Play and repeat??! Piano improvisation days

in cooperation with the Mainz University of Music

"... the ear does not like to be satisfied with what it has already suspected in advance, but wants to be deceived all the time". (Joachim Quantz, 1752)

Improvising on jazz standards, folk songs and pop songs is one of the most important skills for music teachers today. But improvisation is also playing an increasingly important role in instrumental teaching.

This course is designed for those who want to start improvising and for those who want to deepen their knowledge of piano improvisation.

The variation and renewal of well-known musical patterns of all kinds will therefore be the focus of the course work. There are no limits to imagination and templates (e.g. pictures, text and tone series).

Lessons during the course will be in an open format (for course participants only), allowing for mutual observation for further input and inspiration.

Teaching team:	The four lecturers Sebastian Sternal, Christopher Miltenberger, Helmut Lörscher, and Laurens Patzlaff are professors at the music academies in Mainz and Freiburg. They are among the most internationally renowned specialists in piano improvisation and each pursue individual approaches to improvisation, with which they have made an excellent name for themselves not only in the field of jazz. Project management: Prof. Christopher Miltenberger, Hye-Min Lee
Number of participants:	approx. 20
Course start:	Thursday, 23.07.2026 14:00
Course end:	Sunday, 26.07.2026, approx. 21:00
Final concert:	July 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Faculty concert | Garden Hall, Engers Castle July 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Student concert | Garden Hall, Engers Castle July 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Student concert | Red Hall, Mainz University of Music
Fees:	incl. meals and accommodation in single room 418 €, in double room 388 €, in multi-bed room (max. 4 persons) 370 € (Members of the Network School Music receive a discount of 80 €)
Notes on registration:	The registration takes place via the Landesmusikakademie Rheinland-Pfalz

This course is recognised by the Pädagogisches Landesinstitut Rheinland-Pfalz under Az. MA.2532 as serving official interests.