1. Karen Clausen CV
CV – Karen Louise Clausen 1
Education
2015 – 2017
2012 – 2015
2012 – 2012
Master Degree in Musicology and English, Aarhus University
Knowledge and teaching qualifications in Music and English.
Bachelor Degree in Musicology and English, Aarhus University
Music qualifications in directing choirs and bands, singing, piano playing,
composing music, music history, music theory.
English qualifications in linguistics, phonetics, American and British history,
and analysing English literature.
Silkeborg Folk School – Music Course
General qualifications in teamwork, tolerance, empathy, and social
fellowship.
Music qualifications in piano, singing, band, performance, and song
writing.
Impassioned and Committed
Conductor and Music Teacher
I am a committed and outgoing Master’s
student in Musicology and English and love to
convey music and singing to others. During the
last couple of years, I have established a couple
of choirs in Denmark as well as in Tanzania. I
have also done a lot of volonteer teaching,
especially in YMCA & YWCA, concerning
different music workshops. Now I am a choir
conductor in my own choir, ”Fællesklang”,
which I started up two years ago. It has now
become one of the biggest choirs in town and is
my great passion.
Personal qualities
 Very impassioned about teaching music to
kids as well as adults
 Engaged in choir conducting
 Good at organizing educational and social
events, and creative projects
 Always positive and open-minded
Karen Louise Clausen
Klostertorvet 10, 3. 20,
8000 Aarhus, Denmark
Tlf.: (+45) 23 39 71 41
karen_louise_clausen@hotmail.com
22-02-1991

2. Karen Clausen CV
CV – Karen Louise Clausen 2
2008 – 2011 High School Graduation
Knowledge and qualifications in my major subjects Music (level A), English
(level A), and Mathematics (level B), as well as in other minor subjects
Foreign Experience
Jul. 2016
Aug. 2016
Oct. 2015
Oct. 2015
Aug. 2011-
Dec. 2011
Jul. 2007 –
Jul. 2008
Volonteer Music Teacher in Cape Town, South Africa, Sizisa Ukhanyo
 Teaching in music at a Secondary School
 Helping arranging a musical
 Organizing a school concert
 Giving private singing- and piano lessons
Mediator of a Christian development project in Myanmar, YMCA & YWCA
 Collecting materials for the Danish campaign “Minglabar Myanmar”
 Arranging social events for kids in villages
 Participating in intercultural workshops with local volunteer citizens
 Teaching in English at a language school
Volunteer Teacher in Tanzania, The Moravian Church
 Teaching English and computer at a Secondary School
 Starting a gospel choir at the Secondary School
 Teaching in piano and computer at a Bible School for adults
 Making social activities with orphans in town
Exchange Student in NSW, Australia, Rotary
 Language improvement in English as a High School student
 Improvement in independence, cooperation, and outgoingness
 Establishment of a wide network with international connections
 Knowledge about different cultures and school systems
WorkingExperiences
2014 – 2017
2011 – 2017
Choir Conductor, Coordinator and Chairwoman, Aarhus Youth Church
I am a choir conductor and organizer in one of the biggest choirs in Aarhus, called
“Fællesklang”, with over 100 singers. I developed the choir in January 2014 by
myself and has arranged several concerts and arrangements in- and outside the
Church regularly.
Music Instructor and event organizer, YMCA & YWCA
Volunteer music-, dance- and theatre instructor at different events in YMCA &
YWCA for kids, youth, and adults.

3. Karen Clausen CV
CV – Karen Louise Clausen 3
Languages Danish Native Speaker
English Fluent Second language speaker
German Limited
IT-kompetences
Jan. 2014 -
2010 – 2017
2012 – 2017
2014 – 2017
2015-2016
2014
2014
2010 – 2011
Singing Teacher and PianoTeacher, Aarhus Youth Church and privately
Pianist
Pianist at different events such as YMCA & YWCA meetings, schools, church
services, weddings etc.
Composer, Aarhus Youth Church and YMCA & YWCA
I have composed several gospel songs for choirs as well as songs for other
purposes such as community singing and parties
Choir Conductor in a Community Choir, Horsens Shower Singers
I have been teaching and planning choir sessions for a wide target group of all
different levels.
Charity Arranger and Coordinator, The Moravian Church
I have coordinated and arranged a charity auction with a friend to support an
orphanage in Tanzania. (We collected 5300 $ in total)
Orchestra Conductor, YMCA & YWCA
Conductor for an orchestra at YMCA & YMWCA’s National Congress
Volonteer leader and facilitator, YMCA & YWCA, Haderslev
Leader in the musical youth center ”Tensing” where I helped teenagers play
music together. I arranged the weekly program and was responsible for
teaching them new songs.
Platforms
and
programs
Confident in:
Windows Vista/7/8/10, Internet and mail systems, OneDrive & Dropbox
Secure in:
Note programs (e.g. Sibelius or Primus), Microsoft Office programs such as
Word & PowerPoint
Basic knowledge:
The Microsoft Office programs such as Excel & Publisher, Adobe Photoshop,
The music recording program, Reaper, SurveyXact, SurveyMonkey