Living Moments of Music (1 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

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.

Location and time

You register for the course and complete it on a non-stop basis. The course is carried out independently, and the timetable for completion will be determined by the dates of the events you choose to attend.

Materials

You write about music events based on your own experiences and observations. When you get to know what the Central Finland region has to offer, you use websites and social media channels as sources, as well as other media if necessary.

Teaching methods

During the course, you choose three different events from the concert and music event offerings in the Central Finland, which you will attend as part of the audience, either in person or via online stream. You write a learning diary about your experiences at these events. You will also get to know the events in the region, which you will examine and reflect on in your learning diary. Learning is based on experiences and observations gained from events, as well as their written analysis and interpretation.

Exam schedules

The course is completed with a learning diary written independently.

Student workload

Attending three events: approx. 5 h

Independent work (writing a learning diary and searching websites, social media channels and other possible media): 22 h

Total: 27 h

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

Evaluation methods include self-assessment and feedback at the end of the course.