1979–1984 studied piano with Christoph Back at the Mannheim/Heidelberg University of Music, graduating with a diploma
1984–1986 postgraduate studies in music therapy in Salzburg at the Psychological Institute, Mozarteum and Orff Institute (DAAD scholarship), university degree in music therapy
1987–1992 music education and music therapy work with children and older people at various music schools in Heidelberg and the surrounding area and at the “Academy for Older People” in Heidelberg; Chamber music performances in the Heidelberg area and in Stuttgart
1993–2000 studied art history and musicology at the Free University of Berlin, graduating in musicology
2000–2003 further training in “Experiential Breath according to Middendorf” with Thomas Abbé and at the Ilse Middendorf Institute in Berlin
Freelance work as a piano teacher since 2001 (since 2010 lecturer for free musical improvisation at the exploratorium Berlin) For me, free improvisation is a sensitive mirror of a person’s inner state, freedom and liveliness. Improvisation as a creative process challenges me to continually seek a stay on the border between the known and the unknown, the intended and the unintentional.
Improvisation plays a central role in my piano lessons. They give students unlimited opportunities to discover and develop their own, individual approach to music. By taking into account the entire piano sound space, all musical conditions can be playfully understood and understood in the truest sense of the word right from the start.Further information at: www.klavierunterricht-neukoelln.de
