ESP Biography

THORBJØRN NYANDER POULSEN, Danish assistant professor of musical expression

Major: Medialogy

College/Employer: UCC University College

Year of Graduation: 2011

Brief Biographical Sketch:

Thorbjørn Nyander Poulsen is a musician, producer and assistant professor of aesthetic learning methods and musical expression at a Social Educator bachelor programme in Copenhagen, Denmark.
He has conducted choirs and ensembles for almost 10 years.
In his spare time, Thorbjørn enjoys building his own small electronic music instruments and composing music on old Nintendo Gameboys. He also runs a professional recording studio.
During the fall of 2014, Thorbjørn is visiting Boston, researching into university-based community service.

Thorbjørn is an old Danish viking name, which directly translates into "Thundergodbear" :-)

Past Classes

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X8594: Let's sing a popular song from Denmark! in Splash 2014 (Nov. 22 - 23, 2014)

This course is for everyone who would like to learn how to sing a contemporary popular Danish song - in Danish!! To most Americans, Danish sounds like a complete gibberish language - almost like one speaking in reverse. The attendees will be divided in a handful of groups and quickly learn to sing the song together polyphonically. The course is taught in a fun and informal manner by a young Danish professional choir director visiting Boston. The course requires no acquaintance with the Danish language nor choir experience whatsoever. The course is simply for everyone who wants to sing and have great fun with a foreign language at the same time.