About Me
I was born in Lübeck, Germany, in 1996 and lived there until 2023. I studied piano (Bachelor and Master of Music) with Prof. Konrad Elser at the Lübeck Academy of Music, and after several years of unsuccessful attempts (including many international competitions), I realized that there was no place for me in the classical concert scene.
Fortunately, I had already been intensively involved in teaching and arranging during my studies and had come to appreciate and love both of these activities.
I now teach at the Rhein-Kreis Neuss Music School in Grevenbroich (near Cologne), among other places, and spend a lot of time creating piano arrangements that are suitable for piano students. In 2025, I was (finally) able to launch this website.
About This Website
Why I Started This Project
Yes, the internet is full of piano arrangements and cover versions from all genres. But two things have always bothered me:
1) A lack of professional, educational arrangements
Many arrangements online are not designed for students who are still learning. Especially beginner-friendly versions need to be written by experienced teachers who understand what students can and cannot yet play.
Unfortunately, a lot of arrangements circulating on the internet are either created semi-automatically by software or put together by amateurs. These often neglect essential aspects of learning – for example, many pop song arrangements almost completely ignore the left hand.
A good piano arrangement should help teachers say:
“Yes, I can use this in lessons. It teaches something meaningful.”
That’s why all arrangements here are designed with real teaching situations in mind.
2) Missing clear difficulty levels for every piece
Children often find online videos of pieces they want to play, only to realize they are far too difficult for them.
My solution: I offer the same piece at different difficulty levels so that students can always find a version that suits their current skills. Teachers can then choose pieces that challenge without overwhelming.
All arrangements are classified on a 20-level difficulty scale to make this process as transparent and precise as possible.
You can find more information about my difficulty scale here.
What I Offer
On this website, you will find professionally crafted piano arrangements of well-known pieces – each version carefully designed for a specific difficulty level so that both beginners and advanced players can find music that truly fits their skills. Every arrangement is created by an experienced teacher and designed so that teachers can confidently integrate them into real lessons without hesitation. A clear and reliable difficulty scale ensures that students and teachers immediately know whether a piece is suitable for the current skill level – avoiding frustration and making progress measurable.
Well-known songs are often missing in standard piano textbooks because anything composed less than 70 years ago (100 years in some countries) is still under copyright. This creates a longing for familiar songs, a gap I aim to fill. Thanks to the Musicnotes.com platform, I can legally offer copyrighted works to bring modern, recognizable music into students’ hands.
However, it would be a mistake to believe that online arrangements could replace a structured piano curriculum. My arrangements are designed to supplement, not replace, professional lessons – providing students and teachers with meaningful, pedagogically sound material that fits seamlessly into real music education.
Additionally, I offer worksheets for students who are not yet able to read sheet music, using well-known songs. The materials follow a clear, step-by-step system:
- Finger Notation
- Step Notation
- Standard Notation
These worksheets are designed as a helpful supplement and cannot replace professional music instruction. Please note also that rhythm is not covered in these sheets.