Teaching

I teach double bass and electric bass, jazz and improvisation to musicians at every level, from beginners to students and professionals. Lessons take place in Nuremberg or online.

At the university

At the Nuremberg University of Music I teach jazz bass as a main subject and jazz bass pedagogy, alongside professors Robert Lucaciu and Christian Diener. At the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK) I teach professional practice in the Master’s programme in big band.

Lessons

• Double bass and electric bass: technique, sound, time and groove, arco playing and reading.
• Jazz and improvisation: harmony, walking lines, soloing, and playing with confidence in a band.
• Composition and ensemble: writing for your own band and leading rehearsals.

How I teach

Every lesson starts from your goals, not from a fixed method. We work on solid technique, but always in service of what really counts: listening, sound and your own voice on the instrument. I want you to take risks, try out ideas and occasionally fail gloriously, because that’s where the interesting stuff happens.

My teaching draws on my own work as a performer and composer (more about me) and on artistic research into improvisation and sound.

Get in touch

Tell me in a few lines about your instrument, your experience and what you would like to work on.