About the author
Musician, teacher and storyteller.
Stefan Mens combines decades of experience on stage and in the classroom with a clear approach to accessible learning.
Biography
Between stage, classroom and composition.
Stefan Mens was born in Zurich in 1966 into a classically oriented family of musicians. After studying guitar at the Jazz School St. Gallen, he worked as a guitarist, teacher, composer, orchestrator and conductor.
He also holds a diploma in Multimedia Production from SAE and specialised in e-learning, creating projects for companies and educational institutions.
His stage work includes productions such as Hair, Cats, Les Misérables, Evita, West Side Story and Jesus Christ Superstar. He composed and orchestrated several musicals and created the orchestration for Tell.
For the Heidi musicals, Stefan Mens developed the concept, orchestrated the music and conducted the world premiere. He worked on Alperose as arranger, guitarist and musical director.
He teaches music theory and ear training at Stage Art Musical School Zurich and electric guitar at the conservatory in Winterthur.
Your next step
Learn in the format that fits you.
Work at your own pace with the book, or watch every exercise from two camera angles in the video course.