The Educator

TOM VAN DER GELD started his teaching career in 1971 at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In the meantime he has taught at several universities including the Hochschule für Musik in Frankfurt and the Musikhochschule Hamburg.

He is presently Professor of Music for ear-training, harmony, improvisation, ensemble and mallets at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Mannheim and the Hochschule for Music in Cologne.

In addition to his university teaching, TOM VAN DER GELD has conducted workshops for ear-training, harmony and improvisation:

Darmstädter Institut für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung

Musikalische Jugend Weikersheim

Landesmusikakadamie NRW (Berklee in Germany, European Jazz Academy)

Hanns-Eisler Musikhochschule Berlin

Institut Dummer See

International Pfingstseminar Koblenz

Badisches Konservatorium, Karlsruhe

For information regarding workshops - scheduling, content, and fees - please contact PROF. DR. TOM VAN DER GELD at

mail@tomvandergeld.de