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Music school in Norway, city Bergen?

• Me and my cousin live in Lithuania and her parents are working in Norway. They want to move to Bergen and take my cousin with them. It's very sad that we'll be very far from each other, but my father told me, that he plans to move there too! But my mother doesn't want to move because i play the piano and i'm a laureate and she's afraid that there wont be any good music schools there with very good music teachers ( music proffesors ) and fears that i can reduce my abilities to play the piano. So I wanted to know, is there any good music schools in Bergen? And if there is, how much money do they take for lessons? Please tell me, because if there is a good music school then we can move to Bergen without hesitating! ;((((

• Answer:

  There are many music schools in Bergen (which is well-known for violin), though I don't know how good they are compared to your school now. At university level, there is the Grieg Academy at the University in Bergen. They also have a young musicians program for musically gifted students age 13-19. You can see their piano teachers here: http://www.uib.no/grieg/en/contact-us/who-teaches-what-at-the-grieg-academy http://www.uib.no/grieg/en/education/young-musicians They could probably answer questions you have about opportunities in Bergen, by email or telephone: http://www.uib.no/grieg/en/contact-us/contact-us There are many private piano schools. Try Google Translate to get a readable translation, since everything is in Norwegian. The schools should be able to help you by email, too. Prices seem to vary a lot by program. http://pianoskole.no/ https://www.bergen.kommune.no/omkommunen/avdelinger/bergen-kulturskole http://www.hagstrom.no/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=81 http://www.mkmskole.no/kurs/piano.asp http://pianoundervisning.wordpress.com/private-piano-lessons-in-classical-popular-and-blues/