Karlheinz Krupp

After his studies at the Hohner conservatory in Trossingen under Prof. Hugo Herrmann, Prof. Fritz Jöde, Hermann Schittenhelm, Hans Rauch and others and his first experiences as a music teacher for accordion, chromonica and guitar in Wuppertal, Frankfurt/Main, Hanau and Offenbach, Karlheinz Krupp started with compositions and arrangements; afterwards teaching at the Jugendmusikschule Frankfurt/Main; more studies under Prof. Walter Gerwig (guitar), Prof. Hans-Dieter Resch (composition/counterpoint) und Prof. Sigrid Abel-Struth (musical education for children); releases of numerous music sheets (accordion, guitar, barred percussion) for music schools as well as numerous supplementary literature at various publishing companies; apart from his work as a music teacher he was always set his focus on pedagogical work with groups and ensembles (play groups, folk ensembles, swing combos, Big Band – he was founder and head of the big band JMS Frankfurt/Main for many years); due to the experience of more than 30 years of teaching, numerous characteristic compositions and arrangements in various stylistics were developed;