Semester fees

Page updated 30 March, 2026

You can find the semester fees for playing and singing instruction beginning from 1.1.2025 below.

The due date for the bill for the autumn semester is in August and the due date for the bill for the spring semester is in January.

The music institute fees and possible payment reminders are sent by email to the primary guardian or directly to an adult student.

Each payment reminder includes a reminder cost of 5 euros and an interest on overdue payments.

We charge 8 euros for sending a paper invoice.

Preparatory instruction

Lessons in preparatory instruction are for beginners. Pupils can participate in preparatory instruction for maximum of two years. After two years of preparatory instruction pupils can continue studies in the advanced or the general syllabus, according to their teacher’s recommendation. For young children, who are not yet at school, preparatory instruction can last for longer than two years.

• 20 min/week (private instruction) €400
• 30–60 min/week (instruction in a small group of 2-6 students) €400
• Shorter semester (private instruction, 12 x 15 min) €200

The advanced syllabus

• Main subject 30–75 min/week (core studies and specialised studies) €430
• Secondary subject 30–45 min/week (core studies and specialised studies) €320
• additional Student place fee €500, if the pupil’s municipality of residence is other than Hämeenkyrö, Kangasala, Tampere or Ylöjärvi)

Choirs

• Choir €60 / semester

Other fees

• Instrument rental €55/semester
  On 1 September, we charge €55 for instrument rentals for the autumn semester.
  On 15 January, we charge €55 for instrument rentals for the spring semester.
  If you make a new rental agreement on an instrument midway through a semester, the shorter semester is taken into account in the price.
• The general syllabus:
  Main subject 25 min/week €500
  Main subject 30 min/week €630
  Main subject 45 min/week €830
  Main subject 45 min every other week €480
  Main subject 60 min/week €950
  Main subject, small group for pop/jazz singing (2–4 students) 30–60 min/week €400

Cancellation of a student place

The student place for instrument instruction is always reserved for the whole year, unless otherwise agreed with the principal. The following fees for spring semester 2026 are charged if a student place is cancelled midway through the semester (does not include choirs):

• by 1 January, 2026 no fee
• during 2–14 January, 2026 fee 50 €
• during 15–21 January, 2026 fee 100 €
• starting from 22 January, 2026 full semester fee will be billed

Cancellation of a student place via email: niina.haapanen@pmo.fi.

Guardian makes the cancellation for students under age of 18.

Payment arrangements and reductions

Payment arrangements

You can pay the semester fee in 2–5 instalments. However, the first instalment must be paid by the due date at the latest. We can make arrangements regarding the number of instalments and the other due dates on an individual basis. Send an email to vice principal Niina Haapanen (laskutus@pmo.fi) before the due date of the bill to arrange payments.

Payment reductions for 2026–2027

The principal of Pirkanmaa Music Institute may grant a reduction on the semester fees for solo instrument or singing instruction for a semester or a year at a time on request. The reduction can be granted due to financial or other reasons, which are determined through a free-form application. Fill in the application for the autumn semester 2025 or the whole school year of 2025–2026. The application https://bit.ly/maksuhuojennus2026 can be submitted between 4 May and 14 June. We will not process late applications. We will announce our decisions by Midsummer Day.