Year-round course (two semesters)

Folk music

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Learn more about Norwegian folk music, but also Swedish, Nordic, and some global folk music. Get better at an instrument you already play, and develop as a musician in collaboration. A practical and developing year.

Play better folk music!

Do you play the fiddle, accordion, two-stringed instrument, guitar or another instrument? Do you sing, yoik or dance? No matter what – here you can develop and become a master at playing together.

Play with the best

On Sund You will meet some of the best folk musicians in Norway, while becoming part of a community of committed students who are passionate about music. It is not just about learning – but about shaping how folk music can sound today.

Find your own voice

You will dive into Norwegian folk music, but also into Swedish, Sami, Nordic, North Sea and even global traditional music. You will learn about pols from Innherred – but you will also get the tools to create something new, in your own way.

In addition, you can test out the craft behind the music – such as fiddle making and building other instruments.

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In brief:

  • Dyktige lærere godt miljø 
  • Interaction
  • Dyktige lærere og gjestelærere
  • Spennende musikkmiljø på skolen
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    • Festivals and visits

    • Active participation in the Hilmar Festival and other events in the region.
    • Collaboration with the Ole Bull Academy
    • Rørosmartnan
    • The Academy at Rauland
    • Birka folk high school in Sweden
    • Norway has the world's best documented folk music and we visit the Trøndelag archive at Dragvoll in Trondheim. 

    We are working towards participating in the National Festival of Old-Time Dance, the Jørn Hilme Competition and the National Pageant.

    Interaction and dancing with peers

    What are the functions of kveding, kauking and laling and how are dance and a fiddler's group connected? The teaching takes place mainly in fiddler's groups, in addition to some individual teaching on your instruments with a focus on genre understanding and creativity. Collaboration/playing with the jazz line and jazz vocals at the school, as well as insight into folk rock and other elements such as the "Vømmøl universe" etc.

    Collaboration with the dance community in BUL at Steinkjer and the Midtnorsk Center for Folk Music and Folk Dance. You will gain knowledge of halling, pols, gangar and springar, rull, as well as the old dances waltz, reindeer, polka, gallop, etc.

    The Folk Music Course is brand new for the 2026-2027 school year. We haven't quite decided where we're going on our study trip yet. Some of the options are Shetland and Ireland, and maybe we have the time and money to travel to Sweden and Finland as well? We hope so. 

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    Sturla Eide
    Lærer, folkemusikk

    Sturla Eide er en erfaren felespiller og folkemusiker. Han er opprinnelig fra Orkdal i Trøndelag, og der bor han fortsatt. Sturla har gitt ut flere CD-er, og mottatt mange utmerkelser og priser. I 2025 mottok han FolkOrgs eldsjelpris 2025. 

    Einar Olav Larsen
    Gjestelærer, folkemusikk

    Einar Olav Larsen er felespiller og aktiv i folkemusikkmiljøet i Trøndelag. Sammen med sin bror Gjermund har han blant annet gitt ut plata "Søttenpasseringen". Einar Olav har undervist i kulturskolen i mange år, og spiller blant annet i folkemusikkorkesteret Frigg. 
    Einar Olav Larsen brenner for folkemusikkmiljøet i Trøndelag, og er aktivt med og arrangerer Hilmarfestivalen i Steinkjer. 

    Gjermund Larsen
    Gjestelærer, folkemusikk

    Gjermund Larsen er en av Norges mest kjente og anerkjente folkemusikere. Gjermund er felespiller og komponist, og har en svært aktiv musikerkarrière. Han har både spilt og komponert med både Kringkastingsorkesteret og Trondheimsolistene. Gjermund Larsen har mottatt flere Spellemannpriser, samt flere andre priser. 
    Gjermund bor i Verdal, og vi er glade for at han vil være gjestelærer på vår folkemusikklinje. 

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    The year at Sund was super important for me, both in terms of developing my instrument, but also socially. A year I feel I could not have done without.

    Erik Wie Flaig

    Jazz
    I didn't realize the impact of being around music, musicians and friends 24/7 until after I finished. Being around music every day as much as we were is something I think you only get at Sund. I found that I and everyone else in the class had an extreme development as a musician and person during the year.

    Nikolai Hansli

    Jazz
    At Sund I learned so much. Musically yes, but also so much about making friendships, living with others and just elementary things you can overlook, like breathing a little or just looking at small changes in the seasons. It was really magical to be able to have a year with so much music and wonderful memories. I will always be grateful for that!

    Runa Kirby Torbo

    Jazz
    This school year has been absolutely great. I've had a huge improvement on my instrument and become much more confident in playing together, but the best thing about this year was really everything else. I've learned so much about things I didn't know I wanted to learn about.

    Brede Sørum

    Jazz
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    Students' annual plan Sund folk high school

    The last day of school for the 2025–26 school year is Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

    Sund folk high school , annual plan for the school year 2025-2026

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    Sund Folk High School, Annual plan – school year 2025-2026

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    Year-round line 2026–27

    NOK 143 000,-

    School fees include:

    • Accommodation in a double room at Sund fhs
    • All food at Sund fhs (four meals per day) - we don't charge extra for special diets, vegetarian or vegan food
    • The study trip - academic program, accommodation, food and transportation are included
    • Joint school trips and excursions
    • Wireless internet, copying and printing for teaching
    • Use of gym, training room, rehearsal room, photo studio, darkroom
    • Use of washing machines and dryers
    • Expenses for the vast majority of electives
    • Transport in connection with training
    • Administration fee at NOK 2 500,-

    All lessons are free of charge.

    School fees are not included:

    Most of the materials we use in teaching are included. However, if you want to make something different/more/larger than what the teacher has planned, you must expect to pay for the extra equipment yourself.

    • Deposit for key and use of equipment at NOK 1 300,-
    • Single room supplement at NOK. 5 850,- (650 per month for 9 months)
    • Pocket money for personal consumption

    Loans and grants from Lånekassen

    As a student on year-round programs at Sund folk high school , you are entitled to study support from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund (if you are a Norwegian citizen).

    For the 2025–2026 school year, you as a student will receive a total of NOK 151,700 in grants and loans from the Norwegian State Loan Fund. Of this, 40%, i.e. NOK 60,680, will be converted into a grant once you have completed the school year and have it approved. If you are a student on a half-year course, you will receive half the loan amount. 

    Read more about loans and grants atwww.lanekassen.no.
    As soon as you have a place at Sund folk high school , you can apply for grants and loans atwww.lanekassen.no.

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    We do not have an application deadline and you can apply throughout the year. We start admitting students from November 15, and accept students as long as there is room at the course.

    Admission criteria:

    • Age limit 18 years, exceptionally 18 years before the study trip
    • We accept students as long as there is room on the course you apply
    • We focus on motivation and interests

    Application:

    • Send an online application
    • We'll get back to you as soon as we can
    • Write a little about yourself and why you want to join Sund
    • It's a good idea to apply early, even if we don't start admissions until November 15.
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    • What former students say

      I don't know if I dare say it, but I've learned things I'll never forget that have nothing to do with music. Tolerance towards different people, patience and understanding. I've confirmed who I am and my values. Not only in others, but also in myself.
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      Torbjørn Kamfjord Eriksen
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