{"id":76127,"date":"2026-10-15T09:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T07:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/?p=76127"},"modified":"2026-10-15T11:52:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T09:52:57","slug":"ausgabe-5-2026-focus-ermutigung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/en\/smz\/2026\/10\/ausgabe-5-2026-focus-ermutigung","title":{"rendered":"Issue 5\/2026 \u2013 Focus: \u00abEncouragement\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SMZ_Cover_online_5_26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2750\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SMZ_Cover_online_5_26.jpg 1375w, https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SMZ_Cover_online_5_26-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SMZ_Cover_online_5_26-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SMZ_Cover_online_5_26-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SMZ_Cover_online_5_26-1536x1117.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SMZ_Cover_online_5_26-2048x1489.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SMZ_Cover_online_5_26-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SMZ_Cover_online_5_26-241x175.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SMZ_Cover_online_5_26-481x350.jpg 481w, https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SMZ_Cover_online_5_26-1100x800.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SMZ_Cover_online_5_26-920x669.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SMZ_Cover_online_5_26-1400x1018.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2750px) 100vw, 2750px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Table of contents<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Focus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>She inspires\u2014with music and for music<br \/>\n<\/b>How do professional female musicians rediscover the joy of playing their instruments? What effect can a thumb piano have on the mental well-being of inmates? Music therapist Joana Aderi knows the answers from her daily professional experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grants for Musicians: What Really Matters When Awards Are Made<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Do the same recipients always benefit from cultural funding? Do famous and well-connected people have an advantage? We\u2019ve examined what\u2019s really behind the most common fears and prejudices.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you want to learn music, you have to make mistakes!<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Learning to play an instrument inevitably comes with its share of challenges: the fear of making mistakes or of playing in front of an audience. Teachers share with us the methods they use to encourage their students.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Words of Encouragement from the Federal Office in Bern<\/strong><br \/>\nFor the 13th time, the federal government has presented the Swiss Music Awards: an unglamorous event, but a lucrative one for the winners. The criticism that arose in the award\u2019s early years has long since died down.<\/p>\n<p><em>(italics = summary in German of the original French article)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Critiques<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/kategorie\/rezensionen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New releases<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/kategorie\/rezensionen\/buecher-rezensionen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Books<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/kategorie\/rezensionen\/tontraeger-rezensionen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sound carrier<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/kategorie\/rezensionen\/web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/kategorie\/rezensionen\/noten-rezensionen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notes,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/kategorie\/rezensionen\/filme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movies<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Echo\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>There is not enough space in the printed edition for all the texts, so they are listed here and linked to the corresponding online articles. Most of these were published before the printed edition appeared.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/politik\/2026\/09\/viele-schweizer-musiker-sind-erwerbslos-warum-eigentlich\"><strong>Many Swiss musicians are unemployed\u2014but why is that, exactly?<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAccording to a new survey, many musicians find themselves in a difficult situation one year after graduating. Meanwhile, music schools often struggle to fill open positions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/anlaesse\/2026\/09\/zwischen-konzertsaal-und-dancefloor\">Festival Between Mountains: Between the Concert Hall and the Dance Floor<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>The Between Mountains festival took place for the second time in H\u00f6lstein, Basel-Landschaft. Classical soloists and ensembles shared the stage with live electronic acts and DJs.<\/p>\n<section class=\"focus placed\"><strong>A Perfect Imbalance<br \/>\n<\/strong>There aren\u2019t even a thousand places in the city of Geneva dedicated to building, repairing, selling, and everything else related to guitars. Just a few stores and luthiers\u2014you can count them on one hand. But when it comes to classical guitars, the go-to place is Jacques Vincenti\u2019s workshop.<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/berichte\/2026\/09\/gotthelfs-spinne-singt-tanzt-und-feiert\"><strong>Gotthelf's Spider Sings, Dances, and Celebrates<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n\u00abCode Word: Spider\u00bb by the Biel Youth Theater brings together amateurs and professionals, seniors and children. Wednesday's premiere was met with enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/dossiers\/nachruf\/2026\/09\/er-wollte-musik-sichtbar-machen\"><strong>He wanted to make music visible<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nConductor, concert promoter, and a decidedly outspoken music educator: An obituary for Armin Brunner, who passed away on August 12 at the age of 93.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/berichte\/2026\/09\/wie-sebastian-nordmann-musik-in-luzerns-strassen-bringt\"><strong>How Sebastian Nordmann Brings Music to the Streets of Lucerne<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThis year's Lucerne Festival, held in August and September, featured a number of unusual formats. The new artistic director, Sebastian Nordmann, hopes this will help attract new audiences.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/news\/2026\/09\/grossartiger-musikalienfund-im-oberengadin\"><strong>A Wonderful Discovery of Musical Artifacts in the Upper Engadine<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe Upper Engadine Cultural Archive in Zuoz houses one of the largest private collections of 18th-century instrumental sheet music in Switzerland. It has since been cataloged for RISM (R\u00e9pertoire International des Sources Musicales).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Base<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Articles and news from the music associations<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/basis\/musikalische-bildung\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Music education Switzerland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/basis\/kmhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Konferenz Musikhochschulen Schweiz (KMHS) \/ Conf\u00e9rence des Hautes Ecoles de Musique Suisse (CHEMS)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/basis\/smr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss Music Council (SMR) \/ Conseil Suisse de la Musique (CSM)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/basis\/smm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swissmedmusica (SMM) \/ Association suisse de M\u00e9decine de la Musique (SMM)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/basis\/smg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss Musicological Society (SMG) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Suisse de Musicologie (SSM)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/basis\/smv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss Musicians' Association (SMV) \/ Union Suisse des Artistes Musiciens (USDAM)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/basis\/smpv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schweizerischer Musikp\u00e4dagogischer Verband (SMPV) \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Suisse de P\u00e9dagogie Musicale (SSPM)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/basis\/sonart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SONART - Musicians Switzerland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/basis\/sjmw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss Youth Music Competition Foundation (SJMW)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/basis\/arosa-kultur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arosa Culture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/basis\/suisa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SUISA - Cooperative Society of Authors and Publishers of Music<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musikzeitung.ch\/basis\/vms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss Association of Music Schools (VMS) \/ Association Suisse des \u00c9coles de Musique (ASEM)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choose What's Right for You<br \/>\n<\/strong>Puzzle by Thomas Meyer<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:contact@musikzeitung.ch\"><strong>Order issue for CHF 12.- (+ CHF 2.- shipping costs)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inhaltsverzeichnis Focus Sie macht Mut \u2013 mit Musik und f\u00fcr Musik Wie finden professionelle Musikerinnen die Freude an ihrem Instrument wieder? Was kann ein Daumenklavier in der Psyche von Strafgefangenen ausl\u00f6sen? Musiktherapeutin Joana Aderi kennt die Antworten aus ihrem Berufsalltag. F\u00f6rdergeld f\u00fcr Musiker: Was bei der Vergabe wirklich z\u00e4hlt Profitieren immer dieselben Empf\u00e4nger von Kulturgeldern? 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