Lessons

The four-string Tenor-Banjo enjoys big popularity in the celtic music. I play it in the tuning most used in folk music: GDAE. But lessons in CGDA are also no problem for me.

I try to use the instrument as a whole, styliytsically and playing-wise. Hence not “only” as a melody instrument solely. Chord and song accompaniment, melody playing, all sorts of playing techniques (why not try some finger picking or tapping on the banjo), solo playing etc. are possible.

I use all of this in my own playing and am happy to offer it as lesson content on the tenor-banjo as well.

Beginning with the basic techniques we can, depending on your interests, move on to various styles and playing techniques on the banjo. In doing so we can develop all the freedom you want to have while making music. I also gladly teach songwriting and improvisation. If asked for, everything can of course be underpinned with music theory.

Although my focus lies on folk and rock music, and hence I can especially communicate the ways of playing this music, I’m completely open stylistically.

The Mandolin, alongside the celtic folklore, plays a big role in many musical traditions (USA, Italy, Portugal, Germany, a.m.m.). Furthermore it is often used in classical music.

I try to use the mandolin as a whole, styliytsically and playing-wise. Many playing techniques can be taught in lesson. From typical things like melody and solo playing, bluegrass chop chords, to atypical things like playing celtic tunes or classical chord accompaniment or even unusual things like i.e. finger picking.

I use all of this in my own playing and am happy to offer it as lesson content on the mandolin as well.

Beginning with the basic techniques we can, depending on your interests, move on to various styles and playing techniques on the mandolin. In doing so we can develop all the freedom you want to have while making music. I also gladly teach songwriting and improvisation. If asked for, everything can of course be underpinned with music theory.

Although my focus lies on folk and rock music, and hence I can especially communicate the ways of playing this music, I’m completely open stylistically.

I try to use the guitar as a whole, styliytsically and playing-wise. Many playing techniques can be taught: Chord acompaniment with strumming, flatpicking, fingerpicking, classical guitar, melody playing, solo playing, but also techniques less common for acoustic guitar, i.e. tapping.

I use all of this in my own playing and am happy to offer it as lesson content on the guitar as well.

Beginning with the basic techniques we can, depending on your interests, move on to various styles and playing techniques on the guitar. In doing so we can develop all the freedom you want to have while making music. I also gladly teach songwriting and improvisation. If asked for, everything can of course be underpinned with music theory.

Although my focus lies on folk and rock music, I’m completely open stylistically.

I also love to give lessons on the electric guitar, you’ll find info about that here:

E-Guitar lessons