Isabel Gaber
Mag. Dr.
Artistic Major(s):
Vocals
Artistic and Educational Background
- Master’s degree in Transmedia Art, University of Applied Arts Vienna, graduated with distinction in 2010
- Vocal Academy at the Complete Vocal Institute, Copenhagen, graduated in 2013
- Doctorate in Humanities, University of Applied Arts Vienna, graduated with distinction in 2017
- 3-year Singer/Teacher Diploma Course – Vocal Pedagogy Program at the Complete Vocal Institute, Copenhagen, graduated in 2020
Teaching and Research
- Vocal coach and singing teacher since 2010, offering individual and group coaching, workshops on vocal technique, improvisation, stage performance, and performance anxiety
- Teaching at Stimmfabrik Vienna from 2010 to 2017, individual and group lessons, leading intensive training programs and topic-specific workshops
- Assistant vocal coach at the Monika Ballwein Academy since 2018
- Vocal coach for “Starmania 2022” and “Die große Chance” 2024
- Vocal instructor at the Vokal.Sommer.Akademie Eisenstadt since 2023
- Lecturer at JAM MUSIC LAB Private University for Jazz and Popular Music at the Friedrich Gulda University of Music since 2025
- Research focus: Creativity research in artistic processes, with emphasis on mental stress conditions and blockages in creative work (performance anxiety, writer’s block, stage fright), at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Publications & Discography
- 2017: Dissertation Mental Stress Condition and Blockades in Creativity, University of Applied Arts Vienna
- 2019: Album Für Hugo – Die Duetten (MProve/Hoanzl)
- 2024: Album Zweite Kassa, bitte – Die Duetten (MProve/Hoanzl)
Additional Professional Experience
- Solo, backing, and studio singer, songwriter, and composer
- Commissioned compositions, jingles, co-songwriting and songwriting coaching at “Regenkinder Records”
- Host of the Burgenland concert series by #weare – Strong Voices Strong Women
Awards and Distinctions
- “Artist in Residence” scholarship, Paliano, Italy, 2009
- Research scholarship, University of Applied Arts Vienna, 2011
- Work grant from the BMKÖS (Die Duetten), 2022