Description of the subjects
All the subjects that
will be taught in English or both in Danish and English
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Accessories
With a lot of different materials we will make “trinket” for your
clothing and your surrounds. Gadgets, brooches, chains, belts,
shawls, bags and … You have to find the ideas and sketch it out.
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Badminton
Mostly for beginners, yet still room for more advanced. Fun games
although serious practice.
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Beginners music
Mostly for beginners, or try a new instrument.
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Choir
The voice is an instrument that quickly improves by the very use of
it. We’ll sing different styles: rock folk, jazz, and Danish songs.
We work on body posture, breathing plus other techniques and we will
perform a proper voice warm-up every time.
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Clothing design
We will work with the whole process. From inspiration through sketch
and drawing to cutting and sewing.
You will learn about: Trend and sources of inspiration, drawing and
illustration, measuring, construction of patterns, sewing technique.
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Creativity and Form
We will try to find a personal expression for your own opinion about
the pictures, shapes and colours we see at the most fascinating
masters of art. You will learn the necessary technique for painting,
drawing and modelling working with acrylic, chalk, coal, Indian ink,
pencil, clay, wax, metal and plaster. Psychologically problems can
be understood on the intellectual level but here you will have the
possibility with your sense organs to discover and understand what
we as human beings contain.
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Dance, Practical
dance
The basics will be trained in Free dance, Choreographed dance and
Improvised dance. Wee will dance a lot of different dances from the
whole world: Samba, Rueda de Casino, Son, Salsa, Chachacha, Palo,
Makuta, Rumba, Hip-hop and MTV-dance. Everybody can participate just
you are open minded and desire to go in the body and the music.
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Dance and
body-posture
We are working with dance theory: body-posture, suppleness, balance,
expression, energy and strength.
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Danish culture
The class will provide you with the introduction to a great number
of different aspects of the multiple Danish Culture. Subjects in the
class will be: history, culture, politics, education system,
welfare- and tax, famous Danes and a lot more. We will discus and
compare the countries the students come from.
There will be excursions to visit companies or institutions such as
Aarhus University, the Newspaper "Jyllandsposten", the local
government office and the dairy Arla Foods.
This class is compulsory for International students.
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Danish language
It’ll give you a brief introduction to the language. We will both
work with the textbook with reading, writing and of course speaking.
And some grammar. There will be some games incorporated too. And
we’ll take some trips out into cafés or the likes for practice.
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Design
We’ll view the designer’s process from idea to a final product. What
is a trend? How does a trend influence us and how do we transfer it
into a product? The psychology of colours, how the colours are used in
the product and what affect they have upon us. Different tasks, such
as modelling, will take place in the classes.
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Drawing and Graphic
Everything starts with the pencil, the drawing charcoal, the chalk
and the Indian ink that meets the paper. It is in the process of
drawing the ideas will be born and have a visual form. The good
drawing is both the basic for a lot of creative processes and a goal
by itself. In the class you will have a presentation of the
classically techniques and drawing material step by step; and the
graphic techniques as etching and linocut.
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Ensemble playing-music
Our goal is to make a band. We play most rock, soul and pop. There
will be elementary exercises in pulse and rhythmic and you will
learn about music system with scales, key signature and chords.
To be in this class it is necessary that you can sing or play a
little on an instrument.
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Film history
This class will be about the history of film and television. We will
try to give you the theoretically base so you can understand the
magi, fascination and style.
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Guitar
You start on level 1, where you learn how to hold the guitar and
will receive the first fistful of grips, so that you can play along
with the most known sing along songs.
Or you play on level 2, where you will have your number of grips
expanded plus be playing melody tunes.
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Model drawing
We will work with life drawing, dressed model and drapery in drawing
and colour.
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Painting and art
history
You need no preferences at all, only the desire to work with colours.
Maybe you’ll work on set-ups, self portraits, other artist’s
pictures or something completely different - the number of
possibilities is endless. The main material is acryl.
The history of European painting with detours to architecture and
design. We will dive into the artists' life and works and learn to
see the beauty and strength in those pictures that might provoke or
disgust at first glance or simply just seem strange.
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Photography
In the class we refine the process from an idea to a final picture.
On a modern camera it’s easy to push release, but it may be
difficult to make a photo that meets your own expectations. We’ll
learn different techniques, processing and developing in
black-and-white. Part of the class will be taken by various projects
followed by discussions, e.g. Portrait/Self portrait, Weird angles.
We work with analogue cameras, film and the analog traditional
processes.
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Pottery
We enter the discovery of clay. Here you’ll have the opportunity to
work with spinners, modelling and on various projects. We try out
many different expressions the clay contains and we take the pottery
process step by step, including glazing and burning. With the
starting point of the potters` traditions, ideas and techniques we
seek to create the personal expression. We have two ovens that
you’ll learn both to fill up and empty. Besides, we’ll work on
simple bonfire techniques.
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Singing
and voice building
For more advanced. We focus on breathing, body posture and diaphragm
support. We work both solos as more voices with an angular approach
such as text or intonation.
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Sport training
Get fit at Odder Hojskole! It’s physical, it’s tough and it’s fun.
We jog, we lift and we play. We run in the forest, we do
weightlifting and we play various games to improve strength,
condition and coordination. Furthermore, we’ll discuss theory on
sport and health aspects.
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Swimming
You’ll learn to swim better. All four disciplines- breaststroke,
back, crawl and butterfly will be taught and you’ll get some little
tricks for own practice and maintenance of skills. You’ll learn both
to do small programs and to make your own, so it is possible to do
more than just back and forth the lane. Moreover, it’s a good
exercise and a great start for a day! If anyone wants lifesaving,
that’s possible as well.
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The school for Film
and TV-production
This is 12 hours every week and is divided in "Sound, Light and
moving" and "The camera at work". There will be a going through of
the basic camera technique and the good history. We will work with
sound, light and editing. We are surrounded by good stories and some
of us have stories to tell ourselves. It can be news, advertising
film, documentary film and fiction.
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The school for
Outdoor life & Adventure
This is 12 hours every week.
You will meet challenges in many levels, but everything will have
its root in nature. You will be working with your personal powers of
behaving in nature. You’ll learn techniques, and achieve skills, so
that your joy and ability of staying in nature will exceed, and
you’ll develop more knowledge at understanding the relation of
people and nature.
In the subject outdoor life we’ll work at combining athletics and
nature. Primary we’ll be working with physical challenges in nature
like canoe, kayak, orienteering, climbing on walls and in trees,
mountain bike etc. During this, you’ll also get theoretical
knowledge of the possibilities at sea, according to the sea sport
council of acts, and to the rules for activities in nature etc.
Secondary we’ll be camping and living in nature e.g. building fire,
cooking dinner and spending nights outside. During this you’ll learn
first aid, camping planning etc.
Finally we’ll try to attach cultural understanding and biology in
the classes.
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Volleyball
It’s a great social game; you have to cooperate with your neighbours.
Yes, we do warm up every time. That might even be fun as you get a
bit sweaty. You’ll improve your coordination. Some say you’ll get
nice legs. You’ll learn the basic of the game before we take you
into the court, and then you’ll discover the true spirit of
teamwork.
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Yoga
For
body awareness, relaxation and flexibility. We work our way through
relaxing and stretching exercises for the whole body, so that you’ll
be able to make your own programme.
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School's e-mail is:
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