Revolutionizing Music Education
In cooperation with developmental psychologists and pedagogues, Professor Gerald Wirth developed his engagement-centric teaching methodology – the Wirth method – aiming at constant high-level student attention.
We Revolutionize Music Education: The Neuromusic Education Simulator (NES) / Gerald Wirth (AT), Wiener Sängerknaben/VIve Kumar (IN), Athabasca University (US), Credit: vog.photo
We Revolutionize Music Education: The Neuromusic Education Simulator (NES) / Gerald Wirth (AT), Wiener Sängerknaben/VIve Kumar (IN), Athabasca University (US), Credit: vog.photo
We Revolutionize Music Education: The Neuromusic Education Simulator (NES) / Gerald Wirth (AT), Wiener Sängerknaben/VIve Kumar (IN), Athabasca University (US), Credit: vog.photo
We Revolutionize Music Education: The Neuromusic Education Simulator (NES) / Gerald Wirth (AT), Wiener Sängerknaben/VIve Kumar (IN), Athabasca University (US), Credit: vog.photo
Through neuronal networks activated when using movement to support teaching and through repetitions with variations, contents are sustainably stored in the long-term memory. The teachers constantly react to student performance by changing teaching actions and focusing on improvement rather than failure, which keeps the students’ attention at a high level and helps them experience immediate success.
The use of NES based on the Wirth method and applying VR & AR allows teachers and students to practice, gain experience and receive feedback. This also implies the detection of such talents or deficiencies as ADHD.
Project Credits:
- This project is funded by Musikpädagogische Forschungsstiftung der Wiener Sängerknaben, Vitznau and supported by Prof. E. Vanecek (Universität Wien), Prof. L. Jäncke (Universität Zürich), Prof. V. Kumar (Athabasca Universität Canada), Prof. T. Parsons, (University of North Texas), Prof. K.Rubia (Kings College London).
Biography:
Gerald Wirth (AT) Musical training at Vienna Boys Choir (VBC) & Anton Bruckner University, Linz, (voice, oboe and piano). Since 2001 artistic director of VBC, since 2013, its president. 1986-1989 choirmaster of VBC. 1989-1991, chorus master of the Salzburg opera house. 1991-1998, artistic director of the Calgary Boys’ Choir & musical director of the Calgary Civic Symphony, Canada.
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