Curricula

Objective

After completing the course, you will be able to express yourself with your main instrument in a natural, high-quality and stylish way, taking into account the instrument-specific requirements. You can realistically assess the level of your instrument expertise and understand the importance of maintaining and developing it continuously. You have the ability for continuous learning with your main instrument. In cooperation with your teacher, you are able to select repertoire appropriate to your technical level and suitable for your personal development. In collaboration with your teacher, you set goals that are relevant to your instrument expertise. You understand the importance of the correct practice methods for your development and practice appropriately under the guidance of your teacher. You know how to practice prima vista skills with appropriate exercises for the development of your instrument skills.

You are able to organise and share live streaming on a streaming channel. You know how to record, edit and share audio with a mobile recorder, and also video making and photography and editing at a basic level. You will be able to use and utilise accompaniment and transcription applications to support your instrumental studies. You will understand the importance of ergonomics and hearing care. If needed, you will be able to assemble and use appropriate PA system. You are able to plan and organise a creative concert that meets artistic and performance standards in a responsible manner, ensuring sustainable and efficient use of natural resources during the concert production.

Content

In the course, you will study the technical skills of your main instrument, knowledge of musical periods and genres as well as repertoire, music reading and prima vista skills, musical creativity and interpretation, performance and digital skills.

Instrument-specific contents: Musiikin opinnot Moodle workspace > Musiikin instrumenttiopinnot > Musiikin instrumenttiopinnot (pdf)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1:
You have sufficient control over the most important technical basics of your main instrument. Sound quality, tonal purity, and control of rhythm and tempo are largely deficient. Your playing is musically modest, there is a lot to develop in style and overall expression. The will to interpret and the characters of the music do not convey. You have poor sheet music reading and prima vista skills. You know how to adequately assess your skills, and you have poor ability to continuously learn your main instrument. The knowledge and skills related to the course are poorly controlled by you. You take little responsibility for your learning and self-development. You will sufficiently survive the execution of your concert.

Satisfactory 2:
You have satisfactory control of the main technical basics of your main instrument. Sound quality, tonal purity, and control of rhythm and tempo are deficient in many places. Your playing is musically correct, but there is still a lot to develop in terms of style, overall expression and interpretation. The characters of the music are not fully conveyed. You have satisfactory sheet music reading and prima vista skills. You will be able to evaluate your skills satisfactorily and you will have a reasonable capacity for continuous learning of your main instrument. You have some control over the knowledge and skills related to the course. You take quite a bit of responsibility for your learning and self-development. You will satisfactorily cope with the execution of your concert.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3:
You have a good command of the most important technical basics of your main instrument. The sound quality, the purity of the tones and the control of the rhythm and tempo are pretty well controlled. Your playing shows musicality, striving for good handling of rhythm and tempo, and interpretation in style. There is still room for improvement in the overall expression. The characters of the music are conveyed. You have good sheet music reading and prima vista skills. In your work, you can see work-oriented and professional purposefulness. You know how to evaluate your skills well, and you have good capabilities to continuously learn your main instrument. You have good control over the knowledge and skills related to the course. You take responsibility for your learning and self-development. You know how to plan, organise and market your concert.

Very good 4:
You are adept at mastering the most important technical basics of your main instrument. Sound quality, tonal purity, and rhythm and tempo control are well controlled. Your playing shows musicality, good handling of rhythm and tempo, and a stylish interpretation. The characters of the songs convey admirably. You have very good sheet music reading and prima vista skills. Your work is work-oriented and professionally goal-oriented. You know how to evaluate your skills well, and you have a commendable ability to continuously learn your main instrument. The knowledge and skills related to the course are commendably under your control. You take responsibility for your learning and self-development. You know how to plan, organise and market your concert.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5:
You have excellent control over the most important technical basics of your main instrument. The sound quality, the purity of the tones and the control of the rhythm and tempo are very well controlled. Your playing shows musicality, very good handling of rhythm and tempo, and a convincing, stylistic interpretation. The characters of the music convey excellently. You have excellent sheet music reading and prima vista skills. Your work is work-oriented and convincingly professionally goal-oriented. You know how to evaluate your skills well, and you have an excellent ability to learn your main instrument continuously. The knowledge and skills related to the course are in excellent control. You take responsibility for your learning and self-development exemplarily. You can independently plan, organise and market your concert.

Further information

The course includes a demonstration of practical ability and a final C level concert. The demonstration of practical ability completed in the third year of studies is taken into account in the assessment of the main instrument studies in the fourth year.

Student's right to instrument studies:

The student's instrument teaching may be denied if other studies do not proceed as agreed with the teacher tutor / study supervisor and the head. The minimum number of credits for studies completed during the academic year must be 40 credits. Otherwise, the instrument teaching for the next academic year will be considered.
If a student has completed previous university-level instrument studies at the beginning of his or her studies, then the amount of instrument teaching provided will be assessed on a student-by-student basis. When assessing the amount of instrument teaching required to achieve the degree's competence goal, the level of instrument competence achieved by the student before the start of studies is taken into account. The head of the Degree Programme decides the amount of teaching to be given at the beginning of the studies.