Year-round course (two semesters)
Folk music
Do you love playing music with others? Curious about folk music, folk dance, improvisation and music from other parts of the world? Have you already played some folk music and want to explore the tradition further? Then the Folk Music Course is right for you. course for you!
Play better folk music!
Join us for a year filled with folk music, concerts, Nordic meetings, tours and take part in a musical community.
We are committed to high professional quality, but without competition and performance pressure. Here you will be able to challenge yourself in a safe and inclusive environment, where we share knowledge, cheer each other on, and play each other well. At Sund , we want you to grow both as a musician and a person.
Together we create an environment where there is room to try, fail, learn and laugh.
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.
Festivals and visits
- Active participation in the Hilmar Festival and other events in the region.
- Rørosmartnan
- The Academy at Rauland
- Nordic Soundscapes
- 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 joy
We believe that joy in music, curiosity and community are some of the most important things in developing as a musician. In the folk music course, the class is an ensemble where everyone contributes their musical ideas, experiences and expressions.
We explore tradition through interaction, dance, improvisation and composition. Through aural-based teaching, we work to embody the music. We also develop our own arrangements and compositions inspired by folk music.
You will learn about Norwegian folk music and local traditions , including fiddle and vocal repertoire. At the same time, we open the doors to music from Greece and other parts of the world.
We have a particular focus on rhythm and interaction: How do we play to dance? How do we make the music swing?
Folk dance
Folk dance is also a natural and important part of our teaching. Through regular dance sessions with skilled instructors from the Midtnorsk Center for Folk Music and Folk Dance, we dance both in class and together with the rest of the community at Sund .
A band, a community – and a tour of their own!
Throughout the year we build up a common repertoire that we take on a week-long tour of Norway , planned by the students themselves.
You also have the opportunity to play individual concerts throughout the year.
Together with Sund with its jazz line, everything is in place for musical encounters across genres. Here you can jam, collaborate and explore new expressions with others. In addition, you become part of a broad professional community at Sund , along with the lines for art photography, Historical handicraft , international politics and expedition Latin America.
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.
