1983 - 1985 Instrumental pedagogy at the Royal Schools of Music, London: Bachelor's degree in piano and theory

1985 - 1987 Instrumental pedagogy course at the Leinster School of Music, Dublin: Diploma as a piano teacher

1992 - 2001 Teacher Training Program at the University of Bremen Music and Economics / Work / Technology - 1.
State examination for music and economics / work / technology

2001 - 2003 Legal traineeship at the State Institute for School, Bremen - 2nd State Examination for Music and Economics / Work / Technology

since 1987 teaching at music schools and freelance work as composer, arranger, producer and pianist, current project: KARL FRERS ART OF CHANGE

2003 -2014 teacher at state schools in  Bremen

since 2014 teacher at state schools in Lower Saxony

since 2015 Teacher in the Lower Saxon school service and lecturer at the Institute for Music and Musicology at the University of Hildesheim

• Choral Conducting

• Bandcoaching

• Head of brass and mixed ensembles

• Digital music production

• Department heads in the subjects Music and ATW

• Member of the Bremer Lehrer-Bigband

• Participation in specialized pedagogical training

Radio Bremen Piano and ensemble music in the programs: "Early Music" and "At Home in a Foreign Country"

Deutschlandfunk Ensemble music in the context of "26th Concert New Music" in Delmenhorst

Open Channel, Bremen Composer portrait in the program "Quod Libet" of the Bremen Music School

Concerts public performance of original compositions

Print Media Publication of music in music libraries in Germany and other European countries