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Associate Professor Hilde Norbakken is a vocalist, pianist, songwriter and educator at the Department of Popular Music, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Agder (UiA). Co-director of the Centre of Excellence CreateMe, she teaches vocal and songwriting, leads the Bachelor in Popular Music programme, and maintains an active artistic career that spans concerts, album releases and theatre productions.
Education & Affiliations
- Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Agder – Department of Popular Music
- CoE CreateMe – Co-director
- Study-programme leader – Bachelor in Popular Music
Research & Artistic Focus
Norbakken’s research profile is rooted in artistic development. She explores vocal technique, genre-specific interpretation, artistic identity and the craft of songwriting. Central themes include the formation of vocal and artistic character, lyric writing, ensemble interaction (samspill), live performance practice and the intersection between life experience and musical expression.
Her creative output ranges from intimate duo albums such as Open Doors (2014) and Hold You with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, to large-scale concert concepts like Lydhør – en konsertsamtale, where conversation and performance merge. She frequently collaborates with Norwegian artists as a featured vocalist, arranger and pianist, and she produces vocal performances for theatre and symphony productions.
Publication Trends
Across the last fifteen registered outputs (2020-2024), the work clusters around three strands: (1) live concert-talks that combine dialogue and song to deepen audience engagement; (2) album releases and singles that showcase original songwriting and vocal arrangement; and (3) production and arrangement work for theatre, jazz ensembles and symphony orchestras, highlighting her versatility as both performer and music director.
Scientific & Artistic Awards
No specific prizes, medals or fellowships are recorded in the supplied material.
Teaching & Student Supervision
Norbakken teaches individual and group vocal classes, songwriting workshops and genre studies. She is the programme leader for the Bachelor in Popular Music and is actively developing new curricula for Bachelor and Master level songwriting programmes. No named PhD or Master advisees appear in the text.
Labs & Teams
She is a core member of the research groups Popular Music Performance and Songwriting and Production at UiA, and through her role in CoE CreateMe she contributes to interdisciplinary projects that bridge artistic practice, technology and education.
