Concerts and recordings as part of the artistic dissertation
Once the student has given all his or her doctoral degree concerts, each committee member submits a written assessment of the artistic dissertation and reasons to the Academic Council. Alternatively, the committee can submit a joint statement. The committee is required to attend all concerts that are part of the student's artistic dissertation. The final statement shall be comprised of a description and an assessment of the programme as an artistic whole; a critical analysis of the performer's merits, final comments and a grade proposal ("fail", "pass" or, for special reasons, "pass with merit").
Written work
The Academic Council will appoint two examiners to assess the student's written work. The assessment and reasons shall be submitted in writing to the Academic Council within two months. The statements should be addressed to the Sibelius Academy Academic Council and sent as an email attachment and as a signed hard copy to Sirpa Järvelä sirpa.jarvela(at)siba.fi (DocMus) or Hannu Tolvanen, hannu.tolvanen(at)siba.fi (Folk Music, Jazz Music, Music Education, Music Technology); Sibelius Academy, Sirpa Järvelä or Hannu Tolvanen, P.O. Box 86, 00251 Helsinki.
Instructions for the Coordinator of the Public Examination
The coordinator acts as the chair in the public examination. He or she opens and closes the examination proceedings and ensures that the candidate has the opportunity to respond to each comment and that the discourse stays on topic.
The coordinator draws up a report on the public examination to the Academic Council. The report must include:
- The candidate's name
- The location of the public examination
- The time of the public examination
- The duration of the examination
- The number of participants
- A description of the proceedings
- Other speakers
The coordinator's report must include the following information:
Art Study Programme:
- Title of the artistic project
- Title of the written work
- Members of the artistic examination committee/members present at the examination
- Examiners of the written work
- Examination coordinator
