New Year Sale! Get a 20, 30 and 45 minute trial lesson on piano, guitar, violin, voice, or one of 15 other instruments for 20% off. Trial lessons can be purchased now and used during our spring semester (9.1.-31.5.2023). Purchase a trial lesson here.
*Limit one trial lesson per person per instrument. Trial lesson can be used from 9.1.-31.5.2023 in Helsinki, Espoo, Oulu, or Online. Sale ends 31.1.2023.
Purchase a trial lesson here.
We provide music lessons by highly-trained international teachers for the following instruments:
Keyboard
Keyboard
WIND
Flute
Recorder
Trumpet
Strings
Guitar (classical, pop, rock)
Violin
Cello
Bass
Ukulele
Cuatro
Charango
Jarana
Rhythm
Percussion
Djembe
Cajón
Other
Voice (pop, classical, jazz)
Theory
Composition
Renting/Buying Instruments
We are happy to help ISM students in buying or renting instruments, and we also have our own small stock of instruments available for hire for lessons. Note that instrument rentals are offered for ISM students only. Please contact your teacher or our office for more information.
We offer lessons in the following languages:
Our Music Lessons Are:
for All Ages
for All Skill Levels
For Individuals or Groups
Taught by Highly-Trained International Teachers
Provided without Entrance Exams
Open for Year-Round Enrollment
Our Teaching Approach
Simultaneous Learning
The process of learning music contains elements of listening, performing, memory, rhythm, notation, theory, composition, improvisation, character, and expression. Our music lessons include these elements in the learning process in the form of appropriate, continuously achievable musical activities. The goal of this process is to produce positive and empowered learners. This approach was developed by Paul Harris and is the basis for ABRSM and MTB exams.
Exams
ISM provides exam preparation and recording options for students to take all of the following online exams:
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ARBSM)
ABRSM (The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) is an international organisation that offers standardised classical exams for many instruments and all levels of musical ability in over 90 countries. ABRSM performance exams focus on a classical recital program that is recorded and sent for assessment.
Music Teachers' Board (MTB)
The Music Teachers' Board (MTB) exams are online exams for classical music students provided in over 50 countries. MTB practical exams comprise of a Recital section, Technical section and in most cases a Musicianship section. In addition to performance skills, MTB Practical Grades assess a broad array of technical and musical skills such as scales and sight reading.
RSL RockSchool
Whether you are taking your first steps on your instrument, moving into further/higher education, or perfecting your advanced instrument technique; a RSL Rockschool Exams will not only improve your playing ability, but expand your technical proficiency and give you a solid grasp of music theory – all whilst learning some of the most iconic tracks from the world of popular music.
Pricing for music lessons
Lesson fees per semester include weekly lessons and an end of the year concert (with the last lesson being the concert). A maximum of two lessons can be substituted for workshops and the end of year concert. Prices were established at the ISM Finland Kannatusyhdistys RY Board meeting on 5.2022.
Individual lessons
It is possible for students to have one trial lesson on the instrument of their choice with no obligation to continue lessons. The trial lesson must be paid for in full prior to the arranged lesson time. You can purchase trial lessons from our online shop.
Length Trial music lesson
20 min 24€
30 min 33€
45 min 47€
Purchase trial lessons from our online shop.
Semester packages
Autumn 2022 Spring 2023
Length (15 lessons) (17 lessons)
20 min 360€ 408€
30 min 495€ 561€
45 min 705€ 799€
60 min 915€ 1037€
Discounts are available for multiple family members and for lessons on multiple instruments. However, there is a limit of one type of discount (early bird, second instrument, and sibling discount) per family .
Choir lessons (at Espoo International School)
ISM Students FREE
Non-ISM Students 120€
Group lessons (45 mins each, price is per student)
Autumn 2022 Spring 2023
Students (15 lessons) (17 lessons)
2 students 450€ 510€
3 students 330€ 374€
4-10 students 300€ 340€
For theory lessons, students will be grouped as best as possible by age and theory knowledge. We teach the ABRSM theory curriculum and students are encouraged to take part in the annual theory exam.
ABRSM Exams
The pricing for ABRSM exams varies from 67€ to 150€, depending on the level of the student.
For more information:
Click here for lesson guidelines and current curriculum
Meet our teachers
Kristina Bogataj
Instruments: Voice, Piano, Music Playschool
Languages: English, Slovenian
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Mathieu Garguillo
Instrument: Violin
Languages: French, English
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Alan Guerra
Instrument: Guitar, Jarana
Languages: English, Spanish
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Silvia Melero Gómez
Instruments: Piano, Ukulele
Languages: English, Spanish, Finnish, Catalan
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Dušica Grbatinić
Instruments: Voice, Piano
Languages: Serbian, English
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Currently on maternity leave
Anna Leone
Instruments: Guitar
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish
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Anfisa Kobetska
Instruments: Voice, Piano
Languages: English, Russian, Spanish, Finnish and German
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Laura Martin
Instruments: Cello
Languages: French, English
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Scott Natzke
Instruments: Trumpet
Language: English
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Mindaugas Neverovas
Instruments: Piano
Languages: English, Russian, Lithuanian, Finnish
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Myra Owens
Instruments: Choir, Music Playschool, Voice
Languages: English
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Camilo Pajuelo
Instruments: Guitar, Charango, Cuatro
Languages: English, Spanish, Finnish
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Faten Ruel
Instruments: Piano
Languages: French, English
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Henri Salonen
Instruments: Guitar, Ukulele, Recorder, Piano, Drums, Composition, Music Theory
Languages: Finnish, English
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Livia Schweizer
Instruments: Flute, Recorder
Languages: Italian, English
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Victoria Sergeenko
Instruments: Piano, Composition, Music Theory, Choir/Voice
Languages: English, Russian
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Megumi Tiensuu
Instrument: Piano
Languages: English, Japanese
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Mioko Yokoyama
Instruments: Piano, Composition
Languages: Japanese, English, Finnish
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Ani Luna Zafieri
Instruments: Piano
Languages: English, Italian, Croatian, Spanish, French
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Lesson Locations
We offer private music lessons at schools in Helsinki, Espoo and Oulu, as well as our studio (marked with green). Music Playschool locations are marked with blue, and individual lesson locations with red.
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