Since 1980, when he first joined the faculty of The New England Conservatory as its piano instructor in the Jazz Studies Department, Fred Hersch has been involved in the education of young musicians.  He has taught theory, the art of accompaniment, private piano students and the piano master class at The New School Jazz Program in New York City; he has also served on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music.  He is pleased to number some of the world's finest young pianists among his current and former students.
   He has given seminars and master classes at The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, New England Conservatory, Berklee College of Music, The Manhattan School of Music, Western Michigan University, The Eastman School of Music, The University of North Texas, The Royal College of Music in London, The Amsterdam Conservatory, California Institute of the Arts and many other institutions.  He wrote a monthly column on the art of solo piano for Keyboard magazine from 1995-98.  He was awarded the Branigan Lectureship at Indiana University in 2004.  He is currently a Visiting Professor at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo and has rejoined the Jazz Studies faculty at The New England Conservatory.


   Fred is available for private lessons for advanced students on a limited basis.  For more information, please email:  fred@fredhersch.com

Some master class and seminar topics may include:

 For Pianists:  
Piano Master Class
Sound and Phrasing--Getting The Piano To Sing
The Art of Jazz Vocal Accompaniment
Relaxation at the Piano
Classical Music for the Jazz Pianist
Technical Approaches To The Piano
Development of Inner Voices and Left-Hand Independence

General Topics:
Developing The Flexible Rhythm Section
Analytical Listening
Repertoire Development
Basics of Rhythm Section Arranging
Motivic Improvisation
The Great Standards
The Great Jazz Composers
The Art of Accompaniment