Living Moments of MusicLaajuus (1 cr)

Objective

You will diversify your own knowledge of music by participating in various music events, such as concerts or other live music events, guest lectures, doctoral dissertations, master classes, seminars or training days as part of the audience attending the event.

You understand the music events in Central Finland and learn to utilize the diverse concert and event offerings in the region, including the opportunities offered by the Finnish Music Campus. You recognize and are able to choose events that diversify and enrich your own knowledge.

You are able to evaluate your experiences of music events and the concert and event scene in the region in relation to your own musical background.

Content

You attend concerts or other music-related events of different genres or actors that will enhance your knowledge. At the same time, you get to know the range of music events in the Central Finland region.

You will also develop your reflective skills as a music pedagogue or music enthusiast, taking into account the impact of your musical background on your experience of events in the sector and your understanding of what the region has to offer.

Reporting instructions for the course can be found in the course's own Moodle workspace. The instructions are in Finnish but the written assignment of the course can also be completed in English.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved:

You are able to choose concerts and/or other music-related events that are suitable for you and that deepen your own skills. You are familiar with and you can make use of the concert and event offerings in the Central Finland region and understand what opportunities there are for the audience in the region. You are able to reflect on your experiences of the events in relation to your own instrument or previous hobby.

Further information

The events you attend can be paid or open to all and free of charge, and they are held at the Finnish Music Campus, in Jyväskylä or in the wider Central Finland region.

You can find relevant music events on the following channels, among others:
-Finnish Music Campus: www.musiikkikampus.fi, see also Finnish Music Campus' accounts in Facebook and Instagram, @suomalainenmusiikkikampus
-Jyväskylä Sinfonia: www.jyvaskylasinfonia.fi/, @jklsinfonia
-Jyväskylä Parish: www.jyvaskylanseurakunta.fi/tule-mukaan/musiikki/
-Cultural events in Jyväskylä : www.jyvaskyla.fi/opiskelijakaupunki/ela/harrastukset/kulttuuri-tapahtumat, @kulttuurikaupunkijyväskylä
-Also check Keskisuomalainen's culture pages (either online or in the printed magazine).
-Soiva Keski-Suomi: www.soivakeskisuomi.fi
-Keski-Suomen musiikin edistämissäätiö: https://kesmes.fi
-http://ravintolapoppari.fi/keikat/
-https://www.meteli.net/jyvaskyla
-https://keskisuomievents.fi/
-Events and dissertations in University of Jyväskylä's Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies: https://www.jyu.fi/en/humsoc/mutku
-https://visitjyvaskyla.fi/teatteri-musiikki-standup/