Living Moments of Music (1cr)

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

The Central Finland Higher Education Week takes place from 13 to 17 of April. You choose three concerts of your interest from the Finnish Music Campus concert programme during the week. During and after the week, you will write a learning diary independently.

The concert options are as follows:
-The Finnish Music Campus Spring 2026 Loisto Concert Series will take place during the week. You can choose to follow the Loisto pop/jazz or classical music concerts of your choice. You can watch Loisto concerts stream online or on-site.
-Klassista sun päivääsi! is an annual classical music concert series at the Finnish Music Campus. The KSP! concert will take place on Monday 13 April in the Campus' Hannikaissali. The concert can be attended on site at the Finnish Music Campus.
-During the week, additional concerts will also be held, which you are welcome to attend if you wish.
-Please note that many of the concerts take place in the evening.

Free admission to all concerts during the week. For detailed concert information and possible streaming links, please visit:
-www.gradia.fi/loisto
-www.musiikkikampus.fi/klassista-sun-paivaasi
-www.musiikkikampus.fi/tapahtumat (in Finnish).

The course can be completed entirely online.

Materials

You write about your own experiences of the concerts. When exploring the offerings of the Finnish Music Campus, you use the Music Campus website and, where appropriate, the Campus' social media channels as a source.

Teaching methods

During the course, you will select three concerts from the Spring 2026 concert programme of the Jyväskylä's Finnish Music Campus (Suomalainen musiikkikampus) that take place during Central Finland Higher Education Week (Keski-Suomen korkeakouluviikko). The concerts are attended either on site at the Music Campus (Pitkäkatu 18–22) or via online streaming. Your experiences of these concerts are documented in a learning diary. In addition, you will familiarize yourself with the campus’s study and recreational opportunities as well as its event offerings, which you will also reflect on in your learning diary.

Exam schedules

The course is completed with a learning diary written independently.

Student workload

Introductory lecture for all participants (via Zoom), duration: 1 h.

Attending concerts: ca. 3 h

Independent work (writing a learning diary, familiarizing yourself with the Finnish Music Campus website and social media channels): 23 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.