Pop-Jazz Studies

Degree: Bachelor of Music Education (BMP) Pop-Jazz from the University of Music and Theatre Hamburg, program starts in the winter semester annually from October 1, eligible for BAföG (German student financial aid)

Master of Music Education degree in progress

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What subjects will I study:

Pop-Jazz Bachelor’s Program
Music in Practice and Teaching

Major artistic subject instruction
Instrumental minor, optional third minor
Singer/Songwriter Coaching
Band coaching offers
Live gigs/concerts
Improvisation coaching
Rhythm coaching
Sound design/production
Marketing network
Composition/arrangement/music theory
Pop-Jazz history
Ear training
Pedagogy

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Auf eine Bühne stehen 2 Musiker, ein Gitarrist und eine Sängerin, beide sind von hinten zu sehen. Im Vordergrund befindet sich der Ausschnitt eines Schlagzeugs. Die Lichtstimmung ist schummrig mit bunten Lichtspots.

Entrance Exam

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Free entrance exam

Pop

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Quick check: Video with 2 different songs, preferably your own pieces

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Individual feedback and consultation

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Live presentation: 2 different songs, preferably your own pieces

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Major subject: 1 easy piece

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Basic written theory test

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Motivational interview

How do you envision your professional future?

How can the instructors best support your strengths?

Can you imagine working as a music teacher in the future?

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Jazz

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Quick check: Basic video with 2 different jazz standards with improvisation

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Individual feedback and consultation

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Live presentation: Perform 2 different jazz standards with improvisation (with band or playback), short practical test

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Minor subject: 1 easy classical piece

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Basic test in general music theory

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Motivational interview

How do you envision your professional future?

How can the instructors best support your strengths?

Can you imagine working as a music teacher in the future?

Apply now

Take the test

5 junge Musiker auf einer Session. Zu sehnen sind ein Bassist, Saxofonist, Gitarrist, Schlagzeuger und eine Frau, die Kongos spielt. Offensichtlich haben Sie Spaß zusammen, sie lächeln.

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Who can apply? Anyone.

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Age limit? No.

School diploma? High school diploma, in exceptional cases a lower secondary education certificate (or equivalent).

Language skills? B2 German.

What does the entrance exam cost? Nothing.

What are the tuition fees for the program?

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Prepare for the program:

Pre College
Pop-Jazz

Orientation year spans over the course of 2 semesters

Artistic major and minor instruction

Participation in all Pop Jazz seminars
(see BMP Pop-Jazz study content)

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Tuition Fees

Bildausschnitt einer Big-Band. Im Vordergrund ist der Bildausschnitt von 3 Saxofonisten zu sehen. Die Köpfe der MusikerInnen sind nicht zu sehen.

Man sieht das Portrait eines Musikers mit Kopfhörern und Mikrofon während einer Studioaufnahme von der Seite. Er hält ein Smartphone in der Hand, sein Blick geht Richtung Smartphone auf dem sehr unscharf ein Gesangstexte angedeutet wird.

Experience the program first hand to get a feel for it

Inclusive orientation year
pop-jazz for everyone

Individual preliminary interview

Personal counseling

Cooperative course scheduling

Duration: 2 semesters

Artistic major and minor subject instruction

Participation in all pop-jazz seminars by arrangement
(see BMP course content…..)

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Tuition fees

Instructors

Anselm Simon (Jazz - Studiengangsleitung)

Saxophone

Henning Schiewer

E-Bass / Double Bass

Shirin Al-Mousa

Singing

Edgar Herzog

Saxophone

Lukas Klapp

Piano

Bernard Fichtner

Guitar

Björn Lücker

Drums

Claas Ueberschär

Trumpet

Anselm Simon

Studied at the University of Music Hannover (DML for Jazz/Rock/Pop Saxophone).

The musical focus of the various band projects lies in the areas of jazz, blues, soul, and interdisciplinary music forms. Numerous funk, studio, TV, and theater productions.

Multiple awards from the Jazz Podium Niedersachsen. Jazz promotion award of the city of Leipzig. Winner of the Yamaha European Saxophone Contest. Winner of the international music competition Torneo Internazionale di Musica. Support for Charlie Mariano, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, and Pat Metheny. Tours and festival concerts, some organized by the Goethe Institute Germany.

