Alexander Schmitt (Leipzig) - Choral work as a free space and becoming a voice -
Voice training in children's choirs
Ways to musical independence and impulses for age-appropriate, tonally diverse voice training.
Lea Tigges (Essen) - Participation in the choir
How children take responsibility, help shape musical processes and thus find their own voice in the choir.
Prof. Dr. Peer Abilgaard (Wuppertal) - Looking behind the curtain - what sings inside us
A deep psychological perspective on singing and conducting in a choir: inner images, emotions and resonances as part of the artistic process.
Andrea von Grafenstein (Cologne) - From song to your own voice
How a song becomes the starting point for discovering and strengthening individual expression.
Patrick Jaskolka-Hampe (Essen) - We are building a (new) city
Insights into participatory work with the Aalto Children's Choir - from artistic concept to musical realization.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Erlach (Wuppertal) - Archive for music theater for children and young people
Presentation of a new network for the research and visualization of music theater for young people.
The day will be rounded off with a concert performance by the Aalto Children's Choir, which will shape music by Paul Hindemith into a lively soundscape.
Participation is free of charge, the number of places in the presence format is limited. Registration by Monday, February 2, 2026 at www.folkwang-uni.de/singen-mit-kindern
We look forward to an inspiring day of study - with many voices, thoughts and encounters about singing with children.
You can also find up-to-date information at any time on our Facebook page Singing with Children.
Note:
Active participation will be possible for a limited number of people in the Chamber Music Hall of the Folkwang University of the Arts. When registering, please indicate whether you would like to participate in person or via Zoom. We will inform you about the final participation option at the beginning of February 2026. Irrespective of this, all registered participants will receive an access link to the Zoom conference by e-mail approximately one week before the study day.