Registration – check in
The registration/check-in desk will be open from 10:00-14:00 in the foyer at the main entrance, in front of the concert hall. To register/check in later, please go to the congress office, located in room 251
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Female Voices After Laryngectomy
Vulnerability, Stigma and Psychosocial Impact Laryngectomy, the removal of the larynx, is a life-saving but life-changing procedure, most often performed for throat cancer. The surgery alters voice, swallow, smell, taste, intimacy, social activity, and even daily routines such as bathing and defecation, all of which can negatively affect quality of life. The male-to-female ratio of…
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ekmeles – Closing Ceremony
New York based microtonal ensemble Ekmeles performs „The Great Wall“ by Charles Uzor and vocal polyphony from the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Sing, Play and Flow
Embracing the diversity of the Focus Tool – Sing, Play and Flow We all need this wonderful State of Flow to forget about our inner critic, to be moved deeply by musical experiences, to reach and to move the heart of the ones listening to us and to experience a special kind of focus: a…
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Dynamic Conditions
“Teaching Singers with Dynamic Conditions: Hypermobile Spectrum Disorder, Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome”In recent years, awareness has increased in the singing community about invisible conditions such as Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD), Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). These chronic diagnoses present with a number of symptoms that can…
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Yodeling
We immerse ourselves in the world of yodeling and learn about the head voice and chest voice. Both are essential for the yodeling technique of switching between the two, known as the larynx beat. In addition to technical knowledge, we learn about the diversity of yodeling, encounter expressions such as “johle”, “jutze” and “zaure” and…