composition...
All levels, all ages, all styles
1 week per month
10 weeks of 10h30 = 105h
Individual courses only
Rates
Pedagogy: 416.50 €/month over 10 months
Pedagogy + accommodation + full board:
from €609.50/month
Trainee profile: Anyone wishing to begin professional accordion trainingNo
Prerequisites: none
Trainers See training team
https://www.cnima.com/formules-de-formation
THE STANDARD
Accordion, piano, guitar and music theory
All levels, all ages, all styles
1 to 2 weeks per month
16 weeks 240h + 10h Exams = 250h
Rates
Pedagogy: €580/month over 10 months
Pedagogy + accommodation + full board:
from €888/month
Contents:
Instrumental technique, dictation, solfeggio, instrumental and vocal sight-reading, harmony, ensemble music.
Trainee profile: Anyone wishing to begin professional accordion trainingNo
Prerequisites: none
Trainers: See training team
https://www.cnima.com/formules-de-formation
Accordion, piano, guitar and music theory
All levels, all ages, all styles
1 to 2 weeks per month
16 weeks 240h + 10h Exams = 250h
Rates
Pedagogy: €580/month over 10 months
Pedagogy + accommodation + full board:
from €888/month
Contents:
Instrumental technique, dictation, solfeggio, instrumental and vocal sight-reading, harmony, ensemble music.
Trainee profile: Anyone wishing to begin professional accordion trainingNo
Prerequisites: none
Trainers: See training team
https://www.cnima.com/formules-de-formation
THE MEGA
Accordion and music theory
All levels, all ages, all styles
2 to 3 weeks per month
22 weeks 255h + 10h Exams = 265h
Rates
Pedagogy: €629/month over 10 months
Teaching + accommodation + full board :
from €1023/month
Training content
Instrumental technique, dictation, solfeggio, instrumental and vocal sight-reading, harmony, ensemble music.
Trainee profile: Anyone wishing to begin professional accordion training.
Prerequisites: none
Trainers: See training team
https://www.cnima.com/formules-de-formation
Accordion and music theory
All levels, all ages, all styles
2 to 3 weeks per month
22 weeks 255h + 10h Exams = 265h
Rates
Pedagogy: €629/month over 10 months
Teaching + accommodation + full board :
from €1023/month
Training content
Instrumental technique, dictation, solfeggio, instrumental and vocal sight-reading, harmony, ensemble music.
Trainee profile: Anyone wishing to begin professional accordion training.
Prerequisites: none
Trainers: See training team
https://www.cnima.com/formules-de-formation
THE DIPLOMATE
Accordion and music theory
Preparation for conservatory diplomas (CEM - DEM)
Variety & Classical, All ages
2 to 3 weeks per month
22 weeks 295h + 10h Examinations: 305h
Year-round living is compulsory or strongly recommended.
Rates
Pedagogy: 671.50 €/month over 10 months
Teaching + accommodation + full board :
from €1173.50/month
Content: Instrumental technique, dictation, instrumental and vocal deciphering, solfeggio, singing, analysis and transposition, music history, ensemble music.
Trainee profile: Anyone wishing to begin professional accordion training.
Prerequisites: 2nd cycle level
Trainers: See training team
Thanks to an official partnership agreement between our school and the CRD Conservatoire de Gennevilliers, we offer intensive preparation for conservatory diplomas approved by the French Ministry of Culture. On average, one year at CNIMA is equivalent to 4 years of normal curriculum.
the CEM, Certificate of Musical Studieshttps://www.onisep.fr/ressources/univers-formation/formations/lycees/certificat-d-etudes-musicales
the DEM (Diplôme d'Etudes Musicales)
https://www.onisep.fr/ressources/univers-formation/formations/post-bac/diplome-d-etudes-musicales
https://www.cnima.com/formules-de-formation
Accordion and music theory
Preparation for conservatory diplomas (CEM - DEM)
Variety & Classical, All ages
2 to 3 weeks per month
22 weeks 295h + 10h Examinations: 305h
Year-round living is compulsory or strongly recommended.
