University of the Arts Helsinki
Bachelor of Music in Church Music
Helsinki, Finland
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English, Finnish, Swedish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 5,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* application period of 3 Jan – 17 Jan 2024.
** annual tuition fee for students who study in English and who are not citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland. The program is also available in Swedish
Introduction
This versatile training under the guidance of top-level experts gives you the competence to work in diverse roles in the field of church music.
Why study here?
Come and study at one of the best performing arts universities in the world! We provide the highest level of church music training that prepares you for working in diverse expert and developer roles. Besides focusing on your musical skills, you will also improve your knowledge of pedagogy, theology, and research. You can choose to complete studies that will give you the qualifications for a church musician post within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Depending on your interests, you can focus on early childhood education, solo musicianship, gospel music, or choral conducting, for example.
Content and objective of the program
This programme is a combined 3-year Bachelor's and 2,5-year Master's degree. Studies in vocal music, conducting, and organ music are the core of church music training. You will also complete studies in accompaniment, arranging and composing music, improvisation, pedagogy, all-around music skills, and research. The degree gives the competence to work as a cantor and in several other roles in the field of music.
As a master’s student, you will reach a higher level in your instrument and expand your knowledge and skills in pedagogy and research. You will choose an area of specialization – choral conducting, singing, organ music, or research – or carry out a project and design your own unique module of artistic studies. Degree requirements include a written work and a thesis project.
You can also choose courses organized by the other two academies of the University and complete joint studies that are available for all students.
Learn more about our instruments
Since autumn 2011, the Sibelius Academy’s church and organ music programmes have had the opportunity to use the Helsinki Music Centre’s Organo Hall. The hall’s three organs are available there for teaching and concerts. Various organs are also available for students’ use at the Sibelius Academy’s N-building on Nervanderinkatu in Helsinki as well as in Kuopio at the Kuopio Music Centre and at Hermanni. Classes are also held in churches in cooperation with parishes in the Helsinki area and in Kuopio.
Program Outcome
A student who has completed a Bachelor’s degree is expected to be able to design and deliver music for church services and to have the competence to undertake other duties in the sphere of church music as a singer, an instrumentalist, and a conductor; and have the pedagogical, theological and instrument maintenance skills and knowledge required of a church musician.
Career Opportunities
After completing a degree in church music, you can work in diverse expert and developer roles and as a musician, pedagogue, or researcher. As a cantor in a parish, you are in charge of planning and performing the music for church services, and you can also work in other positions in the field of church music, including as a singer, musician, or conductor. Church musicians also work as artist-performers, composers, and researchers.
Admissions
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
Please visit the university website for more information.