Karelian folk music, essay, lv. 2025-2026
Program Overview
Program Details: Karjalan Kansanmusiikki, Essee
Overview
The program focuses on the traditional folk music of Karelia, including its history, cultural significance, and performance practices.
Objectives
Upon completing the program, students will:
- Understand the traditions of Karelian folk singing and the use of folk instruments in Karelia
- Be able to place their knowledge within various societal frameworks
- Recognize the connection between folk music and changes in tradition over different historical periods
- Comprehend the cultural area of Karelia as an intercultural phenomenon and gain skills to work in a multicultural cultural sector
- Apply their knowledge in various information gathering and interaction situations in the workplace
Generic Skills
The program develops skills in internationality, critical thinking, recognition of one's own expertise, and its development.
Study Materials and Recommended Literature
- ASPLUND-HOPPU-LAITINEN-LEISIﾖ-SAHA-WESTERHOLM (ed.): Suomen musiikin historia. Kansanmusiikki. WSOY 2006, pp. 11-271; 308-398; 418-523.
- JALKANEN-LAITINEN-TENHUNEN: Kantele. SKS 2010, pp. 11-207.
- NIIRANEN, Elina: Maria Feodorovan laulupolut. Vienankarjalaisen kansanlaulajan repertuaari musiikkisukupolven rakentajana (pdf). Acta Universitas Tamperensis 1836.
Assessment Criteria
Knowledge of the central content of the literature or attendance at lectures and course-specific performances within the agreed timeframe. The course is graded on a scale of 0-5.
Price Information
The price for a single course is 20 per credit, and for course entities, it is 15 per credit. These prices are valid for the academic year 2025-2026.
Teaching Time
The course does not have a specific clock time.
Language of Instruction
Finnish
Enrollment
Instructions for Enrollment
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If your employer pays the course fee, please contact the education coordinator; see the contact information below.
More Information About the Education
Contact Persons
Sari Hakkarainen
Education Coordinator, Continuous Learning Center sari.hakkarainen@uef.fi
Iina Airaksinen
Education Coordinator, Continuous Learning Center iina.airaksinen@uef.fi