Music rendering materials

The Riihimäki music college has Taituri groups for students aged 6–8 who are starting their music studies. The lessons include practicing rhythmicity, singing and understanding music by moving, singing and playing. The activities of the Taituri group support musical studies and bring players of different instruments together. You do not need to bring your own instrument to the lessons.

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The music basics courses are divided into basic and advanced studies, as well as instrument and vocal studies.

In the basic studies, the teaching of music visualization subjects includes pitching, music analysis and the basics of harmony, as well as a music history course as its own subject. Studying starts at around 9 years of age or depending on the student's knowledge skills.

There are five subject areas studied in advanced studies: pitching, music analysis, theory of harmony, music history 2 and pop/jazz basics.

Groups in basic studies

Basic studies starting with 1, parallel groups A, B, C and D

A beginner's group with an emphasis on pitching, primarily for 9-10-year-old students who have no previous studies of the basics of music, e.g. in a music class. The classes teach rhythms, songs and the basics of notation. The weekly class is 45 minutes long.

Basic studies 1 continuing, parallel groups A, B and C

The content of the lesson is tonality, continuing from the foundation of the previous level, in addition to tone names, scales and intervals. This group can be suitable as a first group, for example, for those who have learned the basics in music class. The weekly class is 45 minutes long.

Basic studies 1 "big"

A group that combines pitching and music analysis, primarily for students aged 11 and older. In the group, the learning contents of the group starting with basic level 1 and continuing with basic level 1 are condensed into one year. The weekly class is 45 minutes long.

Basic studies starting 2, parallel groups A, B and C

In this group, we continue to play tunes and analyze music based on basic level 1. There will be reading and writing rhythms, singing and writing melodies, tune names, scales and keys, listening to intervals and chords with their qualities and analyzing notes. The weekly class is 45 minutes long.

Basic studies 2 continuing, parallel groups A, B and C

Let's continue the things started in the basic level 2 beginning group and collect the level performance in an individual schedule by doing sub-exams. The weekly class is 45 minutes long.

Basic studies 3, parallel groups A and B

Continuing with basic level 2 on tuning and music analysis. The learning content is the same as in the group starting with basic level 2, plus harmony listening and chord analysis. The course ends with the standard completion of basic studies. The weekly class is 60 minutes long.

Groups in advanced studies

Tuning and music analysis

The group covers tuning and music analysis from basic level 3 onwards. The course includes rhythms, melodies, intervals, chords, cadences, chord analysis. The course ends with a passing grade. The weekly lesson is 90 minutes long.

Harmony lesson

Harmoniaoppi is a six-month introductory course for playing and writing harmony. The weekly class is 120 minutes long.

Basic studies of music history

In the basic studies of the history of music, the history and stylistic periods of Western art music are introduced, starting with the baroque and continuing through classicism and romanticism to the stylistic trends of the 1900th century. The basic studies course includes the history of Finnish music. The course also includes instrument learning: we get to know orchestral instruments and learn to recognize instruments by ear.

More study material for basic music history studies from here. The content was prepared by Sakari Hildén, the former principal of the music school, and the material has been widely used in music schools across Finland. The material is currently a reading version.

Advanced studies in the history of music

The in-depth course in the history of music introduces the history and stylistic periods of Western art music, starting with early music, around 800 BC. This 1200-year period comprises the ancient period. This is followed in the history of music by the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism, Romanticism and Realism, and finally the modern period that began in 1910.

The course can be implemented either as close-in or distance learning. Distance education uses the Peda.net learning environment. On the course platform, a new subject area and related tasks open up for study every week. There are a total of 35 assignments and they will be returned within a week of the publication of each assignment section. If you want to complete the course at a faster pace than the academic year, contact the teacher.

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Pop/jazz basics is primarily a distance learning course aimed at Riihimäki Music College students. To complete the course you need the textbook ja gmail-in addition to the address, a mobile phone, laptop or computer, so you can get in from home linkin to the weekly assignments, which are 35 in total. Pop/jazz basics are taught by Markku Hirvonen, phone 050 572 3878. You can also register for the course in the middle of the school year.

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