Notodden Blues University
Would you like to study Blues music at a university level? As the only university in Europe, USN is proud to offer a Blues programme at Campus Notodden:
https://www.usn.no/english/academics/find-programmes/blues/
The university studies include lots of practical experience and plenty of blues vibes. The unique university blues program attracts students from all over the world. – Everyone brings their own sound, says Alexander from Iceland.
Photo: Guro Danielsen/USN
The University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) started the programme back in 2018. The location is of course the blues town of Notodden.
Every year, new students contribute to a unique sound, formed by the interaction of different people with different backgrounds. This year, the sound has elements from both Iceland, South Africa and the USA.
The university collaborates closely with Notodden Blues Festival, which also hosts Little Steven’s Blues School. This band seminar attracts young musicians from all over the world every summer. Little Steven, or Steven Van Zandt, is best known as a guitarist in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band (and also for his role in the TV Norwegian tv series Lillyhammer). He has direct connections to the blues study on campus Notodden. The school recently won the prestigious ‘Keeping The Blues Alive Award’, for its contribution to the music genre.
This year’s students are most experienced in vocal and gitar, but get to test a number of other instruments.
Photo: Caroline Karlengen Iversen/USN
More info here: https://www.usn.no/english/academics/find-programmes/news-about-blues/the-international-sound-of-notodden
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