Focus Musician Health

Impulse lecture (german)

Tuesday, 15.7.2025 | 20:45 | Freskensaal

free of charge for all participants and teachers of the Austrian Masterclasses

This impulse lecture with Philipp Meraner focuses on the conscious connection between body and breathing - a first step towards promoting the health and performance of musicians. Based on approaches from applied respiratory therapy, participants will receive valuable information and initial impulses on how breath awareness and body awareness can facilitate musical work. The lecture serves as an introduction to the topic of musicians' health and creates the basis for the subsequent workshop, in which the theory is put into practice in concrete exercises.

Additional Course

Wednesday, 16.7.2025

09:00 Uhr Workshop I (German)

10:00 Uhr Workshop II (Englisch)

This workshop builds on the impulse lecture on musicians' health and puts the impulses into practice. The focus is on the connection between body and breathing, based on approaches from applied breathing therapy. Participants learn specific physical and breathing exercises to actively counteract tension, reduce stress and train their body awareness. Practical exercises for everyday life provide participants with valuable tools to strengthen their physical health.

From 11:00 am individual coaching in small groups (German & English)

Building on the impulses from the lecture and workshop, personal concerns are specifically addressed in the individual coaching sessions. Together, we develop individual solutions to release physical tension, improve the flow of breath and reduce stress in the long term. 

- Loosening of the lower jaw

- Manual laryngeal osteopathy

- Mobilisation of the shoulders

- Releasing tension in the neck and shoulder area

- Assistance in finding relaxed, deep breathing

- Coordination of breathing and movement

- Techniques for relaxation, etc.

The course includes

| 60 min Workshop

| 60 Min Personal Coaching

| Fee: 75 € (Limited number of participants 15 persons)

Binding registration at: office@austrian-master-classes.com

Instructor

Philipp Meraner is a singer and expert in musicians' health. After studying at the Tyrolean State Conservatory in Innsbruck and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, he completed training and further education in the field of musicians' health. His aim is to teach musicians the skills they need to play music sustainably and pain-free in the long term and to help themselves. His approach is based on targeted exercises that loosen tight fascia, reduce muscular tension and, in conjunction with your own natural breathing rhythm, enable free and relaxed music-making.