Rates
Pedagogy: 671.50 €/month over 10 months
Teaching + accommodation + full board :
from €1173.50/month
Content: Instrumental technique, dictation, instrumental and vocal deciphering, solfeggio, singing, analysis and transposition, music history, ensemble music.
Trainee profile: Anyone wishing to begin professional accordion training.
Prerequisites: 2nd cycle level
Trainers: See training team
Thanks to an official partnership agreement between our school and the CRD Conservatoire de Gennevilliers, we offer intensive preparation for conservatory diplomas approved by the French Ministry of Culture. On average, one year at CNIMA is equivalent to 4 years of normal curriculum.
the CEM, Certificate of Musical Studieshttps://www.onisep.fr/ressources/univers-formation/formations/lycees/certificat-d-etudes-musicales
the DEM (Diplôme d'Etudes Musicales)
https://www.onisep.fr/ressources/univers-formation/formations/post-bac/diplome-d-etudes-musicales
https://www.cnima.com/formules-de-formation
IOMA CERTIFICATION
Accordion, Piano, Guitar, Vocals
Training recognized by France Compétence, eligible for CPF, Afdas, Fifpl, Conseil Régional, France Travail.
Medium or higher level
1 to 2 weeks per month
14 weeks and 2.5 days, i.e. 488 hours + 20 hours of examinations
Rates
Pedagogy:
699/month over 10 months
Teaching + accommodation + full board :
from €988/month over 10 months
The IOMA certification (Interpréter une œuvre de Musiques Actuelles) is registered with the Répertoire Spécifique (RS). It attests to the technical and artistic skills essential for working in the contemporary music industry, and enables musicians to acquire professional know-how while increasing their adaptability to various activities in the musical field. This certification is issued by the FNEIJMA (Fédération Nationale des Écoles d'influence Jazz et Musiques Actuelles), with which CNIMA has established a partnership.
Training content
Instrumental technique, instrumental and vocal sight-reading, solfeggio, repetition, harmony, accompaniment, improvisation, musical culture, repertoire, computer-assisted music, concerts, legal and social environment, hearing and physical prevention.
Trainee profile: Musicians in the process of professionalization, wishing to obtain professional certification.
Prerequisites:
Entrance exam on Monday, June 23, 2025
Trainees with BEM (Brevet d'Etudes Musicale) conservatory diploma: automatic admission. Trainees without diploma: entrance exam based on instrumental and solfeggio assessment. If unsuccessful, trainees may take one or two years of "la préparatoire" (see information below).
https://www.cnima.com/formules-de-formation
Accordion, Piano, Guitar, Vocals
Training recognized by France Compétence, eligible for CPF, Afdas, Fifpl, Conseil Régional, France Travail.
Medium or higher level
1 to 2 weeks per month
14 weeks and 2.5 days, i.e. 488 hours + 20 hours of examinations
Rates
Pedagogy:
699/month over 10 months
Teaching + accommodation + full board :
from €988/month over 10 months
The IOMA certification (Interpréter une œuvre de Musiques Actuelles) is registered with the Répertoire Spécifique (RS). It attests to the technical and artistic skills essential for working in the contemporary music industry, and enables musicians to acquire professional know-how while increasing their adaptability to various activities in the musical field. This certification is issued by the FNEIJMA (Fédération Nationale des Écoles d'influence Jazz et Musiques Actuelles), with which CNIMA has established a partnership.
Training content
Instrumental technique, instrumental and vocal sight-reading, solfeggio, repetition, harmony, accompaniment, improvisation, musical culture, repertoire, computer-assisted music, concerts, legal and social environment, hearing and physical prevention.
Trainee profile: Musicians in the process of professionalization, wishing to obtain professional certification.
Prerequisites:
Entrance exam on Monday, June 23, 2025
Trainees with BEM (Brevet d'Etudes Musicale) conservatory diploma: automatic admission. Trainees without diploma: entrance exam based on instrumental and solfeggio assessment. If unsuccessful, trainees may take one or two years of "la préparatoire" (see information below).
https://www.cnima.com/formules-de-formation
10/11/2025
•
09:00
Cnima, 63950 Saint Sauves d'Auvergne
Lyrics workshop
with Frédéric Kocourek
Course registered with AFDAS and SACEM
Dates: November 10 to 14, 2025
Trainer: A lyricist since 1997, Frédéric Kocourek has written for some 30 French-language chanson artists, including Isabelle Boulay, Natasha St Pier, Angélique Kidjo, Rock Voisine, Sarah Brightman, Daguerre, Yannick Noah, Louis Bertignac... A fine pedagogue, he was, among other things, a trainer for several years at Francis Cabrel's Rencontres d'Astaffort. He is deeply involved in professional training with Sacem, Afdas and the Union National des Auteurs et Compositeurs.
