About Landås skoles musikkorps
Landås skoles musikkorps (LSM) is a "skolekorps" at Landås in Bergen, with members mostly from Landås skole and Gimle ungdomsskole, and some from other schools nearby: Fridalen, Slettebakken, Nattland, Sædalen and different high schools. In English, "korps" might be called both concert band, school band and wind band.
LSM practices every Monday at Landås skole. Aspirant and juniorkorps from 17-17:45, hovedkorps from 18-20:15. The times might change some for fall 2025, but it will still be Mondays.
The members are from 7 to 19 years old, and we are always welcoming new members. We have three different ensembles: "aspirantkorps" for the first year, "juniorkorps" for some years and "hovedkorps" for the rest of your time in the korps. Normally the members start as an "aspirant" when they are in 2nd to 4th grade in school (7 to 10 years old). You can also start later or earlier. If you start later, you can often have a quicker or different route to "hovedkorps" so you can be with the other members your age - if you have a music instructor and practice your instrument a lot. If you need more time you can also spend more time in the aspirant- or juniorkorps. It can be adapted.
All members have individual music lessons with a teacher, normally from Bergen kulturskole, and lessons can often be given at Landås. The deadline to apply to kulturskolen is 1 April each year. But if you do not have a teacher or kulturskolen is too expensive, contact us and let us know you are interested in starting, and we can often help you find a music teacher. You are also welcome to come and try some instruments to find what suits you. Write to lsmusikk@gmail.com if you want to start, or have questions about starting.
You can see some picture from activities, and read more (in Norwegian) about which activities happen in LSM at this page. Concerts, trips, 17th of May, etc. If you have questions, write to us at lsmusikk@gmail.com.
Write to lsmusikk@gmail.com if you want to contact us or know more. If you want to sign up a new musician, we would like to know their name, their age and which instrument(s) they would like to play. We hope to hear from you!
In addition to playing together in the skolekorps, all members need an instrument teacher. In most cases, it is one-on-one instruction, but it can also be in smaller instrument groups. We encourage you to apply for a place in Bergen kulturskole. Note "Landås skoles musikkorps" when asking about a korps/orchestra. It may be a good idea to choose two instruments, so you can apply for a place with the 1st and 2nd preference. If you do not get a spot you can use in Bergen kulturskole due to for example logistics or price, contact us, and we will try to fix another instrument teacher for you. The price in Bergen kulturskole has gone up quite a bit the last few years, so it is very understandable if the price is too high - and we want everyone to have the opportunity to learn an instrument.
So we know who to invite for the first rehearsal in August, tell us about your interest at lsmusikk@gmail.com.
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About Landås skoles musikkorps:
LSM practices every Monday at Landås skole. Aspirant and juniorkorps from 17-17:45, hovedkorps from 18-20:15. The times might change some for fall 2025, but it will still be Mondays.
The members are from 7 to 19 years old, and we are always welcoming new members. We have three different ensembles: "aspirantkorps" for the first year, "juniorkorps" for some years and "hovedkorps" for the rest of your time in the korps. Normally the members start as an "aspirant" when they are in 2nd to 4th grade in school (7 to 10 years old). You can also start later or earlier. If you start later, you can often have a quicker or different route to "hovedkorps" so you can be with the other members your age - if you have a music instructor and practice your instrument a lot. If you need more time you can also spend more time in the aspirant- or juniorkorps. It can be adapted.
All members have individual music lessons with a teacher, normally from Bergen kulturskole, and lessons can often be given at Landås. The deadline to apply to kulturskolen is 1 April each year. But if you do not have a teacher or kulturskolen is too expensive, contact us and let us know you are interested in starting, and we can often help you find a music teacher. You are also welcome to come and try some instruments to find what suits you. Write to lsmusikk@gmail.com if you want to start, or have questions about starting.
The price for participation in the korps is 550 NOK per semester (650,- for hovedkorpset, and 50,- discount for siblings). If you rent an instrument, that is 450,- per semester (550,- for hovedkorpset). Kulturskolen also have their own prices (also including a sibling discount). However, both in LSM and Kulturskolen it is possible to pay less or nothing if you cannot afford it. We want everyone to be able to play with us, and we will never let anyone miss out on an activity due to lack of money. So do not let that stop you from joining - we also want to help you with another instrument teacher if kulturskolen is too expensive. Everyone should have the opportunity to play music!
LSM is a "janitsjarkorps", wind band, so we have room for most wind instruments: Drums, melodic percussion, flute, clarinet, trumpet, cornet, euphonium, trombone, french horn, saxophone, tuba, bassoon and oboe. You can read more about the instruments in Landås skoles musikkorps here (in Norwegian). LSM plays different kinds of music. Often more pop music/movie music/ in the fall, Christmas music for the Christmas concert, and music for concert band/symphonic wind band in the spring. The members can often take part in choosing the music we play.
You can see some picture from activities, and read more (in Norwegian) about which activities happen in LSM at this page. Concerts, trips, 17th of May, etc. If you have questions, write to us at lsmusikk@gmail.com.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Here is some general information in English on Norwegian school bands, from the Norwegian association of marching bands.
Here is some general information in English on Norwegian school bands, from the Norwegian association of marching bands.
