Description

Here incoming exchange students can find courses offered by Degree Programme in Music. Courses are offered only for the degree programme's own incoming exchange students. The Degree Programme in Music welcomes exchange students both for the autumn and spring semester and for a full academic year. The degree programme offers studies in both Pop and Jazz and Classical Music background.

The courses in Music are usually taught in Finnish. However, the ones below are practice-based courses with more individual teaching and the teachers will guide exchange students in English. No Finnish skills are required to follow the courses. The credits are ECTS credits (1 ECTS credit equals 27 hours of work, including contact hours, independent work, exams etc.). The typical workload for one semester is 30 ECTS credits.

The courses listed below are subject to change and subject to availability. You have to choose courses from one major. Some courses might be available for other major as well.

INSTRUMENT AND VOCAL TEACHING (classical or pop/jazz background):

Autumn semester 2021
- Finnish for Exchange Students, 3 ECTS
- Finnish Culture in a Professional Context, 2 ECTS
- Instrument Studies for Exchange Students 1, 10 ECTS
- Instrument One-to-One Tuition 1 (Teacher Training), 3 ECTS (check availability for your instrument, previous experience in teaching might be required)
- Elements and Principles of Music Education Practice 1, 5 ECTS
- Music Education in Finland, 3 ECTS
- Creative Teaching, 5 ECTS
- Chamber Music / Orchestra 1, 5-10 ECTS (classical)
- Pop Music Workshop and Ensemble, 5 ECTS (pop/jazz)
- Rhythm and Blues Workshop and Ensemble, 5 ECTS (pop/jazz)
- Workshops & Ensembles, 5 ECTS (pop/jazz)
- Rhytmics 1, 2 ECTS
- Music Conducting (choir, big band, orch), 5 ECTS
- Accompaniment Skills and Improvisation for Music Educator 1, 5 ECTS / Accompaniment Skills for Music Educator 1, 3 ECTS
- Optional Project, 5 ECTS

Spring semester 2022
- Finnish for Exchange Students, 3 ECTS
- Finnish Culture in a Professional Context, 2 ECTS
- Instrument Studies for Exchange Students 2, 10 ECTS
- Instrument One-to-One Tuition 2 (Teacher Training), 3 ECTS (check availability for your instrument, previous experience in teaching might be required)
- Creativity and Well-Being, 5 ECTS
- Chamber Music / Orchestra 2, 5-10 ECTS (classical)
- Jazz Workshop and Ensemble, 5 ECTS (pop/jazz)
- Workshops & Ensembles, 5 ECTS (pop/jazz)
- Rhytmics 2, 2 ECTS
- Accompaniment Skills and Improvisation for Music Educator 2, 5 ECTS / Accompaniment Skills for Music Educator 2, 3 ECTS
- Optional Project, 5 ECTS
- Fundamentals of Songwriting, 3-5 ECTS

EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY MUSIC (classical or pop/jazz background):

Autumn semester 2021
- Finnish for Exchange Students, 3 ECTS
- Finnish Culture in a Professional Context, 2 ECTS
- Instrument Studies for Exchange Students 1, 10 ECTS
- Elements and Principles of Music Education Practice 1, 10 ECTS
- Accompaniment Skills and Improvisation for Music Educator 1, 5 ECTS / Accompaniment Skills for Music Educator 1, 3 ECTS
- Music Conducting (choir, big band, orch), 5 ECTS
- Music Education in Finland, 3 ECTS
- Rhytmics 1, 2 ECTS
- Optional Project, 5 ECTS

Spring semester 2022
- Finnish for Exchange Students, 3 ECTS
- Finnish Culture in a Professional Context, 2 ECTS
- Instrument Studies for Exchange Students 2, 10 ECTS
- Creativity and Well-Being, 10 ECTS
- Accompaniment Skills and Improvisation for Music Educator 2, 5 ECTS / Accompaniment Skills for Music Educator 2, 3 ECTS
- Rhytmics 2, 2 ECTS
- Fundamentals of Songwriting, 3-5 ECTS

PERFORMANCE (pop/jazz background):

Autumn semester 2021
- Finnish for Exchange Students, 3 ECTS
- Finnish Culture in a Professional Context, 2 ECTS
- Instrument Studies for Exchange Students 1, 10 ECTS
- Pop Music Workshop and Ensemble, 5 ECTS (popjazz)
- Rhythm and Blues Workshop and Ensemble, 5 ECTS (popjazz)
- Workshops & Ensembles, 5 ECTS
- Clinics and Master Classes 1, 5 ECTS (popjazz)
- Music Conducting (choir, big band, orch), 5 ECTS
- Rhytmics 1, 2 ECTS
- Optional Project, 5 ECTS

Spring semester 2022
- Finnish for Exchange Students, 3 ECTS
- Finnish Culture in a Professional Context, 2 ECTS
- Instrument Studies for Exchange Students 2, 10 ECTS
- Jazz Workshop and Ensemble, 5 ECTS (popjazz)
- Workshops & Ensembles, 5 ECTS (pop/jazz)
- Clinics and Master Classes 2, 5 ECTS (popjazz)
- Rhytmics 2, 2 ECTS
- Optional Project, 5 ECTS
- Fundamentals of Songwriting, 3-5 ECTS

MUSIC WRITING AND PRODUCTION (pop/jazz background):

Autumn semester 2021
- Finnish for Exchange Students, 3 ECTS
- Finnish Culture in a Professional Context, 2 ECTS
- Instrument Studies for Exchange Students 1, 10 ECTS
- Synthesis and Sampling, 5 ECTS
- Vocal Track Production and Processing, 5 ECTS
- Music Conducting (choir, big band, orch), 5 ECTS
- Rhytmics 1, 2 ECTS
- Optional Project, 5 ECTS

Spring semester 2022
- Finnish for Exchange Students, 3 ECTS
- Finnish Culture in a Professional Context, 2 ECTS
- Instrument Studies for Exchange Students 1, 10 ECTS
- Vocal Track Production and Processing, 5 ECTS
- Synthesis and Sampling, 5 ECTS
- Rhytmics 2, 2 ECTS
- Optional Project, 5 ECTS
- Fundamentals of Songwriting, 3-5 ECTS