Musical Expressions Accordion School

07/29/2024

Back from the ATG Festival that took place in Kansas City last week. After premiered "Opa's Yodel" last year in Salt Lake City on ITF and then in Chicago on ATG, played full recitals in colleges in Texas and Oklahoma, Professor Lucas Kaspar and I have had a great pleasure to play concert there as a TromboKordion Duo! Great audience, standing ovation!!
Thank you, ATG🎵🪗😊

02/14/2024

Posting the video from Trombone international Festival in Salt Lake City, July 12, 2023
I have had a pleasure to perform with Lucas Kaspar that beautiful piece.

Opa's Yodel, composed by Michael JohnsonLucas Kaspar, Bass Trombone Elena Fainshtein, AccordionPerformed at the 2023 International Trombone Festival

10/08/2023

It was another great practice!👏🏻
Love that group! Some more will join us next time - our two events are coming🪗🎵

06/10/2022

Thank you "Big squeeze"
What you are doing for young accordionist is priceless!!!
Your event so well organized and fun for all👏

We get a lot of questions about accordion lessons and would like to spotlight some of the incredible accordion teachers whose students competed in the Big Squeeze this year!

Kaleb Leday (2021 Big Squeeze Zydeco Champion): Kaleb is scheduling virtual accordion lessons for the summer now! Visit www.lessonsbyleday.com to book your lessons now!

Elena Fainshtein: Elena owns the Musical Expressions Accordion School. Please visit www.elenafainshtein.com to contact her for piano and button accordion lessons.

Aaron Salinas (2014 Big Squeeze Conjunto Champion): Aaron teaches virtual accordion lessons through Conjunto Heritage Taller. Visit conjuntoheritagetaller.com for more information.

Javier Loya teaches students at La Joya Palmview High School and leads Conjunto “La Tradición,” who hosts their own event each year.

Jaime & Jesus Lozano both teach the students of Los Cardenales de Roma High School

We would also like to spotlight the other school district-sanctioned Texas Conjunto programs that foster the future of conjunto music and whose talented students have competed in the Big Squeeze for many seasons: Los Fresnos HS’ Conjunto Halcon lead by Juan Longoria, Jr, Edcouch-Elsa HS lead by Juan Navarro, Los Fresnos Middle School lead by Santiago Castillo.

02/24/2022

Here we go! Attention to my students!!
The Big Squeeze competition application accepted virtually. Deadline is March 31st

Keep practicing and try your luck🪗

The Big Squeeze is back for its 16th Action-packed year! We’re assembling super youth accordionists to compete in this year’s statewide competition. Applications will be accepted virtually March 1st-31st. Rules and Guidelines and Entry Forms in English and Spanish are available now at texasfolklife.org/bigsqueeze2022

01/08/2022

Bach Gounod - Ave Maria..
Elena Fainshtein with her student Amir Latipov.

Amir Latipov with Elena Fainshtein - Ave Maria - on accordion and piano

12/17/2020

Happy Holidays from my accordion students to you!
I hope 2021 will bring more light and joy, health and happiness to everyone and will be full of happy music 💕🎶👏

09/19/2020

Another beautiful song for you played by my UK student - Vlad.

09/15/2020

Peter Gresser with a very interesting arrangement
"Wabash Cannonball". All aboard .. 🚂🚃

09/11/2020

Beautiful "Over the waves" song play by Vlad👏