12-22 weeks

FOLK HIGH SCHOOL STAY IN DENMARK

MUSIC &THEORYBODY &MOTIONSAID &WRITTENPHOTO &MEDIA

FASHION &DESIGNGROWING UP &SKILLS

ART &CERAMIC

ENTREPRENEUR & W.A.T.C.H GROUPTHE SCHOOL &DAILY LIFE

Music

You will receive lessons in:Band practice

Music theory

Improvisation

Rhythm learning

Chord learning

Ear training

Music history

Studio skills

Based on band practice of rhythmic music you will be taught in many musical areas.At Vrå Folk High School, we focus on your needs. You will be challenged on your instrument, your musical tastes, your theoretical basis and your basic understanding of the music.

You will experience tranquillity, but you will also experience being thrown into deep water sometimes, for example by instrument rotation, live concerts and CD recording.

So do you want to play or sing? Are you ready to join the band, join forces and ready to cooperate? Are you prepared to receive both personal feedback and a classroom education, then music is the class for you.

You are welcome to bring your own instrument, but we do have a large col-lection you can use.

Music at Vrå Folk

High School is open to

everyone – and does

not require any former

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MUSIC &THEORY

Electronic Music

Learn to produce music using the com-puter as a work tool. We give you the opportunity to further develop your skills and musicality, and we give you a unique opportunity to join in if you are a new beginner.

We experiment within the different genres, and you face ongoing challenges, that strengthens your understanding of music. In periods, emphasis will be placed on a regular set of tasks, for example: You will produce a piece of mu-sic that compliments a given artwork.You will learn to “jam” together with others from your class.

We continuously listen to your tracks/works to get in-depth with your ex-pression, and we delve into how the soundscape works. If you desire, you can play live at one of the Folk High School’s many events.

Insight into creative methods of com-posing music

Technical tools via Ableton Live to make your music sound as good as possible

Learn to use Ableton Live together with midi controllers

Possibility to work with your own production

The chance to find your own unique sound

Stage time in concerts, both at -and outside- the Folk High School

Personal coaching and feedback, both on your sound and your perfor-mances.

you will get:

ABELTON LIVEAbleton Live is a professional music production software, where one can work with music from the idea stage to the finished product. Additionally, the program is suitable for performing live music, or for use as a compilation instrument with other computers or “real” instruments.

MUSIC

Songwriting Music Theory

5 ingredients to a song: you will learn:

A text

A melody

A rhythmic groove

A harmonic element

An arrangement of sound that creates an overall impression

In Songwriting at Vrå Folk High School, we write songs “from scratch”. To write a song, we work with five ingredients.

There are countless traditions and styles which form the basis for how the five ingredients perform optimally together.

When the songwriting class creates “new,” we do so by studying and learning the know traditions and styles, so we are able to break them.

In practical terms, some hours do go to writing songs. Other hours go to listening to and learning about music. We will also take the time to arrange each other’s songs and play them in the practice room. Sometimes, we record the songs in the studio.

In Music Theory at Vrå Folk High School, you as a student will acquire a basic knowledge of what sound is.

Swing theory and other phenomena from the world of physics

You will get a deeper understanding of notations and learn nodes

You will get a deeper understanding of rhythm

You will be introduced to chords and harmony

The subject, to a large extent, is for those who want to “geek out” and learn about what goes on behind the music. It can be a good academic and theoretical input for those who want to look into a musical education after the Folk High School – or to those who want to understand the “formulas” behind the music listen to or even play. You can also join the subject in addition to playing music in practice.

This study gives you an understanding of rhythm. Including both the purpose of no-tation, but very much also with emphasis on how the rhythm is to be understood, trained and labelled.

SONG

INSTRUMENTS

CONCERTS

PRACTICE

Kickboxing is for those who want to use their body – have physical challenges and work with pulse-training.

In kickboxing we work with punching, kicking and pulse. We use boxing gloves, boxing bags and mitts. Kickboxing is a subject, which is full of speed and high pulse. You will become in touch with your body and learn to raise your stamina in order to maintain the intensity.

It’s a subject that will awaken your inner fighter and bring your motivation into life.For many, kickboxing works to let off steam, where you can vent your frustrati-ons in a good and constructive way.

Vrå Folk High School has boxing gloves, boxing bags and mitts, which you can borrow during the lesson.

Do you need to burn off some energy, get off the chair and get going?

Vrå Folk High School has its own gym hall with various equipment. Here, you will be able to set up to play a match of badminton, pingpong, football, floorball etc.

