In the week of vokal.total we have a high concentration of expert knowledge on A Cappella Music in Graz. It is also a meeting of people craving for this wisdom. And we want to satisfy this hunger with our workshops!
Thursday July 18th, 2024 – 10.15am until 11.45am
Sign up now!
JJF-Konservatorium, R404
Griesgasse 27, 8020 Graz
This is a method that can quickly turn a lead sheet with chords into 4 parts a cappella, singers don’t need a score if the chords are simple and one knows how to sing the song among singers. Basically, 30 minutes to get you singing the song with 4 parts a cappella and one hour to polish it as arranged, and then, you can perform immediately.
Mr. Ray (Yuan-Lei) Chu is the art director of the pop/ jazz development department at the Taiwan Choral Music Center (TCMC), a coral conductor and trainer of contemporary a cappella. His expertise of many years’ standing was gained through studies in Taiwan and the United States and lifelong experiences.
Language: English
Cost: Euro 30,-
Thurday July 18th, 2024 – 12.00pm until 1.30pm
Sign up now!
JJF-Konservatorium, R404
Griesgasse 27, 8020 Graz
Everybody can sing. Singing is healing – for our mind, body and soul.
Making music and singing are original forms of human expression that do not require any special prior knowledge and are accessible to everyone. Take a little trip with me into the healing and soothing world of singing, without pressure and some interesting facts on approaches to singing, or what singing actually does with our body and mind. Singing together creates a strong interpersonal connection and can resolve tensions and conflicts – a balm for body and soul.
Miriam Kulmer is a professional singer, vocal coach from Austria. Having been born into a family of musicians, music always played an important part of her life. Although she learned how to play the clarinet and piano, she found her passion best expressed in singing, so she studied Jazz Vocals and IGP with Dena DeRose at the University of Music and performing Arts in Graz. In 2016 she completed a voice therapy – it opened up new horizons and gave her a better understanding of the voice itself, and how it’s connected to our body, our emotions and our psyche. For over a decade now, she’s spent most of the time on the stages all around the globe and works continuously as a singer and vocal coach based in Vienna.
Language: English (Questions can be answered in German)
Cost: Euro 30,-
Thurday July 18th, 2024 – 1.45pm until 3.15pm
JJF-Konservatorium, R404
Griesgasse 27, 8020 Graz
We have the worlds leading beatboxers in Graz. They had shows on the biggest stages with famous artists from many different countries. If you want to learn from the best, then this workshop is for you!
Language: English (Questions can be answered in German)
Cost: Euro 30,-
Friday July 19th, 2024 – 12.00pm until 1.30pm
Sign up now!
JJF-Konservatorium, R404
Griesgasse 27, 8020 Graz
In this workshop I will show you how icebreakers can bring people into the state of mind called flow and turn everyone into superheroes. Yes! Superheroes. Confident, curious, creative, having fun in finding solutions and exploring what is behind the next corner. Finding the flow is the way to fun, deep concentration and creativity and in a group context also faelleskab and teamwork. In the workshop we will talk about the most important 2 minutes of your choir rehearsal and introduce you to some of our favourite icebreaker games including games that train rhythm and groove in combination with singing.
Tine Fris-Ronsfeld is a professional singer, vocal arranger and choir leader based in Denmark. Tine is co-conductor and singer in the world-renowned choir Vocal Line, conductor of the a cappella ensemble Lyt and singer in the award-winning vocal group Postyr. She arranges for leading international pop and jazz choirs and is also known for her catchy compositions for Postyr. Tine has more than 20 years of experience teaching singers, choirs and vocal groups at all levels in Europe, the USA and Asia.
Language: English
Cost: Euro 30,-
Friday July 19, 2024 – 1.45 pm until 03.15pm
JJF-Konservatorium, R404
Griesgasse 27, 8020 Graz
Explore the rhythmic heartbeat of vocal music in this captivating workshop led by Andrea Figallo. Dive into the art of groove with synchronized breathing techniques, cutoffs, and releases for seamless phrasing. Challenge traditional roles within the choir as we liberate bass from vocal percussion and delve into the rich textures of choral arrangements by amplifying your inner voices.
For the past 11 year Andrea Figallo has been the bass singer and vocal percussionist of the Flying Pickets. He has studied voice and drama in Bologna, conducted choirs and performed with various vocal ensembles in Italy and Switzerland. Before becoming the youngest member of the Flying Pickets he worked as a studio singer for international advertising campaigns and was part of the internationally renowned Italian a cappella sextet Jazz’n Jam. Today he is a sought-after vocal coach in seminars, workshops and master classes. He also appeared on Bobby McFerrin’s new CD “VOCAbuLarieS”. Starting with 2013 Andrea has been singing bass with the famous German vocal group “Wise Guys”.
Language: English
Cost: Euro 30,-
Saturday July 20th, 2024 – 9.00am until 10.30am
Sign up now!
JJF-Konservatorium, R404
Griesgasse 27, 8020 Graz
Pop and jazz choir music often provides room for solo spots and improvised parts. Sometimes choir singers find it hard to work up the courage and seize the opportunity to improvise. As a well experienced improvising artist Tanja loves to familiarise singers with her method of getting started with improvisation and taking your first steps in that direction. Learn more about how to begin improvising in a playful way while practicing music theory at
the same time. Explore and develop your improvisation skills starting with easy exercises. This workshop will help you to get in touch with your own creativity and bring your ideas to life.
Raised in Halle/Saale, Tanja Pannier studied jazz singing in Weimar with Prof. Jeff Cascaro and Michael Schiefel and continued her vocal and composition studies with Prof. David Friedman and Agnes Heginger at the Berlin University of the Arts. In 2008 she released her first solo album “Invisible” and performed concerts in Sweden, Finland, Italy, Hungary, Canada, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and China.
The Berlin-based singer, composer, arranger and vocal coach is a founding member of the multiple international award-winning a cappella ensemble Klangbezirk and vocal lecturer for Jazz & Pop at the Berlin University of the Arts.
Language: English (Questions can be answered in German)
Cost: Euro 30,-
Saturday July 20th, 2024 – 11:00am until 12:30pm
Sign up now!
JJF-Konservatorium, R404
Griesgasse 27, 8020 Graz
From the Boswell Sisters to Pentatonix in words, sound and videos.
Matthias Becker is the founder and manager of VoKAL ToTAL, the famous German vocal jazz quartet. He has a diploma in choir conducting and a musicology PhD in „choir music in jazz“. He is giving national and international classes in music for choirmasters, choirs and vocal ensembles, and has a publishing company for international Choir music.
Language: English (Questions can be answered in German)
Cost: Euro 30,-
Saturday July 20th, 2024 – 1:00pm until 2.30pm
Sign up now!
JJF-Konservatorium, R404
Griesgasse 27, 8020 Graz
Elevate your choir or ensemble’s performance to new heights by delving into a transformative concept in this workshop. Come join the multi-talented Daniel Barke, a singer, beatboxer, multi-instrumentalist, choir director, and music teacher. This event will provide you with fresh insights how to tackle the most challenging aspects of group singing. Unveil the secret to enhancing both your individual singing skills and the collective harmony of your ensemble.
Daniel Barke is a German choral conductor, graduated jazz- and pop-musician and lectures throughout Germany. In addition to his work as a singer and beatboxer, he is a saxophonist, composer and arranger. In 2007 he founded the vocal group tonalrausch, which since 2015 is known under the name of VOXID. This year he was nominated to win an A Cappella Music Award in the category Bass.
Language: German & English
Cost: Euro 30,-
