The following is a list of the main articles. 4/2006 (FINNS IN AMERICA - A MUSICAL AFFAIR) Brian Wise: How Finnish classical music and musicians made it in America Peter Haffner: Esa-Pekka Salonen - A Finn in Los Angeles Vesa Sirén: Karita Mattila - Darling of the Met Matti Tuomisto: Osmo Vänskä makes the Minnesota Orchestra shine Riikka Vuorijärvi: They went over the ocean: Rautavaara, Suokko, Tallgren Alyssa Timin: Revising recording: Ondine and The Philadelphia Orchestra Tero Liete: Oh, the streets are paved with gold in America - Finnish emigrants and Finnish music in the New World Jan-Erik Holmberg: Jazz - from Finland with respect Jussi Kainulainen: They, too, went over the ocean: Suonsaari, Perko Mika Kauhanen: In America Finnish folk music competes in the world music market Santtu Luoto: Go west, young man! - Musician & producer Janne Haavisto in America Sami Valkonen: Making it in the US - Finnish rock bands in America Antti-Ville Kärjä: The TV voice of an alternative nation: Three Finnish music video directors Tim Howell: The timeless quality of Finnish modernism Matti Tuomisto & Riikka Vuorijärvi: Airway to heaven - Air Guitar World Championships & Virtual Air Guitar 3/2006 (MUSIC EDUCATION IN FINLAND - MUSIC FOR ALL) Timo Klemettinen: Music for life (on Finnish music education) Marja Heimonen: The Finnish music schools and the role of government funding Articles on basic music education: Mari Koppinen: The land of music playschools Mari Koppinen: The music playschool's first steps Anu Ahola: Soili Perkiö: Music helps children comprehend their lives Mari Koppinen: Music from morning to night (on two pupils at the East Helsinki Music Comprehensive School) Terhi Karttunen: Little girl, big kantele Pauliina Ylinen: The Violin Kids - There to become lovers of music Riitta Pietilä: Making music with young people: Markus Fagerudd is adopted by a music school Riikka Vuorijärvi: Sámi youth embrace their traditional music Riikka Vuorijärvi: Music education in Lapland helped by remote technology Matti Ruippo: Music education technology in Finland Ari Helander: Notes for a revolution - The Figurenotes system enables the mentally handicapped to study music Articles on vocational music education: Jussi Kainulainen: True modernisation of rock, pop, and jazz studies (on the Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory) Jussi Kainulainen: Saxophonist Jussi Kannaste: "Systematic training gives Finnish jazz musicians a head start" Marika Leed: Anna-Kaisa Liedes, the voice doctor Anu Konttinen: Conductor Education in Finland Columns: Reijo Aittakumpu: Music in schools under pressure from academic subjects Heljä Nurmela: Music for all (on adult education) Kari Kurkela: Music, education, and post-modern media 2/2006 (MUSIC & MONEY – THEME AND VARIATIONS) Mari Koppinen: Finland supports its artists (on the Finnish Arts Council system) Antti Häyrynen: Brighter times ahead for Finnish orchestras Outi Haapanen: European cooperation as a tool (on opera education & networking) Tuulikki Karjalainen: Virtuosi in Kuhmo (Centre of Expertise for Chamber Music) Osmo Palonen: Helsinki Music Centre going up in the heart of the city Matti Tuomisto: Private funding keeps Finnish music festivals alive Samuli Tiikkaja: Kimmo Hakola & Festival-as-artwork Kati Sinisalo: Pump Pump Tom Tom Hallelujah – Why? (Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest) 1/2006 (THE STRING QUARTET IN FINLAND TODAY) Mari Koppinen: Young Meta4 from Finland: First we take Berlin Jouni Kaipainen: The string quartet and a smell of warm buns Marika Leed: Good music and enough advertisement ensure a good audience (on Ilari Angervo and his string quartet concert series) Lauri Kilpiö: Professor Puumala’s perspectives: Keeping all options open Paavo Helistö: Kusti Aerila, Kajanus’s clarinettist Liisamaija Hautsalo: The Sorrows of Young Adriana (on Kaija Saariaho’s new opera) Christian Gasser: Dägä Dägä – Numminen’s smiling Dadaism (a new FMQ column on musical Finns and phenomena begins)
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