Tuition fees
Tuition fees per semester for Basic education in music, valid as of 1 August, 2026.
Music Play School
tuition 60 min / week 190 €
tuition 30–45 min / week 170 €
if participation cancelled latest after 2 tuition times: no fee
Preparatory instrumental tuition 310 €, no discounts
School for young singers 310 €, no discounts
Music school, basic studies 470 € * (45 min) or 510 € (60 min)
Non-Helsinki residents: additional fee 260 €
Music school, advanced studies 470 € * (45 min) or 510 € (60 min)
Non-Helsinki residents: additional fee 260 €
* = Registration fee for new music school students 20 €
Second instrument 310 €, no discounts
Extended lessons (only on the basis of an accepted application)
15 min / week 290 €
30 min / week 470 €
Please note! Music school basic and advanced studies include music theory and solfège and participating in chamber music, orchestras or choirs.
Fees for others (persons not enrolled as students of the conservatory)
Choirs
Practice choir Tähtisumu 140 €, no discounts
Other basic education in music choirs 170 €, no discounts
Orchestras, no fee
Music theory and solfège 290 €, no discounts
fee includes max 2 courses
Studies
Completing a course with 3 assessors, 240 €
Completing a course with 2 assessors, 190 €
Reduction to tuition
Recution can be applied for, before the end of August, by all who are participating either to basic or advanced studies.
The factors influencing this decision are the applicant’s success in their studies, as well as their financial situation. The applicant must fill the form carefully and remember to provide information regarding their situation. The form is to be returned to the conservatory’s office.
Exemption form payment can be granted for a student who is particularly promising and there is a lack of musicians mastering that particular instrument in the conservatory.
Billing
Autumn semester will be billed at the end of September and spring semester at the turn of February.
Paying
Tuition fees must be paid in due time. Should the studies be quit mid-semester, the tuition must be paid in full. Redustion to the tuition can be granted, according to a written request submitted to the headmaster, in case where quitting is due to a heavy reason, such as ill health.
Neglecting the payment will lead to dismissal from the studies.
Continuation of the studies
Studies will continue, if the student proceeds according to the study plan and registers to the conservatory in spring to continue their studies in the following academic year. Studies may be considered concluded if the student fails to register according to the schedule given, the studies have not proceeded according to the study plan, participation to the studies has been neglected, or tuition fees have been left unpaid.
Compensation for absences
The conservatory is not obliged to reimburse the lessons if the student is absent without a valid reason. Teachers are obliged to compensate for the lessons that have been cancelled by the teachers. Compensation due to the teacher’s sick leave will be conducted by substitute arrangements in a manner that the student receives at least 15 weeks of education in the autumn semester and 16 weeks in the spring semester (instrumental instruction, basic studies and music play school). In preparatory instrumental instruction, the amount of lessons is 13 per semester.
If a lesson is cut short due to the conservatory, the student will receive reduction to tuition according to following perimeters:
30 min. / 60 min. education, reparation 130 euros
45 min. / 60 min. education, reparation 90 euros
