Work

From 2022: External professor at Conservatorio Arrigo Boito, Parma, for the post-graduate degree in aural skills pedagogy.

August 2012-: Associate professor in aural skills (full position) at The Arctic University of Norway, Academy of Music, Tromsø. The academic years 2023-25: Head of the Bachelor Program in Music performance.

August 2022-: Responsible for the Master’s degree subjects Aural skills methodology 1 (30 ECT) and Aural skills methodology 2 (30 ECT).

August 2018-: Responsible for the aural skills subjects (BA level) at The Arctic University of Norway – Academy of Music.

August 2010-: Conductor for the City Orchestra of Tromsø (amateur orchestra). From 2015 on project basis with approx 2 projects every year.

Høst 2004-: Extensive freelance work as a conductor and workshop leader (in conducting, score reading, and aural skills) for various orchestras, choirs, and bands in Northern Norway, as well as for the Norwegian Music Council in Northern Norway. This includes the course series «Ear Training and Sight-Reading for Choir Singers» during the spring semester of 2019, organized by the Norwegian Music Council.

Previous work

April 2023-July 2025: Head of the Bachelor program in Music performance at The Arctic University of Norway – Academy of Music.

August 2020-June 2023: Chair of the pedagogical department at The Arctic University of Norway – Academy of Music.

August 2020-August 2022: Choir conductor for The Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra.

January 2020-June 2023: Conductor for the Youth Wind Band of Northern Norway (TONN)

January 2016-December 2019: Aural skills teacher for the boys’ choir Ishavsguttene.

August 2011-June 2012: Aural training teacher at The Arctic University of Norway – Academy of Music (in a smaller position).

August 2004-June 2012: Saxophone teacher and wind band conductor at the Music School of Tromsø.

August 2007- July 2010: Conductor for Skittenelv wind band.

August 2006- July 2010: Conductor for Tromsø Orkesterforenings wind band.

The summers of 2003-2010: Teacher at Norges Musikkorps Forbunds summer schools for wind bands. I gave lessons in saxophone, aural skills, music theory, conducting and chamber music.

Judge in competitions

May 2025: President and jury member for the International Solfege Competition, Ljubljana.

February 2025: Head of the jury in a soloist competition that is a collaboration between The Academy of Music and The City Orchestra of Tromsø.

February 2017: Jury member in a soloist competition that is a collaboration between The Academy of Music and The City Orchestra of Tromsø.

November 2016: Jury member in the Musical Championship for youths (region final).

October 2015: Jury member in the North- Norwegian championship for wind bands.