Music and Time Annotation << Back From the History of the Department of Folk Instruments (Harmonics) MGIM Named After A. Schnittke: Teachers and Traditions E.A. Klishina The article is devoted to the history of teaching on the button accordion and accordion in one of the oldest educational institutions in Moscow, which has gone from a music school to a university. The process of formation of the national department in the now famous Schnittke Moscow State Institute of Music is reflected, first of all, in the activities of outstanding teachers and musicians who laid the foundation of the modern level of education of the famous institute. Among them are L.M. Banovich, A.F. Danilov, N.K. Otdelenyov, V.S. Rozhkov, V.G. Gorokhov, A.A. Surkov, V.G. Somorov. Teachers prepared programs and teaching aids necessary for teaching students, and were among the first to create treatments and translations of works of folk and classical music. An important stage in the formation of the modern image of pedagogy at the institute was the formation of performing groups – ensembles and orchestras, which continue to exist in these days. The article examines the chosen topic, following in chronological order (from 1918 to the end of the 1970s) the facts of the history of teaching at Schnittke Moscow State Institute of Music. Keywords: MGIM named after A. Schnittke, button accordion, accordion, folk instruments, Banovich, Danilov, Otdelenov, Rozhkov, Gorokhov, Surkov, Somorov. Pp. 27-31.