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.
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.
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.
...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?
”We offer some really great benefits to our students. We have over 30 grand pianos and fantastic teachers.
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.
Are you curious about our music teacher education? The application period for the autumn semester 2025 is approaching. New this year is the option to apply for an open genre as an alternative to our traditional genre areas for main instruments in both the music teacher program and the one-year course Music 60 credits.
The open genre is aimed at those who play music in a genre outside the areas of folk music, classical music, or jazz.
Master's student Ida Wadenbrandt worked during the holidays, touring with Robert Wells and Rhapsody in Rock from December 27 to January 6 in China. Intense days that have sparked a desire for more projects abroad and more work in China.
You have done several concerts with Robert Wells with Ingesund's string ensemble before, and as I understand it, you were also the concertmaster then.
Pianist Nikita Khnykin from Oslo is studying the Master programme in music at Ingesund School of Music with Professor Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist as his main teacher.
This little creature is not an alien but a camera that has taken 360-degree pictures for Google in our facilities. So take a tour around Ingesund. Did you know that we have a total of 50 practice rooms, two concert halls, our own bistro, and a library? You are warmly welcome!
Tour of the Ingesund School of Music. See the left column.
Philemon Hahn played both drums and violin as a child at the cultural school in Simrishamn. However, his interest in the violin was greater and grew stronger over time.
Ho, ho, ho Carl Utbult, songwriter and producer, as well as a teacher at Ingesund. It's that time of the year again; you have been the supervisor for the first-year students in the music production program as they wrote and produced this year's Christmas song together in the regular songwriting course.
Kauresearch is the university’s Instagram account dedicated to research information. For the second year in a row, the themed week Kau Science Week is held at the same time as the Nobel Week.
Kau Science Week is mainly featured on the Kauresearch account. A post will be published every day throughout the week, drawing attention to researchers and research at Karlstad University. The posts will be accompanied by stories and hashtags for further reading or listening.
...the application period for the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music programs will soon open.
Why should you apply to Ingesund School of Music if you want to become a professional musician?
”At Ingesund School of Music, we combine high-quality teaching with a strong focus on supporting each student's personal and artistic development.
For Sandra Wettergren, the choice fell on Ingesund School of Music when she decided to become a music teacher and later also a singer at a higher level. Much of this was due to the school’s faculty, which she believes is crucial when choosing an educational institution.
The teacher and musician Georg Gulyás teaches guitar, chamber music, and guitar methodology at the Ingesund School of Music. After his promotion, he can now call himself a professor.
Georg Gulyás was born in Säffle, and his Hungarian father worked at the city’s library while his Finnish mother worked with the church’s children’s hours. His basic qualification in classical guitar is from the Malmö Academy of Music.
Singer and vocal pedagogue Anne Margrethe Dahl has a broad repertoire and has made an international career with productions on major opera stages for which she has been praised. She is a respected name in the opera world, and Ingesund School of Music is now pleased to welcome her as an adjunct professor.
…you will spend the fall at Kulturhuset Spira in Jönköping for the production of Carmen. And with none other than Rickard Söderberg in the lead role. Exciting! What will you be doing?
“We have been offered an internship to sing the roles of Frasquita (soprano) and Mercédès (mezzo-soprano) - Carmen’s close friends. It will be a concert version with scenic elements.
You and an ensemble from Musikhögskolan Ingesund traditionally played during the Polar Music Prize earlier this week.
Where and when did you play in connection to the award ceremony?
“We played at the beginning of the red carpet outside the Grand Hotel as all the guests arrived, from 4:00 PM and for a good hour until the royal family arrived.
How did it feel to play for all of Sweden’s music elite, as well as for the award winners and other musicians who flew in?
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