The teachers

Academic year 2025 - 2026

Ann-Christin Forsell-Kirvesmies, piano, class 353 tel. 040 525 4942 (lessons on Mondays)

Mika Haarala, clarinet and saxophone, class 354, tel. 050 411 0027 (lessons on Mondays)

Virve Jääskeläinen, accordion, accordion orchestra Virran Harmonikat, p. 261 p. 040 521 8971

Juho Karppinen, guitar, guitar bands Tasto and Tirando p. 258 p. 040 593 0632

Simo Koskinen, guitar, electric guitar and bands Virran Virtapiiri and Jangsterit, class 256 tel. 045 675 7544

Nerses Kostandian, cello, double bass and string orchestras (also Parikkala) page 262 p. 050 499 1110

Pinja Kouvonen, piano and Muha 2 and YMT groups in Parikkala (Rautjärvi & Parikkala) tel. 040 541 3454

Anna-Leena Matero-Karppinen, piano, piano ensemble Perfetto, p. 361 p. 044 349 2922

Tuija Muona, early childhood music education, phone 0400 856 474

Stina Myllys, saxophone, Vuoksi Big Band phone 044 984 5356

Elisa Mäkelä, piano, muha 1, Vivace and Aikamatka musiikkiin groups, piano ensemble Pimputtajat class 362 tel. 040 705 0958

Eemeli Männistö, electric bass, band Rytmikopla, class 254 tel. 040 867 6145 (absent for the fall semester 2025)

Kalle Pajari, violin, page 255 (also Rautjärvi office) phone 050 374 3874

Varja Pajari, classical singing, tel. 040 504 9856

Pauli Pétas, electric bass, band Rytmikopla, class 254 (Eemeli Männistö's substitute for the fall semester 2025)

Olga Pravdina, viola, violin, page 260 (also Parikkala) phone 050 467 8680

Sonja Salla, pop/jazz singing, class 254 tel. 050 403 1912 (lessons on Tuesdays)

Tero Savolainen, brass instruments, brass bands, muha 3 and deepening muha, page 352 p. 0400 252 208

Anna-Mari Sopanen, assistant principal, violin, p. 257 p. 020 617 6624

Marja Syrjälä, flute, flute group, p. 259 p. 050 320 3433

Reetta Taavila, piano, piano ensemble Prima, p. 357 p. 044 330 4277

Tommi Taavila, percussion, band Tommin Enkelit, muha 2, lk Bandikuoka phone 044 337 9719

Ismo Vänskä, brass bands, phone 040 643 4419

You can get the teachers' contact information by clicking on each teacher's picture!