Lecture and Workshop with Jens Rossbach

Choosing the right instrument is of great importance for the career of a budding musician. This lecture aims to help sharpen this knowledge. When does the learner need which instrument? Where is the learner’s current scope and what scope does the instrument used offer? When is the learning process efficient? Exactly when the instrument can reproduce the sound of what is being learnt. A suitable error tolerance of the instrument helps to reliably reproduce the learning progress achieved. If the instrument is so sensitive that it reacts immediately to the slightest changes, the learner may initially be overwhelmed. However, it should be flexible enough at all times to make a refining technique clearly audible. There are moments in the learning process when progress suddenly stagnates. ​Even attempts to overcome certain hurdles through hard work fail. A diversion then helps. This can also mean that a temporary switch to another instrument is very helpful. In many cases, however, targeted sound optimisation in conjunction with sensitising the student to their own instrument can resolve the blockages. In the subsequent workshop, there is the opportunity to experience how one’s own playing range and that of the instrument can be expanded.