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Riihimäki music school
Current affairs
Registration for the Näppäri course is underway!
The popular Näppäri course this autumn, November 1-3.11. Registration for the course ends on Friday 20.9., hurry up and secure your place!
The instructors of the course are Näppäri pedagogues from Kaustis. The course fee is €43 for college students and €73 for students outside the college, including materials, lessons and meals on Sat and Sun.
Course concert Sun 3.11. at 14 pm in the Karelia hall, welcome!
Music college's open day, Wed 20.11.
Virta-opisto's music college's open day is celebrated on Children's Rights Day, Wednesday, November 20.11.
On that day, you can follow playing lessons and collective playing groups in different classes from 13:18 to XNUMX:XNUMX, when you can freely enter the classes or wait a while according to the instructions on the sign on the door.
Around Kulttuuritalo Virtaa, you may hear the ringing throughout the day. The day is crowned by a café concert at Kahvila Virra at 17 p.m.
This is a great opportunity to get to know the diverse activities of the music college. A warm welcome!
Note! There is a novelty group for 6-8 year olds: Music carousel.
The musical instrument carousel is best suited for children aged around 6-8 who are interested in getting to know different instruments.
In the carousel, you can get to know the following instruments: ukulele, kantele, piano, violin and sheet music.
The studies are part of early childhood music education and they function as a bridge between early childhood music education and basic music studies.
In the instrument carousel, you get to know a specific instrument for four weeks, after which the instrument changes.
The instrument carousel is a great way to try playing as a hobby before starting basic music studies.
The child learns the basics of playing different instruments and gets confirmation of his own preferences regarding different instruments.
Register for the group at Eepos!
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.
The application to the music college for lv 24-25 ended on 15.5.
The students were 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). All applicants have received information about the student place by the end of June, and those who are in the queue will be taken for vacant places. However, you can ask the assistant principal about free student places throughout the year.
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
• Basic art education supported by the state
• Private playing lessons, joint music making and muha studies (i.e. music visualization materials)
• In addition, performance and listening education
• Learn to play the instrument of your choice, get 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. food
edu.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!
THIS IS HOW YOU STUDY WITH US - INFORMATION FOR HOUSEHOLD PEOPLE AND STUDENTS
- The student follows the college's curriculum in accordance with the given instructions.
- If the student is absent 3 times without notice, the teacher is obliged to transfer the responsibility for contact to the assistant principal.
- A student can cancel due to a teacher's sudden illness for max. 3 lessons per academic year without being compensated. If there are more sick absences, the music school is obliged to compensate the student primarily with a substitute arrangement, or the teacher will hold the canceled lessons himself at later agreed times.
- Submitting the notice of termination in writing by the deadline (e.g. by email to our office or to the assistant principal): in the fall, August 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.
- The grounds for applying for a gap year can be a long-term illness (doctor's certificate), military service, temporary move abroad/to another city, or maternity leave. A gap year is requested from the assistant principal. During your studies, you can apply for a gap year for a total of 2 academic years.
- Tuition fee reductions in early childhood music education groups for those who started in the middle of the season (those who started in autumn 15.10. and in spring after 15.3.) 50% reduction of the tuition fee.
- Active listening to music is an integral part of studies. The student is required to attend two concerts during the school year. Concert passes are distributed to students in the fall.
- Sometimes it can happen that the instrument you choose doesn't even seem right. In this case, you should boldly talk to your own teacher or contact the assistant principal.
- You can apply for a side instrument when skill level 2 has been completed in the main instrument. If tt 2 has not been completed, a decision based on the discretion of the teacher and the assistant principal, in consultation with the student (and guardians).
- The school administration system Eepos imatra.eepos.fi is an important communication channel between home and college. If you have lost your Eepos credentials, please contact our office music collegeimatra.fi (music college[at]imatra[dot]fi)
- The School of Music strives to support the students' musical and spiritual growth and to increase their creativity-promoting skills and knowledge.
