Performing musician

  • Course length: Halvår — vår
  • Start-up date: 04.01.2028
  • Course teaching amount: 15 hours/week
  • Price: from NOK 92 637,-
  • Foundation:
    Liberal?
    The liberal folk high schools are built on values that are not based on one particular belief. They encourage students with different interests and beliefs to apply.
  • Food: Vegetarian, vegan?
    Most schools will accommodate food allergies and other dietary needs. If you have questions, please contact the school directly.
  • Environmental certification:
    Fairtrade
  • Location: Mosjøen
  • Study tour for the course: Berlin, London
  • Study tour for the school: Helgelandsopplevelser
Send applicationVefsn Folkehøgskole - Toppen

Here you will gain maximum experience and competence as a musician in the course of a year. We have professional people on our team, and this line will definitely give you an advantage as a musician.

On this line, you become a better musician and gain solid experience. What is special is that you get to see so many concerts and meet professional musicians.

Become a good musician

At Performing MUSICIAN you become a more confident and better musician, which makes you more independent and attractive in the industry.

You get to:

On the course we also collaborate with several professional musicians as for example  Lasse Weeden (industry studies).

Through our collaboration with UiT and UiA you can receive mentoring and guidance, and good help on the way to auditions.

Berlin

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

Duration: 5 dager

Meals included per day: 3

Music, technology, and history in Europe’s creative melting pot!

Berlin is a city that never stands still—one of Europe’s key hubs for music, technology, and creative innovation. On this study trip, you will experience a unique blend of professional development and the city’s vibrant cultural scene.


Thanks to our partnership with Ableton, we are warmly welcomed at their headquarters. Here, we receive an exclusive tour and gain insight into the development of the software that has revolutionized modern music production. The connections made here form a network that can benefit you throughout your career.

At Schneidersladen, we attend workshops on modular and analog synthesis—an experience that offers hands-on practice and inspiration for our own productions and music. We also visit concerts and club nights, ranging from techno and electronica to indie bands and classical ensembles—experiencing everything that makes Berlin a global music metropolis. Occasionally, we also attend masterclasses with various artists and producers.


To understand why Berlin has become a hub for creative technology, it is essential to grasp its history. Through guided bike tours, museum visits, and city walks, we experience the city's dramatic and diverse history firsthand.
All of this combines to create a study trip that fosters professional growth while providing a deeper understanding of how culture, history, and technology shape the music we create today.

London

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

Duration: ca 5 dager

Meals included per day: 3

Music, culture, and big-city life in one of the world’s most important music cities

London is a vibrant global metropolis where people mingle amidst music, food, art, and culture. On our study trip, you get to experience the city at its absolute best! If you’ve been to London before, you know it has just about everything.
We have been traveling here for over a decade and know the city so well that it has become our "second classroom"!


We attend concerts at both large arenas and small, intimate clubs, explore the city’s countless music scenes, and experience the immense diversity that makes London one of the world’s most important music cities.

In the past, we have held workshops at Abbey Road Studios, among other venues, and whenever the opportunity arises, we meet musicians, producers, and other industry professionals through workshops and masterclasses.

Diversity and versatility are important to us—they form the foundation of our study trip. We see West End musicals, catch a jazz concert at Ronnie Scott’s and a metal show in Camden, visit galleries, museums, and historical sites, sample the city’s vast array of food, and fill our days with a wide variety of experiences.

Between the academic activities, there is also time for things like escape rooms, laser tag, shopping, and other fun activities!

London offers us a unique opportunity to experience how music, art, culture, and people influence one another!

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

Duration: 2-3 dager

Meals included per day: 4

Towards the end of the school year, we take you on an adventure trip to The coast of Helgeland, also called the world's most beautiful archipelago. You can't have been in Helgeland for so long without getting this! We aim for several attractions on the trip, hopefully to end up at Træna. Træna is an island municipality 33 nautical miles off the coast of Helgeland. There has been settlement here ever since the Stone Age, 9,000 years ago. This wonderful island municipality that is flourishing like never before. You may have heard of Trænafestivalen.

On 15.2 km² you will meet the people of the sea. They count 453 people, and have an entrepreneurial mentality that you have never seen. You will have the opportunity to have a milkshake at Aloha café, drink Helgeland's best cappuccino at Træna Kaffekollektiv and eat a delicious dinner at Havfolkets hus. You will have the opportunity to sing together in Kirkehelleren, walk up to the NATO station at Gompen or walk the love path around the mountains at Sanna. If you want to go fishing or sit in the sauna at the boathouse, this is also an option. Or perhaps you would like to visit the Petter Dass chapel, which was decorated by the artist Karl Erik Harr It's just a lot to look forward to!

E-sport / Gaming

For those who enjoy playing and competing in games. We explore popular titles like Tekken, FIFA and Mario Kart, and create a social environment. If you have your own equipment, you can also spend time playing PC games.

Vefsn Folkehøgskole TOPPEN is an active and creative school, placed on the top of a hill on the outskirts of Mosjøen in the middle of Norway. But still far enough up north that the northern lights dance across the sky regularly during the winther.

We want you to experience COURAGE, MASTERY and OPPORTUNITIES when you are a student with us. In a safe community and with many new experiences, you have good opportunities for personal growth and lifelong learning. For us, professional quality and well-being for everyone is important.

To make the most of the year, we think it's important that you have a vibrant and varied environment around you. Here you can find urban and great nature, safety and excitement, humor and seriousness, professional quality and well-being, combined with committed teachers. Security and challenges, good social environment and professional development are equally important.

The school is well equipped in all classes and there is wifi throughout the school. In addition, we have several common areas like a fitness room, rooms to socialize, student kitchen ... yes, all we need to do well. Our accommodation kitchen is one of the best, and we are spoiled by skilled chefs and good food all year round.

Another thing we emphasize is to have employees who are not only proficient in their subject but mean something more for the students. With us you will find people who have energy and humor, and teachers who want to bring out the best in you. Our students should feel included and appreciated, and we are all concerned that our students should feel at home and have a good time.

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