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OLE BULL-AKADEMIET, VOSS
Country:
NORWAY
State:
City:
VOSS
Street Address:
Strengjarhaugen 6, PB 443, 5700 Voss, Norway
Fax:
+47 56 514 863
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Program:
Undergraduate program
Details:
Bachelor of Traditional Music. Four years. Studies include Norwegian folk music, selected non-Western musics. Language of instruction is English. Offered through the Grieg Academy, Bergen.
Program:
Graduate program
Details:
Master of Music. In folk music. In collaboration with the Grieg Academy at the University of Bergen. Nordic Performance Master in Folk Music. Offered jointly with the Carl Nielsen Academy of Music in Odense, Denmark and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden.
Program:
Other program
Details:
Harding fiddle building. An elective course within the Bachelor’s degree.
Institution Notes:
The Ole Bull Academy, founded in 1977, is an independent institution offering courses in Norwegian violin and fiddle music and traditional dance. This is a college level music academy devoted to instruction in native Norwegian music traditions. Classes are based on the actual experience of oral traditions, and involve direct participation with voice, instruments and dance. The College is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs, Hordaland County and the Municipality of Voss. Students taking classes at the Academy may count them for credit as part of the curriculum of the colleges of music in Oslo and Bergen (the Grieg Academy), and in various colleges of education in Norway, with collaboration also with music education institutions in Denmark, Sweden and Finland. There is a collection of violins and Hardanger fiddles. The Academy organises the annual Osa Festival - a meeting place between folk and classical music. Summer courses are offered.
Last Updated:
April 2022