You can also go to the big football field to practice and play with your school mates after classes.

Furthermore, the school has a number of fitness cards, that gives you free ac-cess to the professional fitness center in town. Here you will be able to do cardio, run on treadmills and other exercises.

Vrå Folk High School provides the equip-ment such as balls, cones, football bibs, nets, etc.

BODY &MOTION

Facilities Kickboxing

you get:

you have access to:

Better fitness and coordination

Technical training, punch training and personal guidance

Higher self-confidence

A big smile on your face and a better mood in general.

The school’s gym hall

Outdoor football field

Professional fitness center in town

Equipment used for many different sports

Body Culture

In body culture, we focus on the body. Both on the outer shell – but also the interior.

you learn:

To pinpoint what your body needs

To work with aerobic and anaerobic forms of training

The body’s anatomy and physiology

Agility training

Yoga

Meditation

Visualisation

Body Culture covers activities involving the body that are not necessarily con-sidered traditional sports, and there is typically no competition in the class-room. Rather, we want to look at what is good for you and your body – and what can harm it.

We will talk about diet and motion – both what happens when you focus too much on what you eat and drink, and what hap-pens when you completely forget what you are putting in your mouth.

We will attempt to find out and look at the whole body and the individual’s wellbeing. We will also talk about body ideals, selfie-culture, and what social media does to our perceptions of self and our bodies.

BODY-CULTURE

GAMES

KICK-BOXING

SAID &WRITTEN

Literature

At Literature, we stick our noses in the books. No publication is too big or too thin for this class.

we will read:

Modern texts

Fairytales

Outtakes of classics

Danish authors

International authors

Short prose

Short stories

Poems

Essays

We look backwards, and we look for-wards, and you as a student have the op-portunity to guide the reading direction. You and others have a say on which book we should read.

Come join the literature currents, from H.C. Andersen to Yahya Hassan – and join us when we compare the past works

to today’s. We will analyse the text, discuss and debate about which texts work- and which don’t. We will look at authors and their contemporaries and compare books across the history of literature.

You don’t need to have read a lot of books in order to join our Literature class. We start with you, and your desire to travel through the universe of books.

SAID! PODCAST you will learn:

Knowledge in creative communication and gain an understanding and experi-ence in using yourself as a narrator.

Insight into how you, through methods and practice, can develop your skills to express yourself and set your own productions and podcast in a social perspective.

Knowledge of sound effects, sound production and sound-editing

Understanding of cultures, subcultu-res, identity formation, political trends, and social order

Experience in recording a podcast, but also airing live too.

Personal feedback and counselling

In ”SAID! Podcast + Your Story” we will combine different modern narrative forms.

We will work together with those who want to play with the power of words and tell good stories.

We will attend a spoken word festival, where you will have the opportunity to perform live with your storySLAMs and your speeches. We will go to Slam Poetry events and during the semester, we will be visited by many competent word-jugglers that will work with construction of slams, rap, and exclusive stories.

We will fuse everything together in a podcast format, where we will work with sound effects that will aim to support your stories.

PHOTO &MEDIA

Classic Photography

At Vrå Folk High School, you can choose classic photography. It is a wide sub-ject, with many different niches. It is not important whether you prefer to take digital or analog pictures, what is important is how the picture looks in the end. How does the picture look when one is holding it in their hands, or when it is hanging on the wall?

At Vrå Folk High School, you will learn both new and old photo techniques, and you receive a range of photo projects, where you can put the theory into prac-tice. You do not need to have used a camera before to partake in this subject – and you do not need to own a camera either. You can borrow one from the Folk High School.

We will review and critique the classes work together, to get a sharper eye.

you will learn: Liquid emulsionCyanotype‘Kill your darlings’BromoilToningPainting with light

equipment you can use:

Professional studio w/ lights

Classic Canon, Nikon etc.

Film processing equipment

Large format cameras

An old Hollywood-lens

Rolleiflex

Media

you will learn: Research techniques

Interview techniques

The different journalism genres: news, reportage, portrait

Photo technique: Light, aperture, white balance, camera basics

Designs: golden ratio, distance and selection

Video intro: Story-board, cutting and editing

Program knowledge: Photoshop, Final Cut and InDesign

Do you have a dream to be a journalist or photojournalist? Are you passionate about telling good stories? Or are you just excited about- and interested in the world around you?

Then the Media class at Vrå Folk High School is perfect for you! Here, you have opportunity to play with all the journali-stic genres within text, photo and video. You can also use the media subject as a springboard to Media school in Viborg or to Denmark’s Media and Journalist Folk High School in Aarhus.

