Kankaanpää Music Institute

Current affairs

There's still time to apply to a music college by May 14.5.2025, XNUMX! 

All applicants will be interviewed, and a time for the interview will be reserved on the registration form (except for applicants from Rautjärvi and Parikkala, who will be interviewed by phone). Student places in basic art education will be filled in the order of registration, according to resources. Locations are Imatra, Ruokolahti, Rautjärvi and Parikkala.

The application is valid for the entire academic year, so even if you are left waiting for a place, you can get it during the academic year if student places become available.

We are also looking for new student places in early childhood music education. We have a wide variety of groups available!

The search takes place in the Eepos electronic student information system.

The renewal notification forms for the 2025–2026 academic year have closed.

If you have not submitted your extension notification, please contact us immediately:
📧 anna-mari.sopanenimatra.fi (anna-mari[dot]sopanen[at]imatra[dot]fi)

The following student concerts/events (click to read more):

Wed 14.5. at 18 pm - Sävelten versoja concert at the Konserttihovi (free admission, manual program €10 payment cash/MobilePay)

Mon 19.5. at 18 pm Parikkala branch spring concert, Harjulinna

Tue 20.5. at 18 pm Muskari Spring Festival, Karelia Hall (duration approximately 1 hour)

Wed 21.5 May at 18 pm College spring concert, Karelia Hall (temporary)

Thu 22.5. at 18 pm Rautjärvi Spring Festival (Rautjärvi branch spring concert, Simpele Library)

Brain researcher Minna Huotilainen's letter to parents:

College extension announcements

The college's extension announcements for the next school year are made in Eepos during April. If the studies have been set to continue, but the student does not continue them, it is important to submit the termination notice in writing by the deadline (e.g. by email to our office or to the assistant principal): in the fall, 13.8. and in spring 6.1. by. If the notice of termination is not submitted by the due date, the entire tuition fee will be charged.

Application to the music college lv 25-26

Application for academic year 2025 - 2026 14.4. - 14.5.2025 May XNUMX. Students are selected according to our resources in order of enrollment. For music students, we guarantee a place to study at our college every academic year (instrument-specific, depending on resources). You can, however, inquire about vacant student places throughout the year from the assistant principal.

The search for early childhood music education groups and the open line continues throughout the year at imatra.eepos.fi .

Basic music studies for children and young people

• State-subsidized basic art education
• Private lessons, group music making and muha studies (i.e. music perception subjects)
• In addition, performance and listening education
• Learn to play the instrument of your choice, gain the courage to perform, and find joy in your own progress!

Other info:

For groups of music basics registrations in mupe class, class 359, 3rd floor

For early music education groups it is possible to apply in the middle of the school year, direct inquiries to music teacher Tuija Muona, tuija. foodedu.imatra.fi (tuija[dot]muona[at]edu[dot]imatra[dot]fi). 

For joint music making (eg orchestras/bands) registrations are arranged separately for each instrument. Your own teachers will direct you to groups that suit you and tell you when the groups start. In addition to the lessons of one's own instrument, the studies of the extensive music curriculum also include the fundamentals of music and joint music making. 

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact the college office: music collegeimatra.fi (music college[at]imatra[dot]fi) or to the assistant principal: anna-mari.sopanenimatra.fi (anna-mari[dot]sopanen[at]imatra[dot]fi).

COLLEGE STUDY AND HOLIDAY DAYS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 - 2025:

Autumn semester 12.8 August - 20.12.2024 December XNUMX
Spring semester 7.1 January - 23.5.2025 May XNUMX

HOLIDAY HOURS:

Autumn holiday 21.- 27.10.2024
Winter vacation 24.2.- 2.3.2025
Easter holiday 18 March - 21.4.2025 April XNUMX

Days during the school year when there is no teaching: 4-5.11.2024 November 5.12.2024, 28.1.2025 December 24.4.2025, 2.5.2025 January XNUMX, XNUMX April XNUMX and XNUMX May XNUMX, unless otherwise agreed with the teacher.

There are a total of 34 - 35 teaching times during the school year. 

If Independence Day or Labor Day fall on a weekday, there will be no teaching (Fri 6.12.2024 December 1.5.2025 and Thu XNUMX May XNUMX).         

Christmas and spring concerts are included in the tuition.  

Note! The deputy rector must be notified in writing at the latest about termination or a gap year in the fall semester by 13.8.2024 February XNUMX. A gap year or termination of the spring semester must be notified in writing by 6.1.2025 February XNUMX.

STUDENT US?

You can apply for early music education groups and open line studies at any time, electronic application forms can be found here.

Read more about hobby opportunities from the links on the left side of the page. You can inquire directly from the assistant principal Anna-Mari Sopase about free student places for basic studies.

You don't need any prior skills! Our teaching starts from what the student knows when he starts.

Which music college?

Virta-opisto music school (formerly Imatra music school) is the fifth oldest music school in Finland.

At the music academy, music is studied in accordance with the broad curriculum of basic art education. Playing music is therefore goal-oriented and progresses from one level to another, but the starting point of the activity is the student and his goals and wishes. A personal curriculum is planned for each student at the beginning of the academic year, in which the goals are recorded according to the starting points of each student. Students and household members can therefore really influence the course of their own studies!

You can start studying at the music academy as a baby with a parent in a music group, and you can continue your music career at the academy until you are an adult. The earliest music education as a rule, children between the ages of 0 and 6 are covered, but also for basic music studies can be applied as soon as the child's physical characteristics allow the handling of musical instruments. Below is a link to the early childhood music education's own pages, where you can find more information about the groups we offer. In the basic music studies, the student attends private playing lessons every week, and his own playing teacher is the most important study guide throughout the entire music school path. In addition to playing lessons, the student participates in teaching the basics of music, making music together, receives performance training and gets to enjoy many concert opportunities while listening. The joint Christmas and spring concerts of the School of Music are the highlights of the academic year, to which everyone has free access.

After the basic studies, the student can continue if he wishes for advanced music studies, where the student can specifically deepen his own knowledge and even better orient himself in the direction he wishes in the wide field of music. The curriculum reform of 2017 has brought additional freedom to the basic teaching of the art of music, so that it would be easier to increase student orientation in educational institutions, and Imatra also takes this into account in our operating culture. Our operating area includes the city of Imatra and the municipalities of Ruokolahti, Rautjärvi and Parikkala. In Imatra, our office is Kulttuuritalo Virta, Virastokatu 1. The school's offices are located in the administration corridor of the main library and classrooms are in Kulttuuritalo Virta.

Welcome to get to know!

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