Sibelius Junior Academy
The Junior Academy is a platform for future professionals of music. You can apply to study classical, jazz, folk or global music.
Why study here?
The Junior Academy is a national programme, which prepares talented and motivated young music students for studies in a higher education institution. It operates as a part of Uniarts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy, where teaching, artistic activities and research form an interactive university-level learning environment. The goal of the Junior Academy is to introduce musically gifted children and teenagers to a high-level music community at a young age.
About the studies
Junior Academy students have either a main instrument or a major subject.
Main instruments in classical music:
- woodwind and brass instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, baritone horn, tuba)
- percussion
- harp
- piano
- kantele
- guitar
- accordion
- organ
- voice
- string instruments (violin, viola, cello, double bass)
- period instruments of early music (wind instrument, string instrument, harpsichord or lute)
Main subjects:
- Global music
- Folk music
- Jazz music
- Composition
- Music theory
Besides studies in either a main subject or a main instrument, you will also learn about structural awareness of music and ensemble playing. You will also have the chance to receive instruction in the other fields represented at the Sibelius Academy. Each academic year, you will give at least one public performance – such as a matinee organised by the Junior Academy – and the performance will be assessed by the academy.
You will complete studies according to your personal study plan that you have compiled with the Junior Academy teacher and/or the head of the department. The study plan will consider not only the goals of music education, but also the learning objectives of comprehensive and upper secondary education.
The primary purpose of the Junior Academy is to prepare students for future music studies at a higher education institution, either at the Sibelius Academy or some other school.
Click the link below to learn about the curriculum and see the course descriptions.
Provincial youth training
The Sibelius Academy’s teachers give weekend classes at music institutes all over Finland as part of the Junior Academy’s activities.
Teachers
The Junior Academy’s teachers are part of the Sibelius Academy’s staff. Teppo Koivisto is the coordinator of classical music studies, Terhi Puronaho the coordinator of folk music studies, Ari-Pekka Anttila the coordinator of jazz studies and Nemat Battah the coordinator of global music studies. Ville Komppa coordinates studies in the structural awareness of classical music studies and Petri Aarnio coordinates the Junior Academy chamber music studies.
Application period
8-22 January 2025
Application languages
English, Finnish, Swedish
Read more about the language skill requirements
Tuition fee
Annual tuition fee is €340.
Supervising teacher
Markus Utrio, vice dean in charge of the Junior Academy
Kaisa Holopainen, head of the Junior Academy education
Peppiina Kaperi, planning officer for the Junior Academy
Unit
Sibelius Academy
Why study here?
The Junior Academy is a national programme, which prepares talented and motivated young music students for studies in a higher education institution. It operates as a part of Uniarts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy, where teaching, artistic activities and research form an interactive university-level learning environment. The goal of the Junior Academy is to introduce musically gifted children and teenagers to a high-level music community at a young age.
About the studies
Junior Academy students have either a main instrument or a major subject.
Main instruments in classical music:
- woodwind and brass instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, baritone horn, tuba)
- percussion
- harp
- piano
- kantele
- guitar
- accordion
- organ
- voice
- string instruments (violin, viola, cello, double bass)
- period instruments of early music (wind instrument, string instrument, harpsichord or lute)
Main subjects:
- Global music
- Folk music
- Jazz music
- Composition
- Music theory
Besides studies in either a main subject or a main instrument, you will also learn about structural awareness of music and ensemble playing. You will also have the chance to receive instruction in the other fields represented at the Sibelius Academy. Each academic year, you will give at least one public performance – such as a matinee organised by the Junior Academy – and the performance will be assessed by the academy.
You will complete studies according to your personal study plan that you have compiled with the Junior Academy teacher and/or the head of the department. The study plan will consider not only the goals of music education, but also the learning objectives of comprehensive and upper secondary education.
The primary purpose of the Junior Academy is to prepare students for future music studies at a higher education institution, either at the Sibelius Academy or some other school.
Click the link below to learn about the curriculum and see the course descriptions.
Provincial youth training
The Sibelius Academy’s teachers give weekend classes at music institutes all over Finland as part of the Junior Academy’s activities.
Teachers
The Junior Academy’s teachers are part of the Sibelius Academy’s staff. Teppo Koivisto is the coordinator of classical music studies, Terhi Puronaho the coordinator of folk music studies, Ari-Pekka Anttila the coordinator of jazz studies and Nemat Battah the coordinator of global music studies. Ville Komppa coordinates studies in the structural awareness of classical music studies and Petri Aarnio coordinates the Junior Academy chamber music studies.