Work as a teacher

Now a lecturer of Music pedagogy in Sibelius Academy Folk Music Department, Vilma Timonen has worked as a music teacher in many music institutes, folk colleges and music camps all over Finland. She has also trained school and kindergarten teachers : Different custom-made courses and workshop have inspired a big number of teachers to use the kantele in various educational applications- without preconceptions.

At present Vilma also teaches at Lahti University of Applied Sciences in the Faculty of Music training future music kindergarten teachers to a versatile use of the kantele.

Vilma has toured the world to familiarize hundreds of enthusiasts with the wonderful sounds of our national instrument in workshops in Venezuela, Spain, Japan, the U.S.A. and Zambia e.g.

Vilma Timonen is one of the first teachers in Finland to focus in the pedagogical opportunities of of the electric kantele. The kantele groups trained by her use different Kantele types to create brave and fresh - literally un-heard- music. The most famous of these groups is Brelo from Laukkoski which was chosen The Kantele Group of the Year in and The Jubilee Group of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival. The Brelo record Seitti, was chosen The Kantele Record of the Year.boasts Vilma`s artistic production.

If you want Vilma Timonen to give a course or a workshop, please contact !
timonenvilma(at)gmail.com