Seminar Series on The Art of Practicing

Exploring the topic that every musician knows well: practicing.

Integrated into the Musethica concert weeks, this seminar format blends lecture and interactive discussion, encouraging musicians at all levels to reflect on their own approaches to daily practice. Topics range from technical routines to mental strategies, as well as the emotional highs and lows that often accompany the repetitive nature of practicing an instrument. Led by the session tutor, questions to be addressed include:

• What is our goal as performers?
• How do we build technique that supports expression?
• What does the audience actually hear?
• How do we develop deep concentration and effective practice habits?

Attendees are invited to share personal insights, struggles, and strategies, making the seminar not just a lecture, but a workshop to exchange experiences. Whether you’re a student or an experienced performer, educator or interested musician — you are invited to share and discover new approaches to practicing — both solo and in ensemble.

For upcoming seminars in your region, visit the event calendar.

Listen to The Art of Practice

Seminar audio recording with Avri Levitan and Yamen Saadi on May 20th, 2025, at Nowa Miodowa Concert Hall in Warsaw, Poland.

Seminar Calendar

Upcoming Seminars

Dec, 2026

San Sebastián, es • MUSIKENE and Musethica Spain
Seminar Lead: Avri Levitan

June 15th, 2026

Past Seminars

May 6th, 2026

Feb 17th, 2026

Feb 12th, 2026

Zaragoza, ES • Conservatorio Superior de Música de Aragón, Musethica Spain
Seminar Lead: Goran Krivokapić

15h00 • A.V. Nezhdanova Odesa National Academy of Music
Seminar Leads: Avri Levitan, Olena Bazan

Zeist, NL • Zeist Music Days
Seminar Lead: Alexander Pavlovsky

Porto, PT • Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo (ESMAE)
Seminar Lead: Avri Levitan

Feb 19th, 2025

Norrköping, SE • Olaigården Norrköping, Musethica Sweden
Seminar Lead: Johannes Meissl

Nov 21st, 2024

Warsaw, PL • Rehearsal Room, Sinfonia Varsovia
Seminar Lead: Avri Levitan, Alexander Gebert

Vienna, AT • Room S232 mdw-Campus, mdw Vienna
Seminar Lead: Avri Levitan

Porto, PT • Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo (ESMAE)
Seminar Lead: Pedro Miguel Silva

Barcelona, ES • ESMUC, Moderator: José Vicente Castelló
Seminar Leads: Diego Chenna, Carles Chordà & Nieves Aliaño;

Hamburg, DE • Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, Musethica Germany
Seminar Leads: Tanja Becker-Bender, Avri Levitan

Vienna, AT • spiel|mach|t|raum mdw-Campus, mdw Vienna
Seminar Lead: Avri Levitan

Mar 12th, 2025

Apr 11th, 2025

May 12th, 2025

Berlin, DE • A.V. Nezhdanova Odesa National Academy of Music
Seminar Leads: Avri Levitan, Olena Bazan

May 15th, 2025

Warsaw, PL • Nowa Miodowa Concert Hall, Sinfonia Varsovia
Seminar Lead: Yamen Saadi, Avri Levitan

Detmold, DE • Hochschule für Musik Detmold
Seminar Lead: Avri Levitan

May 20th, 2025

May 6th, 2025

Wiepersdorf, DE • Schloss Wiepersdorf Brandenburg, Musethica Germany
Seminar Leads: Konstanze von Gutzeit, Avri Levitan

June 12th, 2025

Sep 23rd, 2025

June 26th, 2025

Barcelona, ES • Sala Victoria de los Ángeles, ESMUC
Seminar Lead: Helena Satué

Madrid, ES • Room 302 at Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía, Musethica Spain
Seminar Lead: Avri Levitan

Oct 10th, 2025

Stockholm, SE • Royal College of Music Stockholm (KMH), Musethica Sweden
Seminar Leads: Sigge Nisbeth, Maria Winiarski

Nov 25th, 2025

Oct 10th, 2024

Barcelona, ES • Sala Victoria de los Ángeles, ESMUC
Seminar Lead: Avri Levitan