Master’s degree
Aural training pedagogy, 120 ECT.
UiT- Academy of Music
August 2010-June 2012.
Main Professors: N.-E. Johansen, H. Blix.
Post-graduate education
Aural training pedagogy, 30 ECT.
UiT- Academy of Music
August 2007-June 2008.
Main Professors: N.-E. Johansen, H. Blix.
Bachelor’s degree
Music performance, classical saxophone
4-year bachelor, 240 ECT
The Norwegian Academy Of Music, Oslo.
August 2000-June 2004.
Chosen subject: orchestra conducting 60 ECT
Saxophone professor: John-Edward Kelly.
Pre-academic education
Rud videregående skole, music department.
August 1997-June 2000.
Saxophone teacher: Ragnhild Holm.
Shorter educations and seminars
2023: Educational program for leaders in higher education by The University of Oslo.
The academic years of 2021-2025: Research methodological seminars for the research group InOvation (S. G. Nielsen, E. Alerby, S. Elmer, R. Sørly, L. W. Ellefsen, and others).
Juli 2023, Kesckemet/ Kodaly institute: Kodaly summer school.
June 2017, Tromsø/ Sommarøy: Creating a pedagogical portofolio. Seminar held by The Arctic University of Norway and Gunnar Hartvigsen.
April 2017, Tromsø: Seminar on Canvas. By The Arctic University of Norway and staff from Canvas.
October 2015, Tromsø: «Bruk av digital teknologi blant lærere i høyere utdanning». By The Arctic University of Norway.
June 2015, Harstad: Seminar in writing applications for professorship. By The Arctic University of Norway: Rikke G. Gjærum og Mary Brekke.
Education in other fields
Fitness deltid.
The fall semester of 2007, 30 ECT.
Norges Idrettshøgskole
Various seminars and short education through the SATS system, SAFE education and Zumba education, amongst aerobic class education (2006), yoga education (2011) and education in physical training for pregnant women (2014).
Maria Medby Tollefsen 