The Norsk kulturskoleråd – Norwegian Council for Schools of Music and Performing Art is an association for all municipalities that operate communal music and art schools (kulturskole). All municipalities in Norway are obliged by national law to offer music and art lessons and activities (i.e. to run a kulturskole) alone or in cooperation with other municipalities. 98% of municipalities are members of Norsk kulturskoleråd. Norsk kulturskoleråd is working with the national government on the vision of the „Kulturskole for all“, especially with regard to strategic de-velopment, guiding and supervision. The board consists of twelve members, including the president and vice-president and a representative chosen among the employees of Norsk kulturskoleråd. Kulturskoleråd’s office consists of about twenty-three full-time and seven part-time employees.
Kulturskoleråd’s tasks include advocacy for music and art school education, communication and coordination with its members, coordination of partners on a national level, development of national curricula, development of pedagogical standards and learning assessment tools, orga-nisation of national youth competitions, initiating research projects and other cooperation with higher education sector about teacher and leader education.
