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:
Music School in Euskirchen (1978/79)
Music School in St. Augustin (1979)
Music School in Bonn (1986-2001)
Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Weimar (1997/98)
State Academy of Music in Cologne (since 1988)
Jazz and Rock School in Freiburg (since 2000)

Teaching subjects:
Jazz guitar
Jazz guitar didactics
Minor subject: classical guitar
Minor subject: e-bass guitar
Jazz music theory
Jazz ear training
Improvisation
Ensemble conducting (combo)
Rhythm group training
Jazz didactics

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

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)

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

Current Band Projects:
Frank Haunschild and Friends (since 1992)
Norbert Gottschalk/Frank Haunschild - the duo (since 1995)
Frank Haunschild/Tom van der Geld (since 1995)
Frank Haunschild/Jiggs Whigham (since 2007)
Frank Haunschild New Quartet (since 2000)

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)
John Stowell/Frank Haunschild, Listen to This (2004)
Frank Haunschild/John Abercrombie, Alone Together (2005)
Frank Haunschild,See You Soon (2006)

Live concerts with:
John Abercrombie, Antonio Adolfo, Beda, Benny Bailey, Sigi Busch, Philip Catherine, Keith Copeland, José Cortijo, Larry Coryell, Bill Dobbins, Sylvia Droste, Jon Eardley, Wolfgang Ekholt, Johannes Enders, Peter Finger, Jody Fisher, Michael Fix, Dietmar Fuhr, Wolfgang Fuhr, Roland Gebhardt, Tom van der Geld, Herb Geller, John Goldsby, Norbert Gottschalk, Dusko Goykovich, Gunter Hampel, Gabriele Hasler, Bernd Heitzler, Scott Henderson, Michael Heupel, Dieter Ilg, Sheila Jordan, Greetje Kauffeld, Uwe Kropinski, Michael Küttner, Frank Kuruç, Günter Lenz, David Liebman, Kirk Lightsey, Helmut Lörscher, Andreas Maile, Emil Mangelsdorff, Charlie Mariano, Adrian Mears, Paul Mindy, Hiram Mutschler, Holger Nell, Judy Niemack, Hubert Nuss, Rick Peckham, Gunnar Plümer, Olaf Polziehn, Ulf Radelius, Hugo Read, Zipflo Reinhardt, Mike Richmond, John Riley, Céline Rudolph, Harald Rüschenbaum, John Ruocco, Wolfgang Schlüter, Rhoda Scott, Matt Smith, Thomas Stabenow, John Stowell, Harvie Swartz, Bart van Lier, Ack van Rooyen, Cécile Verny, Peter Weniger, Jiggs Whigham, Gary Willis, Martin Wind, Leszek Zadlo, Stephan Zimmermann u.v.a.