Jan Braunstein
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-   born in Prague, Czech Republic in the sign of Scorpio
-   learning basics on piano
-   begin to learn guitar
-   high school, interest in rock music
-   founding a rock’n’roll band, playing electric guitar
-   graduated form high school
-   study of Social Therapy and Currative Education at the Institute of Free Time Pedagogy
-   begin to learn flute and clarinet
-   first introduction to modern lyre
-   focus on studying music therapy, learning to play lyre
-   art and music therapy courses with E. Mees, H. Mirsch, J. Krček, G. von Kries
-   interest in classical music
-   graduated from the Pedagogy Institute
-   internship in Dorfgemeinschaft Brettachhöhe, Germany, working as music therapist
-   receiving Gärtner Soprano Lyre as a gift from Dorfgemeinschaft Brettachhöhe
-   begin as music teacher and music therapist at J.A. Comenius Waldorf School for childern with special needs
    (Prague, Czech Republic)
-   founding and leading school choir and orchestra
-   learning composing and conducting
-   begin study at the philosophical faculty of Charles University in Prague (social pedagogy and pedagogical -
    psychological counseling)
-   begin as music therapy tutor at the Academy of Social Art Tabor in Prague
-   founding chamber choir and orchestra at the Academy Tabor, begin as choirmaster and conductor
-   playing in folk music band
-   serious focus on lyre playing, begin to teach lyre
-   founder of Prague Lyre Orchestra
-   establishing Ateliér Délos
-   begin to perform as a soloist
-   studying jazz, performing with jazz musicians
-   leaving university, focusing on music, working as freelancer
-   begin as music therapy and lyre teacher at Akademie Alternativa (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
-   invention of the whole-tone string arrangement on chromatic lyres, making the first "whole-tone" lyre
-   composing for lyre
-   designing and publishing the "Chromatic Lyre Notation"
-   carving a 39-string open soprano lyre
-   introduction of "whole-tone" lyres to the international lyre community in Järna, Sweden
-   focus on direction of solo peforming
-   first Australian tour
-   guest music teacher at Newcastle Waldorf School (Australia)
-   advanced music therapy study with Gunhild von Kries
-   begin as lyre teacher at International Conservatory in Prague
-   first concert tour in Japan
-   collaboration with Guy Bettini (trumpet) and Natalie Peters (voice) in Locarno, Switzerland, gaining a fresh
    perspective about music and finding a new inspiration in free improvisation
-   new innovations in lyre making, bulding a concert lyre
-   performing and teaching in Japan regularly
-   begin touring in South Korea and China