Language

All classroom tuition is in Norwegian. For admission to the undergraduate programmes you are required to demonstrate a proficiency in Norwegian that will enable you to follow the tuition.

From autumn 2008, the following programme will be taught in English:

• Bachelor degree programmes in performance, 3rd & 4th years ("2. avdeling"), classical and improvised music/jazz.

Undergraduate programmes (4 years)

Music Performance

The Music Performance programme prepares the student for a career as a performing musician on a professional level. Subjects include principal study, chamber music and orchestra (for orchestral instruments), aural training, harmony, analysis and music history. This course is open to applicants with a background from classical music as well as jazz, pop, or rock music or traditional folk music.

Opera / music theatre

The Norwegian Academy of Music is offering a special variant of the 3rd and 4th years ("2. avdeling") of the Bachelor degree in performance for singers who wish to specialise in opera and music theatre. Entrance qualifications for this course will be minimum 2 years of higher education with Classical voice as principal study, and musical skills to be documented at audition. For further information about this course, please contact the Academy.

Music Education

Graduates from the Music Education course are qualified to work as music teachers in different parts of the musical environment. Apart from instrumental/vocal tuition and music theory, subjects taught on this course include pedagogical theory, teaching methods and teaching practice. This course is open to applicants with a background from classical music as well as jazz, pop, or rock music or traditional music.

Church Music

Graduates from the Church Music course are qualified to work in the church, both as organists and as musical leaders of the congregation. Subjects include organ, choral conducting classes, hymnology and liturgy as well as harmony, history and analysis.

Composition

Composition students receive individual tuition in composing as well as in subjects such as compositional techniques, sonology, electronics and music history, analysis and aural training. The applicants should have a good knowledge in arranging and composition, and experience in these fields. This course is open to applicants with a background from jazz, pop, or rock music or traditional music.

Individual Programme

 The Individual Programme gives an opportunity to focus on subjects and/or genres not naturally encompassed by the ordinary undergraduate programmes.