ˈæftɚ bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ hɪz tˈiːtʃɪŋ kɚɹˈɪɹ æt ðɪ ˈɑːsloʊ kənsˈɜːvətˌoːɹi ʌv mjˈuːzɪk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, tɹˈɑːnd ˈeɪtʃ.ˈɛf. kˈeɪvˈɜːnoʊ tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə noːɹwˈiːdʒən stˈeɪt ɐkˈædəmi ʌv mjˈuːzɪk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, ðə jˈɪɹ ʌv ɪts fˈaʊndɪŋ, wˌɛɹ hiː hˈæzbiːn ɐ pɹˈɑːmɪnənt fˈɪɡjɚɹ ɪnðə tˈiːtʃɪŋ ʌv mjˈuːzɪk θˈiəɹi.
After beginning his teaching career at the Oslo Conservatory of Music in 1971, Trond H.F. Kverno transferred to the Norwegian State Academy of Music in 1973, the year of its founding, where he has been a prominent figure in the teaching of music theory.