How should mistakes in music-making be assessed, and when can they become a starting point for development? Sibylle Cada, Ilona Funke, Boris Kuschnir and Anthony Maher discuss these questions with moderator Andreas Dorschel.
Kuschnir distinguishes between different kinds of mistakes and discusses assessment at competitions. His examples concern technical problems, musical decisions and dealing with lapses.
The discussion shows that teaching and jury work require close attention to the particular problem. Simply counting mistakes does not do justice to the musical result.