Exercise programmes on offer to our guests

Only those who keep physically and mentally fit can make music with enjoyment and ease on a continuing basis. To find the right balance of physical and mental, exertion and relaxation, is an important foundation for quality and stamina in young musicians.

The International Music School Academy at Schloss Kapfenburg offers its guests the possibility of booking an exercise programme led by experts in the field during their practice session.

The „Fitness package“ offered includes relaxation and concentration exercises or specific exercises for strengthening muscles and is tailored to the needs of the young musicians concered.

Back training is an important element at the beginning of each class, in which the correct way to sit, stand, lift and carry is taught. It is also important for every musician to discover something about the fundamentals of posture and music physiology. Therefore each course has an introduction to these themes as a basis for healthy music-making.

Examples of courses we offer are:

• Training for musicians of the region
• Stay fit after the meeting
• Specific muscle training
• Exercises to improve concentration
• Guidance on mental and physical relaxation
• Balanced sport for musicians
• Posture and perception with the instrumen