THE NORWEGIAN CULTURE SCHOOLS Music and Art Schools

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THE NORWEGIAN CULTURE SCHOOLS(Music and Art
Schools)
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Music and Art Schools in Norway

• The first public Norwegian music schools were
  established back in the 1950s. These days Norway
  has close to 430 municipal music and arts
  schools.
• There are about 120 000 pupils in these schools.
• There are no initial tests excluding applicants,
  but the children and their parents are advised
  about adequate age for starting, and suitability
  for the chosen subject.
• More than 150 000 children and youth are in one
  way or another related to the municipal music and
  art schools.
• Most of the children involved are between 7 to 16
  years, some schools also include grown-ups even
  pensioners. In average, 17 percent of children in
  primary and secondary school are pupils in music
  and art schools. The National Parliament has
  however defined a goal of 30 percent at the
  least.

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Music and Art Schools in Norway

• About 5000 teachers are working in the music and
  art schools.
• Quite a number of schools are offering different
  subjects - music is still the dominant but also
  theatre, visual arts, dance, creative writing and
  contemporary circus.
• The average teacher has a 30-40 percent
  employment, often in combination with the
  compulsory schools or local cultural institutions
  or organisations.

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Music and Art Schools in Norway

• The national organisation, Norwegian Council of
  Music and Art Schools, was established in 1973
  and is the national management.
• Formally this is an organisation owned by
  municipals with a music and art school.
• At county level there are regional board and a
  secretary, the latter basically in a 20
  part-time position for this function.
• The Norwegian Council of Music and Art Schools
  receives a major part of its financial support
  from the Norwegian state.
• All member municipals pay an annual fee, most of
  this returned to the regional level to cover cost
  of meetings and part of salary to their
  secretaries.

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Parliament 1997 The law
Education Act Section 13-6. Provision by
municipalities of courses in music and other
cultural activities All municipalities, either
alone or in cooperation with other municipalities
shall provide courses in music and other cultural
activities for children and young people,
organized in association with the school system
and local cultural life. 
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The Parliament said (2004)

• Norsk Kulturskoleråd (The Norwegian Council of
  Music and Art Schools) should be strengthened and
  developed to the National Competence Centre
  supporting municipalities professionally.

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The Parliament said (2004)

• The Committee consider making the culture school
  play an active role working out the cultural
  schoolbag both will secure utilization of local
  resources and a local mark on the schoolbag.

• The Committee will underline the important role
  the culture schools are supposed to have as local
  resource centres in the cultural area..

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The implications of The Law today
All municipals have to have a culture school
The former Minister of Education said it should
be a real offer Up to the municipals to
design their school, as to art subjects offered,
number of pupils, school fee level, etc. (Similar
to Sweden)
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National statistics 2004(by the Department of
Education)

• Total number of pupils 105 000
• (Pupils with 2 or more subjects) 8 000
• Increase pupils 2003 2004 2 400 (2,4 )
• Relation culture school /primary school pupils
• National goal 30
• 2003 13,7
• 2004 14,3

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STORD CULTURE SCHOOL

• Motto
• It is just as important to know the value of
  something as to know its price

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STORD CULTURE SCHOOL

• Vision
• Stord Culture School is a centre for arts in
  Stord and a model school in our region for
  subjects linked to arts and culture.

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AIMS

• The Culture School shall give services to the
  inhabitants of Stord, to schools and pre schools
  and to organisations (bands, choirs, orchestras
  etc.).
• The Culture School shall give room for everyone
  who wants to participate in the different
  subjects and courses offered.

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MEASURES

• The Culture School shall offer courses in a wide
  range of arts subjects like music, dance, drama,
  arts, cross curricular activities and
  professional arts.
• To make a wholesome art development an emphasis
  will be on cooperation with regional and central
  teaching- and education institutions and with
  other municipalities.

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AIMS FOR THE COURSES

• Stord Culture Schools is an arena for learning
  where the academic content is professional and
  ensured. Aesthetic experience and creating are
  central issues in teaching the pupils.

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AIMS FOR THE TEACHING

• Our teaching shall
• develop our pupils aesthetic and musical
  experience
• develop our pupils ability to create and perform
  alone and/or together with others
• develop our pupils natural ability for
  performing, responsibility and creativity
• give our pupils insight and experience through
  different ways of working and in different
  artistic expressions and styles

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THE CONTENTS OF THE TEACHING

• Our teaching shall consist of
• varied activity with our pupils ability as a
  starting point
• activity that ensures the pupils craftsmanlike
  development
• activity that ensures participation in cross
  curricular projects and subjects
• activities with background in our own cultural
  heritage
• activities that give knowledge of several
  artistic expressions
• activities that give our pupils a chance to
  participate in concerts, alone or together with
  others

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AIMS FOR THE COURSESINSTRUMENTAL TEACHING
Experience and understand

• Musical knowledge
• knowledge of different instruments and musical
  styles
• music orientation
• music theory
• knowledge of written music (notes)
• writing music (notes)
• composing
• Samspel (playing together)
• training the musical ear
• communication
• discipline
• listening
• concert training

• Instrumental knowledge
• work methods
• work position
• technical mastering
• context of body, instrument and performing
• Knowledge of musical elements
• pulse
• rhythm
• sound
• dynamic
• phrasing
• intonation
• articulation
• improvisation
• contrasts
• nuances
• vocal training

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Our different courses

• Music Play
• 0 to 2 years old infants with parents
• String instruments
• violin
• viola
• cello
• double bass
• (hardanger fiddle)
• Keyboard instruments
• piano
• keyboard/synthesizer
• church organ
• accordion

• Wind instruments
• woodwind instruments
• brass instruments
• Dance
• ballet
• modern dance
• jazz dance
• Vocal
• solo singing
• group singing
• choir
• Guitar
• acoustic guitar
• classical guitar
• electric guitar
• electric bass

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Our different courses

• Percussion
• rhythmic/melodic
• Drama/theatre
• opera/musical/music theatre theatre
  and drama
• Ensembles
• rock/jazz
• folk music
• string orchestra
• others (guitar, flute etc)
• Music therapy
• New music technology
• Composing/arranging
• Practical and professional artistic activity
• Teaching adults
• Theoretical training/teaching

• Cooperation with schools and pre schools
• Cooperation with other municipalities
• Cooperation with others locally, regionally,
  nationally and internationally
• Future courses
• Conducting
• Literature/writing
• Painting/arts
• Design
• Photo/Video/Film (animation)
• Cirque noveau