Head of the Jazz Program at the Hamburg Conservatory, professional training for musicians with disabilities at the Hamburg Conservatory and the Hamburg State Music Academy, lecturer at the academy and music school of the Hamburg Conservatory, head and lecturer at various workshops and master classes.

Henning Schiewer

Henning Schiewer studied electric bass and double bass from 2014 to 2019 at HMT Rostock and Berklee College of Music in Boston with, among others, Bruce Gertz, John Patitucci, Oscar Stagnaro, and Achim Seifert.

Since 2022, he has been a student in the Dr. Langner Jazz Master program at HfMT Hamburg, focusing on jazz double bass and jazz composition with, among others, Robert Landfermann, Marc Muellbauer, and Wolff Kerschek.

He has also been working as a freelance musician since 2019, playing as a highly regarded sideman in various bands/ensembles, as well as musical and studio productions in jazz and pop. During this time, he played with Gabriel Coburger, Nils Wogram, and Patrick Farrant.

He composes and arranges music for his own projects, the "Schall & Rauch Ensemble" and "HSQ (Henning Schiewer Quintet)," combining influences from poetry, classical music, jazz, pop, and world music. In 2024, the first album of his quintet, "Leaves on a Creek," will be released. Henning Schiewer has been a scholarship recipient of Berklee College of Music, the Musikfonds Deutschland, the Norbert Janssen Foundation, and the Oscar and Vera Ritter Foundation.

Shirin Al-Mousa

Studied with Delcina Stevenson, Gé Titulaer, Lydia van Dam, Annett Andriesen, Mark Murphy, Rhiannon, and Kim Nazarian.

She received her Bachelor's degree in 2002 from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Amsterdam University of the Arts).

For many years, she has worked as both a performing artist and professional lecturer.

As a freelance musician, she has worked in the jazz, soul, and pop fields with Nils Gessinger, Matthias Schriefl, Michiel Borstlap, Buggy Braune, Martin Auer, max-bab, Herb Geller, Wolfgang Schlüter, Peter Weniger, Lee Konitz, Don Menza, Peter Bernstein, Bobby Shew, Summit Jazz Orchestra, Sönke Düwer (Ensemble du Verre), and the Criss Cross Bigband.

Edgar Herzog

Saxophonist, arranger, music educator, band coach

Focus: Band coaching, music seminars, workshops

Active in various musical contexts with his own projects:
Big Bands: Tours, radio, CD, TV productions with NDR, HR, WDR Big Band, Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Bert Kaempfert Orchestra, Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra, and many more.

Symphonic and contemporary music with the Hamburg Philharmonic, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg State Opera, NDR Radio Philharmonic Hannover, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo

Theater productions
Rock/Pop: Concerts and recordings with Ray Charles, Tony Bennett, Helen Schneider, Roger Cicero, Inga Rumpf, Robbie Williams (CD: Sing when you’re winning), etc.

Lukas Klapp

Born in 1989 in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, raised in Bad Oeynhausen, Lukas began playing the piano at a young age and studied jazz piano at the HfMT Hamburg from 2008 to 2015 with Prof. Burkhardt Braune and Prof. Tinatin Gambashidze.

As a freelance musician, he has worked with renowned jazz artists such as Ack van Rooyen, Alex Sipiagin, Maria Joao, Claus Stötter, Jim Black, Hans Glawischnig, and Sebastian Gille

. He explores various styles, from experimental/contemporary duo projects ("Klapp/Lücker"; "Kerschek/Klapp") to modern jazz groups and electronic groove-oriented bands like "ToyToy" and the "Lena Geue Band".

He is a regular member of various projects led by the Hamburg bassist Giorgi Kiknadze ("Giorgi Kiknadze Quartet"; "David Bowie Project"; "Beatles Project") and recently founded his own quartet with Percy Pursglove (trumpet), Ingmar Heller (bass), and Björn Lücker (drums).

Since spring 2015, Lukas has been part of the teaching team at the Hamburg Conservatory. He enjoys the enriching collaboration with students in jazz piano instruction for major and minor subjects, piano trio ensemble, and jazz seminars for classical pianists.

His latest release is the duo album "Kerschek/Klapp" (2020), a concert recording from the Alte Druckerei in Hamburg with guitarist Sven Kerschek.

Auf dem Foto sieht man das Portrait des Gitarristen Bernhard Fichtner. Er trägt eine schwarze Baskenmütze auf dem Kopf und blickt freundlich in die Kamera.