You choose if you want to focus on text or pictures – or maybe both.

This class is for you if: You’re interested in the world around you. You are excited and not afraid of asking questions and getting in close with your camera. You can work individually -and together with others

You do not need to be a writing-machine before you come, and you do not need to know about image processing in Pho-toshop and a lot about photo technology. We will teach you that.

The most important is that you are cu-rious and open to the world around you – and will join in putting Vrå Folk High School on the map.

You are very welcome to bring your own computer, or you own camera, but the media line also has equipment or mate-rial that you can borrow.

PHOTO & MEDIA

DREAMING OF A CAREER IN

PHOTOGRAPHY?

PixlAcademy

pixlacademy.dk

PixlAcademy is a intensive course for those who want a future in photography, it can be as a photojournalist, fine art photographer or in advertising.

You will be taught by professional photographers and you will learn theory and the practical aspect of photography and moving images. The course will be part time at Vrå Folk High School and part time at PixlArt’s exhibition room in Østervrå.

you will: be taught by professional photographers

get personal guidance and critique

learn to make a portfolio

get photo assignments every week

learn about different photo genres

get theoretical and practical knowledge

PixlAcademy will prepare you for a career in photography or an advanced education within the field.

It is an intensive course, where you will be taught by professional working pho-tographers and external guest teachers. You will meet some of the biggest names in contemporary Danish documentary and fine art photography.

You will be introduced to the different genres of photography: Documentary, portrait, photojournalism, fine art and

advertising. You will learn theory, receive guidance and critique, learn to put to-gether a portfolio and display your work in an exhibition setting.

Every week you will get a new assign-ment, that you have to hand in, present and exhibit.

Besides the classes in the PixlAcademy course, you will also attend other folk high school classes. As an example, it could be: media, analog photography or art classes.

You will live at Vrå Højskole in two or four person rooms, you will be part of all the communal activities and events. You will also meet people from all over the world and have the possibility of using creative workshops 24/7.

DREAMING OF A CAREER IN

PHOTOGRAPHY?

ART &CERAMIC

Art

When you study art at Vrå Folk High School, you work with many different disciplines, all of which have one thing in common: they are two-dimensional. We have two basic disciplines: drawing and painting.

you will learn and try: Drawing techniques

Acrylic ColorsOil Colors

PenWatercolors Chalk and Crayons

You will produce heaps of drawings on different materials. You will try lots of different exercises and have room for experimentation during class. Your view of the world will be sharpened. You will see the world differently...

We will dive deep into the world of art history and get to know some of that world’s excellence.

In the classroom, you will be assigned your own worktable, where you can keep your works, and you will have your own locker where you can keep your personal materials. You get a key to the workshop.

Illustration & Print

In Illustration and Printing Technique, you can expand your skills in different visual techniques. Overall, the subject deals with visual story-telling. We work with dif-ferent techniques within illustration and printing techniques.

In illustration, you gain knowledge and training in order to communicate a story or message visually. This can be a podcast, or a poem that we illustrate. Possibly, you will already have a good story, fictive or real, that you would like to illustrate.

We work with different materials, de-pending on the expression that suits the story.

In printing techniques, we work primarily with relief techniques, on materials like linoleum and woodcuts), but there is a possibility to try etching without chemi-cals. We work both with a mono-colour prints and a multi-colour prints, figurati-vely and non-figuratively.

An example of a task can be to make your ex libris = ‘logo’, a sign or an illustra-tion for a childrens story.

Image Workshop

In Image Workshop, we concentrate primarily on painting.

you will get to:Work with different materials

Learn about different work tools, ef-fects, and additives

Learn the theoretical background of sculpture

Work on finding your own personal expression

Receive individual guidance com-bined with teaching

In this subject, emphasis will be placed on the abstract and expressive, but you may of course combine them with the figurative and experiment in all direc-tions.

You will come to know many forms of techniques, effects, work tools, and ad-ditives, and you will receive a thorough introduction to acrylic media’s opportuni-ties and limitations.

This subject will change between theory and practice, lessons and independent work.

The Art workshop is for those who are practicing and would like to add more technique to your painting – but its also for those who are beginners and want to try the power of painting. In other words, you surname does not have to be Picasso.

