Masterclass Vocal Music for Children and Adults; Choral Conducting Workshop Logo der NÖ-Werbung Logo Wirth Music Academy The master classes of wirth music academy are held every year during the first week of August at Steinschalerhof Hotel in Pielach Valley. This year’s master class will be from Monday, August 4 to Saturday, August 9, 2014. Gerald Wirth, artistic director of the Vienna Boys Choir, is also artistic director of wirth music academy. All classes will be held by him and his team of top-ranking music pedagogues. The Director of the Academy, Gerald Wirth, who enjoys an outstanding reputation world-wide as Artistic Director of the Vienna Boys Choir, lays particular value on modern and methodical training at a high artistic level, the connection between body, voice and music being among the most important aspects. The master classes offer a variety of vocal classes for children and adults from 8 years up, as well as classes for choral conductors, both for beginners and advanced. All classes are taught in the wirth-method, developed by Gerald Wirth, to effectively teach music in a joyful and relaxed way. Music theory and sight-singing are integrated in the active singing process. Although the participants are of different age and background, there are choral classes for all twice a day, as well as ensemble singing, solo voice training and composition. The participants of the choral conducting workshop will have additional classes for training in the wirth-method and general conducting aspects. Master Class - Vocal Music: A week of singing, fun, excursions, vocal development and making new friends from all over the world in picturesque Pielach valley – this is what all children who attend our Master Class for Vocal Music can look forward to. This workshop is for all music-lovers from 8 up, who enjoy singing. Experience is an advantage, but not essential. The classes are enjoyable, free of pressure and take place in small groups. Daily vocal training on a one-to-one basis increases the child’s motivation and self-confidence and is an important element of the workshop philosophy. The young talents are coached in english or german by internationally experienced tutors from a number of renowned universities and music academies.

1. Vocal Music
Children
For centuries the Vienna Boys Choir has been a
standard of musical excellence for children’s
choirs throughout the entire world. Now your
child can benefit from the same vocal training as
the Vienna Boys Choir from composer and
conductor Gerald Wirth.
In a relaxed environment, we will enjoy a week
of highly professional singing and music while
having a lot of fun. Our intensive, actively
creative music sessions give children important
impulses for their individual, vocal and musical
development. The crowning finale is a concert
with the adults and choirmasters!
Who can participate?
The workshop is suitable for children and young
people from 8 years on.
Masterclasses:
• Individual vocal training
• Ensemble Singing
• Rhythm training
• Musical aural training
• Vocal resonance training
• Body awareness and breathing training
• Sight reading “Prima Vista”
• Song Composition
The Wirth Method
Gerald Wirth, Artistic Director of the Vienna
Boys Choir and founder of the wirth-method,
has created a method which provides a fun-
based group experience while fostering artistic
talent to a high level. The teaching approach is
holistic and incorporates associative learning
through integrating body, voice and music.
Vocal Music
Adults
Learning to sight-read
musical scores at
wirth music
academy is fun and
easier than you think.
Our courses
incorporate vocal
training, tone
awareness and learning to sight-read, using the
wirth-method. They are great fun to attend
and the benefits are noticeable and long lasting.
With the vocal coaching these master classes
offer, you will be able to do more with your
voice than you ever thought possible!
Who can participate?
EVERYONE who loves music and singing!
Masterclasses:
• Ensemble singing
• Musical coaching
• Breathing training
• Sight reading for adults
• Body awareness
• Vocal and speech training
• Vocal resonance training
Choirmaster Workshop
We offer training to become a choirmaster and
advanced training for those who already are
choirmasters, with emphasis on children’s choir
teaching techniques and hands-on practice
with an adult and a children’s choir.
The wirth music academy will show you how
to achieve sustainable voice development with a
choir or music group. Sight reading and
resonance training are taught in an entertaining
way. Associated learning techniques are used to
enhance the assimilation of knowledge – rather
like a child learning his mother tongue.
Who can participate?
Choirmasters, music teachers and those who
would like to learn a fun-oriented, high-level
method to teach choirs!
Increase your enjoyment of choir
conducting and teaching with the
effective concepts of the wirth-method
for sight-reading and sound awareness.
For more information:
www.wirth-music.org