Creative use of Technologies in Music Education

CreaTeME is a response to the evolving role of digital technologies within art, music and music education.

After years of developing a strong academic community in creative use of technology and Live Electronics at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Agder, we proudly present the Centre of Excellence in Education at the Department of Popular Music.

Our vision is to become an international hub for innovative, inclusive, and responsible use of technology in higher music education.

Our main focus areas

Responsive pedagogies
New ways of using technology
New ways of making and performing music
Artistic entrepreneurship
Responsible education

News

Latest News and Highlights from CreaTeME

At CreaTeME, we are dedicated to explore creative use of technology within music and education. Below, you will find a selection of news and higlights from the multitude of activites related to the centre’s five work packages.

D4: Designing Sound, Body, Place and Narrative is a cross-disciplinary week (20–24 Oct) at UiA exploring collaboration across sound, movement, narrative, and spatial design. Seminar and workshop holders include electronic music composer SØS Gunver Ryberg, theatre director Anja Behrens, LOGEN collective, producer and film composer…

The pioneering Punkt Festival returns in 2025 with another boundary-pushing programme of concerts, seminars, and live remixes. Highlights include the album release and live premiere of Nordic Music Prize winner Benedicte Maurseth’s Mirra, and a grandiose celebration of Trygve Seim’s ECM classic Different Rivers, performed…

Centre for Excellence in Education

CreaTeME is awarded Centre of Excellence. Academic communities with the status of Centre for Excellence in Education (SFU) demonstrate excellent quality and innovative practices in education. Our aim is to become a central hub for creative use of technology in music education across Europe.

Open calls

Find Open Calls in Music and Art

CreaTeME is all about collaboration and involvement. Here we will announce calls and possibilities for students, both locally and beyond. Furthermore, we will share calls for artists, musicians, academics, and educators, to participate in various projects, seminars and events.

CreaTeME by

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Below, you will find a summary of scientific and artistic output of CreaTeME.

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Journal
Articles

1

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Chapters

36

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Explore recent

Publications

Below, you will find a selection of our most recent publications and research projects.

CreaTeME by

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CreaTeME produces a wide range of artistic and scientific outputs through interdisciplinary collaboration and research. These include performances, academic publications, and innovative projects.

4

Journal
Articles

0

Books &
Chapters

1

Conference
Presentations

36

Events &
Activities

Follow us on

Instagram

Follow @createme.uia on Instagram to stay updated on relevant events and news. The account is student driven and functions as our main information channel to students.

The sound of University of Agder

CreaTeME is located at the The Department of Popular Music at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway.

The Department of Popular Music educates musicians, composers, music technologists, musicologists and music educators. The department covers the entire field of popular music, and seeks to maintain a wide range of genres and diverse musical creativities. We offer studies in popular music performance at bachelor, master’s and doctoral level.

We are Norway’s largest academic community in popular music. We have a strong focus on artistic performance, and great facilities on Campus Kristiansand.