1 September 2002 Trondheim Conservatory of music and Department of Musicology was merged into on unit, Department of music. The Department of Musicology was founded in 1962 as a section of the Norwegian Teachers Academy. Trondheim Conservatory of Music was established as a private music school in 1911. This school was divided into Trondheim School of Music and Trondheim Conservatory of Music. The conservatory was in 1996 included i Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Staff

The department has currently 33 employees in scientific positions. In addition about 70 teachers are employed in temporal positions, mainly in practical disciplines. The department also has 8 administrative positions and ½ position as sound engineer with responsibility for the recording studio.

Location

The department is situated at two different campuses. Musicology and Dance are situated at the University Centre at Dragvoll. The department disposes its own facilities with a/o. practice rooms for students, audio lab and a professional music studio. At the university centre there are also computer facilities with music software. The music performing studies have their premises downtown Trondheim in the same complex as the concert hall, Olavshallen.