Bernard Fichtner

- Jazz Guitar/Electric Guitar -

Born in Canada, studied at Berklee College of Music (Boston/USA). Active as a live and studio musician and dedicated lecturer in Hamburg for many years.

As a traveler between stylistic worlds, he feels at home in jazz just as much as in funky-groovy rock and pop. In addition to his diverse work for other artists (D. Horwitz, E. Ofarim, G. Danzer, European Film Orchestra, among others), he also caught the attention of the specialized press with the release of his debut album "Points of View."

**Henning Schiewer**
Studied electric bass and double bass from 2014 to 2019 at the HMT Rostock and Berklee College of Music in Boston with Bruce Gertz, John Patitucci, Oscar Stagnaro, and Achim Seifert.

Since 2022, he has been a student in the Dr. Langner Jazz Master’s program at the HfMT Hamburg in jazz double bass and jazz composition with Robert Landfermann, Marc Muellbauer, and Wolff Kerschek.

He has also been working as a freelance musician since 2019, playing as a sought-after sideman in various bands/ensembles, as well as musical and studio productions in jazz and pop. During this time, he played with Gabriel Coburger, Nils Wogram, and Patrick Farrant.

He composes and arranges music for his own projects, the "Schall & Rauch Ensemble" and "HSQ (Henning Schiewer Quintet)", combining influences from poetry, classical music, jazz, pop, and world music.

In 2024, his quintet's first album "Leaves on a Creek" will be released. Henning Schiewer has been a recipient of scholarships from Berklee College of Music, the German Music Fund, the Norbert Janssen Foundation, and the Oscar and Vera Ritter Foundation.

Foto: Michael Wassenberg (www.butschinsky.de)

Björn Lücker

Born in 1967, internationally awarded jazz drummer, composer, painter, and a lecturer at the Hamburg Conservatory for 19 years. He has taught jazz students in the subjects of drums, band training, and rhythm training since the beginning of the jazz class.

He has been a prominent figure in the Hamburg jazz scene for many years, leading his own band, the "Björn Lücker Aquarian Jazz Ensemble." He has also performed on national and international tours and preformed at concerts with renowned musicians such as Gary Peacock, Walter Norris, Benny Bailey, Dusko Goykovich, and Anna-Lena Schnabel, as well as with the big bands of Norddeutscher and Hessischer Rundfunk, and the Hamburg Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras.

His musical range spans from traditional to avant-garde jazz and includes classical and crossover projects.

Halbportrait des Trompeters Claas Ueberschaer. Er lehnt vor einer weißen Mauer und eine Trompete vor seinem Oberkörper. Er blickt ernst in die Kamera.

Claas Ueberschär

Studied at Folkwang University in Essen and attended the New School and Mannes College in New York on a DAAD scholarship.

Since the late 90s, he has been a key part of the Hamburg jazz scene. He has led his own bands and has been a guest in numerous other projects. Along his musical journey, Claas Ueberschär has also collaborated with musicians from soul, pop, and hip hop (including Gary Thomas, Sinfonia Baltica, Kurtis Blow, The Supremes, Rocko Schamoni, Annett Louisan, and Roger Cicero in recent years).

With his current quartet claasue4, the second album "bli" was released in early 2016.

Why study the Pop-Jazz Bachelor’s program at KON?

Information about the Pop-Jazz Bachelor’s Program:

What subjects will I study:

Pop-Jazz Bachelor’s ProgramMusic in Practice and Teaching

Entrance Exam

Free entrance exam

Pop

Motivational interview

Jazz

Motivational interview

Any questions???

Pre CollegePop-Jazz

Inclusive orientation yearpop-jazz for everyone

Instructors

Anselm Simon (Jazz - Studiengangsleitung)

Henning Schiewer

Shirin Al-Mousa

Edgar Herzog

Lukas Klapp

Bernard Fichtner

Björn Lücker

Claas Ueberschär

Anselm Simon

Henning Schiewer

Shirin Al-Mousa

Edgar Herzog

Lukas Klapp

Bernard Fichtner

Björn Lücker

Claas Ueberschär

Pop-Jazz Bachelor’s Program
Music in Practice and Teaching

Pre College
Pop-Jazz

Inclusive orientation year
pop-jazz for everyone