Beginner or experienced?
The International School of Gospel Music (ISGM) offers a unique opportunity to spend one week together with top professional gospel singers, directors and musicians – and everybody can join!
At ISGM it doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or an experienced gospel veteran – there will be workshops specifically aimed at you! ISGM features some of the most skilled teachers in their area of expertise.
Welcome to a week of great concerts, workshops and inspiration. Welcome to a week of conversation, teaching, training and fellowship.
Lots to choose from
ISGM offers 22 different workshops, concerts, open mic nights, gospel church service and fun times all in english or in german. If you want to experience the international atmosphere ISGM is well suited for you.
This is a unique possibility to get new impulses and friendships across borders and cultural differences.
We begin with singing
Each morning begins with a morning assembly, where we sing a song from the Danish Folk High School Songbook together, followed by a gospel song and listen to a presentation.
Later in the morning we all gather again in the large mass choir. The mass choir is led by Hans Christian Jochimsen together with 5 other skilled conductors.
The day is divided into three workshops. Here you choose – according to interest – the areas you want to immerse yourself in every day throughout the week. Your first workshop is in the morning.
and end with singing
After a delicious lunch, you have your second and third workshops. In the workshops, you will experience some of the best teachers from Denmark and the rest of the world, who provide plenty of challenges for both beginners and experienced students.
The evenings offer a teachers’ concert, Gospel Church, open mic, international gospel night and party.
choose your workshops
- Gospel choir: Soul Sisters
- Gospel choir: Soul Brothers
- Gospel choir (taught in German)
- Complete Vocal Technique
- Choir conducting
- Lead singing: beginners (module 1)
- Lead singing: advanced
- Gospel choir
- Gospel choir: From negro spirituals to modern gospel
- Vocal group
- Gospel, drum & dance
- Complete Vocal Technique in action
- Songwriting
- Lead singing: Beginners (module 2)
- Lead singing: Performance
- Gospel choir: Body & Soul
- The amazing show choir
- Improvisation & circle singing
- Vocal technique (taught in German)
- Choir leadership
- Singing body and the core voice
- Lead singing: intermediate
- Sound engineering
Gospel choir: Soul Sisters
Teachers: Laura Kjærgaard & Stephen Nørrelykke
(For women only) In this choir we will sing gospel songs - arranged especially for female voices only. The style and feeling is the same as in the traditional gospel choir.
Module 1
Gospel choir: Soul Brothers
Teacher: Anders Butenko
(For men only) We invite you to sing in a gospel choir - with no women. The style and feeling is the same as in the traditional gospel choir, but the sound of an all male choir is unique!
Module 1
Gospel choir (taught in German)
Teacher: Georg Weilguny (D)
Complete Vocal Technique
Teacher: Claes Wegener
Here you will learn the basic principles of singing technique. Based on "Complete singing technique" (developed by Cathrine Sadolin), we work with some of the challenging singing technique problems we encounter when singing in choirs.
Module 1
Choir conducting
Teacher: Don Grigg
This workshop is for people who already work as a choir director. We will work with the practical aspects of leading a choir: how to teach, how to lead and how to conduct. You need a lot of tools in your toolbox when you have to lead a choir. We will also work with storytelling, dynamics... and much more.
Module 1 (max 12 participants)
Lead singing: beginners (module 1)
Teacher: Angel Morgan
In this workshop you will take your first steps as a lead singer. Maybe you have never sung a solo before, or maybe you have had a few experiences as a lead singer. Join this workshop and find the courage and boldness needed to stand alone with the microphone.
Module 1 (max 15 participants)
Lead singing: advanced
Teacher: Linda Andrews
Interpretation, phrasing, dynamics, improvisation and storytelling. These are some of the things you need to be able to control when you lead a song. We will challenge the way you think, the way you sing and the way you perform. We will help you become aware of your strengths – so you can become even stronger.
Module 1 (max 15 participants)
Gospel choir
Teachers: Volney Morgan & Stephen Nørrelykke
Gospel choir: From negro spirituals to modern gospel
Teacher: Didier Likeng
Vocal group
Teacher: Nina Luna
In this class we will work as a small choir. We will work on the personal responsibility that each singer has, when it is not a big gospel choir. We will work on sound, expression, dynamics many other things that is needed in a smaller setting.
Module 2 (max 25 participants)
Gospel, drum & dance
Underviser: Sofie Hermind
This modul is a fusion between stomp and acapella choir! African songs, old spirituals and funky songs with body percussion. Then add fun moves with a lot of mutitasking and you will get a gospel-playground, full of music, rythm, laughter and joy.
Module 2
Complete Vocal Technique in action
Teacher: Lene Nørrelykke
Do you already know something about Complete Vocal Technique, then this module is for you. We will work as a choir and the focus will be on how to implement all of the different vocal techniques into actually music. A “hands on” module – turning theory into music.
Module 2
Songwriting
Teacher: Georg Weilguny (D)
How does a song get started? How do you know where to go next? How do you know if your song is any good? Songwriting is a craft. You need to be creative, but there are many concrete tools you can use to transform your ideas into a song. We will work with lyrics and song structure. We will write new songs – and maybe work on some of your unfinished songs.
Module 2 (max 12 participants)
Lead singing: Beginners (module 2)
Teacher: Laura Kjærgaard
In this workshop you will take your first steps as a lead singer. Maybe you have never sung a solo before, or maybe you have had a few experiences as a lead singer. Join this workshop and find the courage and boldness needed to stand alone with the microphone.
Module 2 (max 15 participants)
Lead singing: Performance
Teacher: Mette Risager
Do you want to sing your heart out? In this workshop you have the opportunity to work deeper into the heart of your song. We work with techniques that allow us to get closer to the song's core and message. We are working towards being able to convey the authenticity of the song!
Module 2 (max 15 participants)
Gospel choir: Body & Soul
Teacher: Mette Risager & Stephen Nørrelykke
Most people already know the unique feeling you get from singing in a gospel choir! You will be taken through different styles of gospel music. From old school gospel – to contemporary gospel music as it is sung in 2024. This workshop is for you if you just LOVE singing in a gospel choir!
Module 3
The amazing show choir
Teacher: Sofie Hermind
Improvisation & circle singing
Teacher: Clear Wegener
Module 3 (max 15 participants)
Vocal technique (taught in German)
Teacher: Tine Hamburger (D)
In this class we will work on HOW to sing. We will use different tools to make our voices stronger - and learn about how we protect our voice when we have to sing a lot. We don't use just one specefic vocal technique, but include the best from many different schools.
Module 3
Choir leadership
Teacher: Nina Luna
Module 3 (max 12 participants)
Singing body and the core voice
Teacher: Sarah Moshage
Module 3 (max 15 participants)
Lead singing: intermediate
Teacher: Lene Nørrelykke
In this workshop you will be challenged in the way you do things. You will be encouraged and gently pushed to grow as a lead singer. We will work with many of the same areas as the advanced class, so you need to have some expirence as a lead singer to join this class.
Module 3 (max 15 participants)
Sound engineering
Teacher: Per Hougaard
Learn how to set up the gear for a gospel concert. Learn how the mixer works - how make a monitor mix... and all the other stuff!
Module 3
