Nordic Master in Folk Music (NOFO)
University of the Arts Helsinki
Key Information
Campus location
Helsinki, Finland
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
30 months
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 5,000 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* annual tuition fee for students who study in English and who are not citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland
Introduction
Note: no admission is available in 2024. Please get in touch with the University of the Arts Helsinki to know about the next possible time to apply!
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Embark on an artistic journey in four different Nordic countries by studying in the Nordic Master in Folk Music program.
Why study here?
Nordic Master in Folk Music (Nofo) is an international master’s program arranged as a collaboration between four higher education institutions. Together with your fellow students, you will form a tight-knit ensemble that performs regularly during the course of the studies. You will deepen your artistic expression through an individual work process and through the guidance of top teachers in each of the partner institutions.
About the studies
Nordic Master in Folk Music (Nofo) program is managed by the Royal College of Music (Stockholm, Sweden), Danish National Academy of Music (Esbjerg, Denmark), Ole Bull Academy (Voss, Norway), and the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki (Finland). The arranging universities take turns hosting the studies.
Besides individual work and high-quality instruction, the studies include a module in music management, where the members of the Nofo ensemble get to be in charge of organizing a tour for themselves in the Nordic countries at the end of their studies.
Students will be granted a €1,000 Nordplus study grant for studies abroad.
Teachers
Teachers in the Nofo program include various guests as well as the regular staff employed by the Sibelius Academy’s Degree Programme in Folk Music.
Program Outcome
- A student who has completed a Master’s degree is expected to be profoundly conversant with both historical and new instrumental and vocal styles in folk music and know how to use the essential concepts in the history, aesthetics, and research of folk music related to them;
- have excellent skills in comprehending music by ear and have improved improvisation skills;
- be capable of systematic, independent work and have the capability for critical thinking, information searching, and argumentation;
- be able to formulate an artistic vision, reflect on it, and share it orally and in writing.
Nordic Master in Folk Music (Nofo) is a joint Nordic Master's Program in folk music, in which students get to deepen their artistic expression, engage in intensive ensemble work through performances and enhance their knowledge of the Nordic folk music field in four different countries.
Admissions
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
Please visit the university website for more information.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Career Opportunities
The Program offers the chance to achieve the qualifications needed to work as a versatile folk music professional in the Nordic countries.