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Western music history has largely favored male artists, while female and non-binary artists and composers have been largely excluded from historical narratives. This has contributed to musical canons where important voices are missing. This is the topic of a seminar held at Ingesund School of Music in mid-May.

How can canonical traditions in music, that is, perceptions of what is most central within musical traditions, be challenged and expanded from a gender perspective? "Challenging musical canons" is a joint research and development project between Guro Gravem Johansen, Professor of Music Pedagogy at Ingesund School of Music, and Eva Beneke, Associate Professor of Classical Guitar, Gjertrud Pedersen, Associate Professor of Music History at the Norwegian Academy of Music.

He was supposed to become a scientist but has always loved singing and writing lyrics. During high school, he started writing and producing music using his computer. By early summer, Kevin Larsson will graduate with a bachelor's degree in music production from Ingesund School of Music.

Kevin grew up as far south in Sweden as you can get, specifically in Ystad. He doesn't have a background with musicians in the family, but the interest in music was cultivated early at home.

"My parents like music and always had MTV on when I was little – I was enchanted in front of the TV watching. So even though mom and dad don't practice music themselves, they passed on an interest."

It was during high school, where he studied the science program, that Kevin started to make his music interest a reality.

Singer and composer Lisa Östergren has been an active musician and vocal coach for many years. She is a vocal coach and jazz ensemble teacher at the Ingesund School of Music. As a composer, she is passionate about children's music, and this past weekend, she was awarded a Grammy for Best Children's Music.

Lisa Östergren has extensive experience as a teacher, having worked at folk high schools, cultural schools, and privately. When she is not teaching at the Ingesund School of Music, she is either on tour with one of her children's music projects or composing music in her hometown of Upplands Väsby.

Saga Haglund sees being a professional songwriter and music producer as a personal profession because you share a lot of yourself through your creations. It requires courage, even during weeks when you don't feel at your best. By believing in yourself and your craft, the following week can be a completely different story.

Saga Haglund grew up in Arvika and had her sights set on music from an early age. She pursued an aesthetic focus in both middle school and high school.

”After a detour to Norway for five years after graduation, I applied to a singing program at Solvik Folk High School in Skellefteå. After that education, I continued my studies at another folk high school, Mellansel in Höga Kusten, focusing on songwriting and music production.”

...Head of the Department of Artistic Studies at Karlstad University, which includes the Ingesund School of Music. The application period for our programs—the Music Teacher Programme, Music Production Programme, and our courses Music 60 and College Year — is approaching.

Why should you apply to Ingesund?

During Stina Hagsten's upbringing in Vetlanda, she was always surrounded by people who played and sang. Her interest in music has been there for as long as she can remember, and even though she attended the natural science program in high school, she chose to train as a music teacher after graduation.

Stina Hagsten's main instrument is the saxophone, but she also plays the flute and clarinet. Like all interests, her practice routine had its ups and downs during her teenage years, but her mother reminded her of the importance of music and the discipline required to become good at her instrument, for which Stina is grateful.