Accordion Tuition

Tania with her student Ivan Liashenko at the AMEB A.Mus Diploma presentation

Tania's student Ann-Elise Koerentjes, Australian International and South Pacific Accordion Cham

Lina Chegodaev and Nick Shcherbakov at the AMEB A.Mus Diploma Presentation, 2009

Richard She, Australian International Accordion Champion (15 years & under class) 2009, and South Pacific Accordion Champion (15 years & under class), NZ 2008.

Tania has 20 years experience in teaching accordion. Since 1992, Tania has been Director of her own accordion teaching studio, operating in Canley Vale, western Sydney. In that time, Tania’s accordion students have completed over 200 AMEB exams. Five of her students have completed AMEB A.Mus Diploma examination: Ivan Liashenko, Ann-Elise Koerntjes, Lina Chegodaev, Nick Shcherbakov and Richard She.

In 2009, Tania has been invited by the Australian institute of Music to teach accordion as a private teacher. Lina Chegodaev graduated from the Australian Institute of Music under Tania’s directions.

Two of Tania's accordion students represented Australia at the "Coupe Mondiale" International Accordion Competition. They were both placed in the top 8 – the highest ranked competitors ever from Australia.

Another student of Tania's, Richard She, achieved the following:

1st place at the South Pacific Accordion Championships ( Auckland, NZ) in the class 12 years&under class in 2007.
1st place at the South Pacific Accordion Championships ( Auckland, NZ) in the class 15 years & under in 2008.
1st place in the Australian International Accordion Championships, class 15 years and under, 2009
1st place in the Australian International Accordion Championships, class 17 years and under, 2009
Placed 8th in the Tianjin International Accordion Competition, China 2008

Currently, Tania is serving as an accordion examiner for the Australian Music Examination Board.

Educational Background

1988-1990 Completed Post-Graduate studies (M.Mus), Conservatorium "Tschaikovsky", Kiev, Ukraine.
1983-1988 Completed Graduate studies (B.Mus), Conservatorium "Tschaikovsky", Kiev, Ukraine.
1979-1983 Obtained High School of Music Matriculation , Kragujevac, Serbia.

Accomplishments

1988 second place at the Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships, Trossingen, Germany.
1986 third place at the International Accordion Competition in Klingenthal, Germany.
1982 Yugoslav State and National champion, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Member of International Accordion Competition Jury

2008 International Accordion Competition, Tianjin, China.
2007 "AccoHoliday" International Accordion Competition, Kiev, Ukraine.
2006 "AccoHoliday" International Accordion Competition, Kiev, Ukraine.
2003 Coupe Mondiale, Slovakia and Hungary
2001 Coupe Mondiale, London, England
1995 and 1993 South Pacific Accordion Championships, Auckland, New Zealand
1991 "Trophy of Yugoslavia", Kragujevac, Yugoslavia
1990 "Trophy of Yugoslavia", Kragujevac, Yugoslavia
1990 Coupe Mondiale, Trossingen, Germany.

Seminars, Workshops, Festivals

Tutor at International accordion seminars, workshops & festivals at the following:

2008 Shanghai Conservatorium of Music
2007 South Pacific Accordion Championships, Auckland, New Zealand
2006 Auckland, New Zealand
2004 "Accordion Summer School" Kragujevac, Serbia
1995 Auckland, NZ
1994 "Accordion Summer School" Kragujevac, Serbia
1993 Urumuqi, China
1992 Auckland, NZ

Solo Concerts Performed Internationally

1995 South Pacific Accordion Championships, Auckland, New Zealand
1993 1ST Chinese International Accordion Festival, Beijing & Urumqi, China
1992 Auckland, Rotarua, Hamilton, Wellington, NZ
1991 Copenhagen, Denmark
1989 Melbourne, Australia
1989 Maribor , Slovenia & Varazdin Croatia
1988 Trossingen, Germany
1988 Leningrad, Soviet Union
1988 Moscow, Soviet Union
1987 Moscow, Soviet Union

Teaching Experience

Accordion tutor at the following:

1992-present - The Director of her own music teaching studio
1992 - St Charbels College, Sydney
1988-1991 - High School of Music Pancevo, Serbia