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Openness, Deep Connections and Fractal Structures in (Learning) Jazz-Oriented Music Mediation

A conversation with Harald Rüschenbaum, the former artistic director of the Bavarian State Youth Jazz Orchestra

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    Brinckmann, Jonas
  • dc.date.accessioned
    2026-05-07T08:32:14Z
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    2026-05-07T08:32:14Z
  • dc.date.issued
    2025-12-22
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    This reflection on practice is based on an Interview with jazz musician and educator Harald Rüschenbaum and explores his pedagogical philosophy and practice through the lens of his work with the Bavarian State Youth Jazz Orchestra and their concerts in state schools. Rather than viewing music as a fixed curriculum or performance, Rüschenbaum frames it as a process of encounter, openness, and mutual discovery. His approach emphasizes improvisation, both musically and pedagogically. Acting simultaneously as a performer, mediator, and mentor during these concerts, Rüschenbaum creates spaces where children and musicians from the orchestra can engage experientially with jazz. He advocates a learning-by-doing model supported by reflection, where individual curiosity and collective connection are central. This article highlights how his methods aim for genuine engagement and position jazz-oriented music mediation as a dynamic interplay between people, sounds, and context – being less about conveying knowledge and more about enabling shared musical experiences.
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    Bavarian Youth Jazz Orchestra, mediation, education, performative approach, improvisation, experience-based process
  • dc.identifier.doi
    10.71228/ijmm.2025.32
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    https://dspace.mdw.ac.at/handle/123456789/26957
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    en
  • dc.relation.issn
    2943-6109
  • dc.relation.journal
    International Journal of Music Mediation (IJMM)
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    CC-BY-4.0
  • dc.subject
    Bavarian Youth Jazz Orchestra
    mediation
    education
    performative approach
    improvisation
    experience-based process
  • dc.title
    Openness, Deep Connections and Fractal Structures in (Learning) Jazz-Oriented Music Mediation
  • dc.title.subtitle
    A conversation with Harald Rüschenbaum, the former artistic director of the Bavarian State Youth Jazz Orchestra
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    mdwPress
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    Jonas Brinckmann
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    Vienna
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    2
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    https://ijmm.world/ijmm/article/view/32/97
  • oaire.citation.volume
    2
  • oairecerif.author.affiliation
    Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber