MUSIC TASK

Last 8th October, I had the opportunity to listen and enjoy the Centria Music Night where students of the university performed. The event took place at Kokkola’s conservatory.

I was able to listen to some music in Finnish and also in English. At first, I listened to students singing in Finnish some opera pieces, it was really astonishing since I couldn’t believe the tones the performers were able to reach and even though I wasn’t able to understand the words they sang, I think they did just beautifully and I could perceive the emotions that songs communicate.

After Finnish students’ performance ended, I was able to see two bands: Soft Potatoes and Surprising Mission. Both bands played songs in Finnish and English, I recognized a few of them. It was very nice to see the enthusiasm with which the band played and how the audience got caught up with their mood.

The song I enjoyed the most was “Like a Star”, the singer gave her best while singing it and that’s what I believe is one of the things that makes music great: the way it is performed.

I really enjoyed the music that night, music is one of my favorite things in the world and to have the chance to listen to it live in Finland, is priceless!

On October the 31st I went to Corner’s Pub where I had the chance to listen to Miikael Arkimo performe a few songs in Finnish like “Tehosekoitin-Maailma on Sun, Haloo Helsinki-Pulp Fiction, karjalainen-Mies Jolle ei koskaan tapahdu mitaan” and surprisingly one of my favorite songs of the Arctic Monkeys, “Do I wanna know?” 

After his performance, we were able to share a few words with him and he told us a little about him: He is an ice hockey player who was born in Helsinki, Finland. He’s traveled around because of his work, he lived for a while in Alaska and some other parts of Finland. Also, he mentioned he likes to play music as a hobby and that’s why we could listen to him that day. He was a very nice and polite guy and I truly enjoyed to listen to him singing and playing his guitar.