Bio

The German-American Frank Haunschild is a member of the International Guild of Jazz Guitarists and is one of Germany's most sought after instructors and guitarists. At the moment he teaches as Professor of Jazz Guitar at the State Academy of Music in Cologne and as lecturer in music theory and ear training at the Jazz & Rock School in Freiburg. As a freelance journalist he writes his monthly column "Praxis" in Germany's most-read music magazine "Guitar & Bass". In addition he is a course instructor at numerous national and international jazz workshops. He has written three manuals, "Die neue Harmonielehre" (vol. 1 also exists in English: "The New Harmony Book"), that have become standard textbooks on modern music instruction, as has "Modern Guitar Styles" (in German) with play-along CD. Frank Haunschild is a busy concert artist, performing regularly in Germany and its neighbouring countries. Numerous CD's as a leader show his exceptional musical and compositional skills.

Stations of his career:

Education:
The study of music and the didactics of jazz, with a major in jazz guitar,
at the State Academy of Music in Cologne (1981-1986)

Diploma:
Degree exam and graduation (1986)

Teaching posts:

State Academy of Music in Cologne (1988-2001)
Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Weimar (1997/98)

Jazz and Rock School in Freiburg (2000-2009)
Professor for jazz guitar at the State Academy of Music in Cologne (since 2001)

Teaching subjects:
Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, jazz guitar didactics, minor subject: classical guitar, minor subject: electric bass, jazz music theory, jazz harmony, jazz ear training, improvisation, ensemble conducting (combo), rhythm section training

Monthly columns in music magazines:
Fachblatt Musik Magazin
Workshop Harmony: 1986-1994
Workshop Guitar: 1988-1993
Gitarre & Bass
Theory and Practice: 1994-2003
Practice: 2003-2007

Publications:
Frank Haunschild, Die neue Harmonielehre - Vol. 1 (1988)
Eddie Marron/co-author: F.Haunschild, Die Rhythmiklehre (1989)
Frank Haunschild, Die diatonische Modulationstafel (1991)
Frank Haunschild, Die neue Harmonielehre - Vol.2 (1992)
Frank Haunschild, Die neue Harmonielehre - Praxis (with CD) (1996)
Frank Haunschild - Modern Guitar Styles (with CD) (1997)

Frank Haunschild - Let's Groove! Volume 1 (mit CD) (2009) 
Frank Haunschild - Let's Groove! Volume 2 (mit CD) (2012)

English publications:
Frank Haunschild, The New Harmony Book - Vol. 1 (1997)
Frank Haunschild, Modern Guitar Styles (with play-along CD)

Frank Haunschild - Let's Groove! Volume 1 (with CD) (2009) 
Frank Haunschild - Let's Groove! Volume 2 (with CD) (2012)

CD Publications:
Frank Haunschild - Looking Forward (1997)
Frank Haunschild / Norbert Gottschalk, Art of a Duo - Favorite Songs (1998)
Frank Haunschild / Tom van der Geld - Getting Closer (1999)
Frank Haunschild / Norbert Gottschalk - Bridges (2001)
Frank Haunschild / Norbert Gottschalk - Better Days (2003)
Frank Haunschild / John Stowell - Listen to This (2004)
Frank Haunschild / John Abercrombie - Alone Together (2005)
Frank Haunschild - See You Soon (2006)

Frank Haunschild / Norbert Gottschalk - For the Road (2009)

Frank Haunschild / Vitaliy Zolotov - Night Train (2012)
Frank Haunschild Electric Trio - City Lights (2013)

Frank Haunschild / Jörg Seidel - First Session (2014)