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Westville Girl's High School, Durban, South Africa
Westville Girl's High School, Durban, South Africa
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn School, Luckenwalde, Germany
Bachelor Studies
Instrumental Studies
My field of study was instrumental studies keyboard instruments, (organ and piano) at the Mozarteum University Salzburg.
The total scope of my bachelor's degree included 8 semesters and ended with the title Bachelor of Arts.
The final examination in the central artistic subject organ and piano consisted of a public audition (approx. 45 minutes playing time) with works from the solo and chamber literature of various eras.
Professor
Organ: Prof. Oskar Peter
* 1920 † 1998
from 1966 to 1990 Professor for organ and piano at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg.
Lecturer
Klavier: Christian Bauschke
* 1954
from 1983-1988 lecturer for piano at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg.
Curriculum
In addition to the two artistic subjects concert organ and piano, the bachelor’s degree also included the courses below:
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Musical Analysis
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Musical Form
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Ear Training
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Harmony and Counterpart
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Acoustics and the Knowledge of Musical Instruments
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Music History
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Jazz and Popular Music
which were taught by the following professors:
Professor
Music Analysis and Musical Form:
Prof. Klaus Ager
* 1946
from 1973 to 2000 Professor for composition, music theory, violin and piano at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg
Deputy rector from the 1991/92 academic year and rector from 1995/96 to 1999/2000.
Professor
Ear Training:
Prof. Gerhard Röthler
* 1920 † 1999
from 1972 to 1991 Professor for Harpsichord and Musical Theory at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg.
Professor
Harmony and Counterpoint:
Mag. Ladislaus Piekarz
* 1930 † 2013
from 1955 to 1998 as Professor for piano and composition at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg.
Acoustics & Knowledge of Musical Instruments and Music History
Prof. Peter Hesse
* 1935 † 2009
from 1988 to 2003 professor for music theory and musicology at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg
Conducting
Walter Hagen-Groll
* 1927 † 2018
from 1986 to 1995 professor (1986 full professor) for orchestra conducting at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg.
Summer Academy
International Summer Academy Salzburg
1978-1982 "Piano Master Classes" with Prof Winfried Wolf and Sergio Perticaroli
The Summer Academy was founded by Lilli Lehmann in 1916 and today organizes more than 80 master classes with outstanding teachers from the Mozarteum University and many internationally renowned lecturers.
From 1978 to 1982 I took part in the classical piano master classes of Professor Winfried Wolf and Sergio Perticaroli.
As part of the International Summer Academy I performed in two concerts. Please see below.
Professor
1978-1981 "Piano Master Classes" and Private Lessons with Prof Winfried Wolf
Winfried Wolf was an Austrian pianist, composer and music teacher. He appeared as a piano soloist and worked with the Berlin Philharmonic on over 20 records with conductors such as Willem Mengelberg and Clemens Krauss. In 1934 he became a professor at the Berlin Music Academy. From 1961 to 1965, Professor Winfried Wolf taught a piano class at the Salzburg Mozarteum as a titular professor.
From 1978 to 1982 I took private piano lessons from Professor Winfried Wolf. I also took part in his master classes.
Professor
1982 "Piano Master Class" with Prof Sergio Perticaroli
Sergio Perticaroli is a successful international musician. His concert tours have taken him throughout Europe, the USSR, the USA, Australia and Japan. He has taught since 1990 the piano specialization course at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, but also abroad, holding master classes in Saltzburg, Cleveland, Paris and Japan. “Emeritus Professor” and Accademico Effettivo of Santa Cecilia.
Jazz
Jazz
I received my training as a jazz pianist through the four-week Jazz Piano Summer Academy course at the University of Salzburg in 1987, through my personal friendship and the many fruitful musical conversations and lessons in jazz theory with bassist Hans Rettenbacher and saxophonist Alan Praskin and through my many jam sessions in Salzburger.
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American jazz pianist and composer, and an Academy Award and Grammy award winner. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s,
Hans Rettenbacher
The jazz bassist and cellist Hans Rettenbacher studied musicology and also attended the Berklee School of Music in Boston and the Oscar Peterson School in Toronto.
He played in the bands of saxophonist Gerd Dudek and trumpeter Manfred Schoof, as well as with Stan Getz (ts), Friedrich Gulda (p), the Hans Koller Quartet, Eric Dolphy, Fatty George, Rolf Kühn, Erwin Lehn, Don Ellis and many others
Alan Praskin
Allan born in December 17, 1948, in Los Angeles) is an American jazz musician (alto saxophone player, composer and bandleader).
Many years of musical partnership connected Praskin with the pianists Wolfgang Köhler and Larry Porter. Along with Porter, he led the Porter/Praskin quartet from 1984 to 1993. This collaboration has continued to the present time.
Church Music
Church Organist
For many years I worked as an organist in various churches, notably in the Catholic parish of St. Martin in my hometown of Illertissen during my school days and in the parish of St. Rupert in my adopted hometown of Freilassing during my studies.
Xaver Plersch
1968 - 1975 Piano and Organ Lessons
Xaver Plersch was my first piano teacher. He He taught me to play the piano from the age of seven. He was the local organist at the parish of St. Martin in my home town of Illertissen.
Before he retired from his post as organist he taught me to play the organ from the age of 12.
From then on I took over the position of organist at the parish of St. Martin and played up to 6 church services at the weekend.
Catholic Parish of St. Rupert, Frailassing
Catholic Parish of St. Martin, Illertissen
C-Course
1976 - 1978 Church Music C-Training
At the age of 16 I attended a Church music training course for part-time liturgical organists and choir directors. This course lasts two years and ends with the C-examination.
This degree is recognized in all German dioceses.
The training has two main focuses:
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Choral Conducting
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Organ