Content: Perfecting your skills as a songwriter. Work on inspiration, structure, style, metrics, rhymes, narrative... The lyricist's constraints: a source of stumbling blocks or a driving force for creation?
Audience: Authors, composers, performers of contemporary music, singer-songwriters, songwriters, singer-songwriters
Schedule: 35h, Monday 9am to Friday 5pm
Cost :
Pedagogy 1855 € /week (+30 € for externals)
Pedagogy + full-board accommodation
from €2110/week
AFDAS-approved course, 100% financeable
The little-known AFDAS auteur is available to authors who have earned a certain amount of royalties over the last three or five years. See conditions
AFDAS intermittent is available for all intermittent workers in the entertainment industry. See conditions
If you are not eligible for Afdas and have no other aid (CPF, FIF-PL etc ...) there is a grant from SACEM, which will cover the teaching costs of the course.
The criteria for obtaining this SACEM grant are as follows:Your main activity must be in the field of music, and you must meet the following criteria:
1. a minimum annual royalty of €50 to €100 is required
2. provide a brief description of your professional background and/or artistic CV and/or press kit
3 For creators: latest URSSAF declaration For publishers: K-bis extract of their company
You must not have access to other types of financing:
4. A sworn statement to the effect that the trainee has no access to any other financing scheme for this training.
Cnima acts as intermediary between the trainee and SACEM:
Register for the course and send all the above documents to contact@cnima.com
The registration will be validated once sacem has made its decision.
All the info here https://www.cnima.com/autres-stages#stage-parolier
with Frédéric Kocourek
Course registered with AFDAS and SACEM
Dates: November 10 to 14, 2025
Trainer: A lyricist since 1997, Frédéric Kocourek has written for some 30 French-language chanson artists, including Isabelle Boulay, Natasha St Pier, Angélique Kidjo, Rock Voisine, Sarah Brightman, Daguerre, Yannick Noah, Louis Bertignac... A fine pedagogue, he was, among other things, a trainer for several years at Francis Cabrel's Rencontres d'Astaffort. He is deeply involved in professional training with Sacem, Afdas and the Union National des Auteurs et Compositeurs.
Content: Perfecting your skills as a songwriter. Work on inspiration, structure, style, metrics, rhymes, narrative... The lyricist's constraints: a source of stumbling blocks or a driving force for creation?
Audience: Authors, composers, performers of contemporary music, singer-songwriters, songwriters, singer-songwriters
Schedule: 35h, Monday 9am to Friday 5pm
Cost :
Pedagogy 1855 € /week (+30 € for externals)
Pedagogy + full-board accommodation
from €2110/week
AFDAS-approved course, 100% financeable
The little-known AFDAS auteur is available to authors who have earned a certain amount of royalties over the last three or five years. See conditions
AFDAS intermittent is available for all intermittent workers in the entertainment industry. See conditions
If you are not eligible for Afdas and have no other aid (CPF, FIF-PL etc ...) there is a grant from SACEM, which will cover the teaching costs of the course.
The criteria for obtaining this SACEM grant are as follows:Your main activity must be in the field of music, and you must meet the following criteria:
1. a minimum annual royalty of €50 to €100 is required
2. provide a brief description of your professional background and/or artistic CV and/or press kit
3 For creators: latest URSSAF declaration For publishers: K-bis extract of their company
You must not have access to other types of financing:
4. A sworn statement to the effect that the trainee has no access to any other financing scheme for this training.
Cnima acts as intermediary between the trainee and SACEM:
Register for the course and send all the above documents to contact@cnima.com
The registration will be validated once sacem has made its decision.
All the info here https://www.cnima.com/autres-stages#stage-parolier