ART & CERAMIC

Ceramic

Ceramic has made a comeback in con-temporary art. Work using ceramic and clay is here to stay, which is not such a strange suggestion considering that clay is the first material that humans proces-sed using a chemical process to create what we know as ceramics.

you will work with Ceramic techniques and methods:

Modelling

Turning

Glazing

Burning

This course will switch between theory and practice, team lessons and inde-pendent work. The course can also be completed with a big project, e.g.: an exhibition.

Besides being a handicraft, ceramic art is closely related to subjects such as sculpture and visual arts. You will receive lessons from profession-al artists, who will teach and guide you in your personal ceramic projects. They help you to gain a sense of your own artistic language and expression, mean-while giving you wide-ranging insight into the subject.

Furthermore, you will learn about ceramic traditions and trends within contemporary art.

ART & CERAMIC

FASHION &DESIGN

Fashion & Design

In Fashion and Design, we work with expression in the form of clothes. We discuss and work with: Who are we? Which signals are we sending with our clothes?

you will learn: Pattern design

Sewing techniques

Cutting; machine sewing – tech-niques and shortcuts

Colour, shape and style

Printing (screen printing etc.)

Accessories

Composition and presentation of clothes at ie. a fashion show

Knowledge about materials

There will be opportunity to develop your skills at your own pace, whether you are a beginner or experienced. There will be design exercises, where you will choose your starting point, other exercises can easily be taken by others. We will be sew-ing a lot.

In Fashion and Design, there is freedom to work with different styles and mate-

rials. We love lean angles and strong personalities. There is naturally always place for the more traditional, and one is welcome to partake regardless of name, age and race. You don’t need to know how to sew to join Fashion and Design, as the class has space for both new beginners and those with experience.

In class, we will talk about fashion as a whole, and the subcultures of fashion. What makes fashion? Can one talk about fashion without talking politics?

The Folk High School has sewing ma-chines, irons, and other materials needed to begin sewing.

about you:You want to sew and work with fabrics and design

You are set to work with your own style and your own figure

You are excited to work with others on the team, and with other Folk High School students for events or shows that shows your work

You don’t need a sewing machine or special knowledge of design to join Fashion and Design

GROWING UP &SKILLS

Grow Up

“Grow Up” does not have any regular books or set teaching material that one needs to read or do. It is a practical and useful subject teaching you how to do things by yourself, and covers what one can do if:

I received a letter from the municipality. I do not have any money left in my bank account on the sixth day of the month. I have no job. I do not have a nice life that I want to share on Instagram. I am tired all the time. I do not know anything about the EU, or what they do. I am going to move and don’t know how to handle it.There are parliament or municipal elections and I want to vote. I would like to do sports or hobbies, but I cannot motivate myself.

The classes in “Grow Up” take place mostly at the school, but we also take day trips to other places. For example, we havevisited businesses and stopped by several educational institutions.

It is not required that you have any spe-cial prerequisites or specific challenges in order to partake in “Grow Up” classes. You only need to want to get better, take control of your life and be equipped for all the challenges that are awaiting you once you leave the Folk High School.

News

At “News”, we are up to date! This sub-ject deals with:

Keeping up with the world around usDiscussing media coverage of what is happening. Learning to take a stand on the news flow that constantly bombards us. Understanding how news occurs – and what causes something to go viral on e.g. social media. In principle, nothing too big or too small to be a case for us on News. We record both local, national and global trends. We follow, we doubt we discuss and take a position.

We start with the world as it is to-day – but we also draw historical and

socio-theoretical threads. We talk about the agendas and memos, about trends and doubt – and why small news can be large. We go behind the news and ask why something is seen and remembered – and something else forgotten.

You do not have to be a news-freak to join “News”. You can easily enjoy the lessons, even if you have never opened a newspa-per or watched the news on television. The course is for everyone, but also for those who dream of entering the Danish School of Media and Journalism or other commu-nity-related education.

ENTREPRENEUR & W.A.T.C.H GROUP

Entrepreneur

At Entrepreneur, we work with how one can turn an idea into a reality.

To be an entrepreneur is a lifestyle. We will, therefore, talk about the changes in your life and what you should be prepared for if you want to pursue your dream.The course work will include:

We will also talk about:

We will work with you:

a classroom setting – partly withgroup work, and partly with one-on-one guidance.

Idea and concept developmentMarketing analysis and researchDevelopment plan and visionMarketing and communicationCoaching and sparringSelf-discipline and work methods

Daring you to jump, and believe that your dream will come true

Finding what you are passionate about

Planning for your goals, and how you will achieve them

Accepting that you will make mis-takes as an entrepreneur and that they are important, because we learn from them

Working with how to gain more knowl-edge, such as working with experts and mentors within the field where your dream lies

Entrepreneurship – from idea to real-ity- at Vrå Folk High School requires no special prerequisites. The subject is open to anyone who has an idea or dream that they want to pursue. You do not need to have plans to start your own business, but you may want to start a blog, website, web shop – or something else. Nothing is too big or too small for entrepreneurship.

As an entrepreneur, you are your own boss and decide when you work – it gives you freedom, but it can also make you feel that you never really are free

It’s hard work to start your own busi-ness and to run it on your own. The work is not necessarily limited to an 8-16 job

You may have to spend several hours working, so you may have less time for family, friends, and leisure activi-ties than you have previously had

W.A.T.C.H Group

In group counselling, you receive the tools to tackle your opportunities and challenges in collaboration with others.

You will be introduced to a method called WATCH, which stands for What Alterna-tive – Thinking – Coping – Hoping.

This subject will address your lifestyle, friends, study habits, and your health. We will look at both big and small issues and discuss how to best meet our personal needs while taking responsibility for the community.

The group counselling will also delve into the different roles we take on in the

communities, what comes with the roles we get and take, both good and bad.

You need to make a decision regar-ding your study or job

You need to move or start making your way into the world and need to make decisions about your future

Learn to employ the use of new strategies – both socially and profes-sionally

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WATCH can be used im many situations. For example:

THE SCHOOL &DAILY LIFE

Folk High School

What is a folk high school?Folk high school is a boarding school for youths over the age of 18, where you can immerse yourself in various subjects and topics. The folk high school, unlike other schools, does not have any set curricu-lum and exams, but it is compulsory to attend lessons and partake in various activities.

Who can attend folk high school?In principle, everyone can attend folk high school, on the condition you have or will turn 18 in the course of your time here.

What does it cost?It costs DKK 1500 a week to attend the folk high school – all inclusive. This means that you have paid for food, accommodation and study trip – plus access to the fitness centre and the beautiful nature.

Is there WiFi?Of course. We have fiber optic internet.

Is there vegetarian food?Yes, there is opportunity to get both vegetarian food and special dietary food. You just need to let us know when you apply.

Should we stay at the school?Yes, everyone should in principle stay at the school. However, you are free most weekends, and may, in special cases, make a deal to stay at home.

What can a stay at the folk high school be used for?A folk high school stay can be used to find out what you would like to be edu-cated in. You can also use the folk high school as a springboard to help yourself enter Design School, Music conserva-tory, Media- and Journalist folk high schools or The Art Academy. Many use the school to better themselves within a particular subject.

What do I personally get out of it?A change from your everyday. A clear picture of your future, and an insight into your own strengths and weaknesses. You get to know people you otherwise would not have met, and some of them will become lifelong friends. Half a year that will strengthen you as a person.

Where do I stay?You will typically live in a double room. Most of the bedrooms in the school have their own toilet and shower.

Can we party at the school?Always! But if you drink beer and wine, be aware that this can only take place on the weekends and special occasions which do not interrupt lessons.

Daily Life Study trip

At Vrå Folk High School a typical day looks like this:

7:45-8:15: Breakfast8:15-9:00: Morning Assembly9:00-10.00: Lecture10:00-10:30: Break10:30-12:00: Lecture12.00-12.30: Lunch13:00-15:30: Lecture15:30: Optional activities 18:00: Dinner19:30: Evening events (only sometimes)20:30: Evening coffee

When you are a student at Vrå Folk High School, a study trip is a part of your folk high school stay. Thus, the price is inclu-ded in your folk high school fee.

You will only pay for your own pocket money, lunch and drinks. In the spring se-mester, the study trip takes place in April, while in the autumn semester, the trip takes place in September and October.

Destinations could be:Amsterdam, HollandBerlin, GermanyKrakow, PolandPrague, Czech RepublicStockholm, Sweden

We live only

14 km from

the North Sea

Højskolevej 1, DK-9760 Vråinfo@vraahojskole.dk vraahojskole.dk +45 98 98 10 10

Vrå Højskole, close to the rest of the world!Vrå Folk High School is close to everything: Shops, fitness-center, bus, train, airport, North Sea and the city of Aalborg. Come meet the rest of the world - we have students from more than 15 different nations.

So you want to go to folk high school?With more than 20 classes, there is a lot to choose from at Vrå Højskole. You combine your own schedule from the list of subjects. See all the posibilities at vraahojskole.dk.