Conducting orientation period 2023
Orientation period programme and schedule for new Orchestral Conducting, Wind Orchestra Conducting and Choral Conducting students.
New conducting students will receive the more detailed, department-specific orientation programme from their department’s planning officer. The schedule for all new Sibelius Academy students can be found on this page.
Wednesday 16 August 2023
10:00–12:00 Students’ network services: Students’ Uniarts, Peppi and Tuudo and guidelines for booking rehearsal rooms, Online in Zoom: https://uniarts.zoom.us/j/4586231102 (There will be the same session live on 24 August. You can choose, which one you want to attend.)
Monday 21 August 2023
13:00–16:00 Afternoon for new Sibelius Academy students, Music Centre
- 13–13:55 Welcome to the Sibelius Academy! (Camerata)
- 14:05–14:50 Lecture: Practical information (H1112 Auditorium)
- 15–15:45 Lecture: Services for students (H1112 Auditorium)
16:00–17:30 First-years’ Choir, 1st rehearsal (Camerata) Take the sheet music with you! (You have received it by email.)
Tuesday 22 August 2023
9:00–10:30 The Community at SibA is Global! Part 1 - a welcoming gathering hosted by the Global Music Department (Camerata, Music Centre). Performances by students and teachers of the Global Music Department, interactive musical activities and small group conversations.
11:00–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music Information Event, S3101 3rd Floor Meeting room (Music Centre)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
12:00–12:30 Structural Awareness of Music teachers available, S3101 3rd Floor Meeting room (Music Centre)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
13:00–15:00 and 15:00–17:00 Structural Awareness of Music placement test, H1112 Auditorium
(target group: bachelor’s students)
Wednesday 23 August 2023
Wellbeing Wednesday
12:00–13:45 Health of a Musician lecture series: lecture 1, H1112 Auditorium (Music Centre)
Stress and resources in art studies: study psychologist Sanna Vuorinen
14.15–15.45 Health of a Musician lecture series: lecture 2, H1112 Auditorium (Music Centre)
Introduction to musician’s ergonomics: physiotherapist, Emma Söderlund
16:00–17:30 First-years’ Choir, 2nd rehearsal (Concert Hall, R building)
Thursday 24 August 2023
10:00–13:00 Structural Awareness of Music placement test, S7114 and S7113, 7th Floor (Music Centre)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
13:30–15:30 Students’ network services: Students’ Uniarts, Peppi and Tuudo and guidelines for booking rehearsal rooms, H1112 Auditorium (Music Centre)
Take your own laptop/Ipad/etc. with you!
16:00–17:30 First-years’ Choir, dress rehearsal (Concert Hall, R building)
Friday 25 August 2023
8:30–9:00 First-years’ Choir, rehearsal (Chamber Music Hall, R building)
9:00–9.15 First-years’ Choir performance (Concert Hall, R building)
Joint orientation day for all new students of the University of the Arts, Helsinki:
https://student.uniarts.fi/events/joint-orientation-day-for-all-new-uniarts-degree-students-2023/
Monday 28 August 2023
9:30–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music, Remedial Studies, R-510 (R building)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
Tuesday 29 August 2023
9:30–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music, Remedial Studies, R-510 (R building)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
15:00–16:30 The Community at SibA is Global! Part 2 – a chance to deepen community connections at SibA, hosted by the Global Music department. Content for the sessions will include performances by students and teachers of the Global Music Department, interactive musical activities and small group conversations. (Camerata, Music Centre)
Wednesday 30 August 2023
Wellbeing Wednesday
9:30–10:15 Study psychologists’ and university chaplain’s greetings for new students, Auditorium, Music Centre
10:30–12:00 Health of a Musician lecture series: lecture 3, My dear ear, how to protect you: Miikka Peltomaa, Adjunct Professor, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Special Competence in Musicians´ Medicine (H1112 Auditorium, Music Centre)
13:00–16:00 Health of a Musician lecture series: lecture 4, Preventing injuries by planning practicing: lecturer Erja Joukamo-Ampuja (H1112 Auditorium, Music Centre)
Thursday 31 August 2023
9:30–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music, Remedial Studies, R-510 (R building)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
Friday 1 September 2023
9:30–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music, Remedial Studies, R-510 (R building)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
Monday 4 September 2023
group tuition starts
Friday 22 September 2023
14:00 Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year (Sörnäinen Campus)
New conducting students will receive the more detailed, department-specific orientation programme from their department’s planning officer. The schedule for all new Sibelius Academy students can be found on this page.
Wednesday 16 August 2023
10:00–12:00 Students’ network services: Students’ Uniarts, Peppi and Tuudo and guidelines for booking rehearsal rooms, Online in Zoom: https://uniarts.zoom.us/j/4586231102 (There will be the same session live on 24 August. You can choose, which one you want to attend.)
Monday 21 August 2023
13:00–16:00 Afternoon for new Sibelius Academy students, Music Centre
- 13–13:55 Welcome to the Sibelius Academy! (Camerata)
- 14:05–14:50 Lecture: Practical information (H1112 Auditorium)
- 15–15:45 Lecture: Services for students (H1112 Auditorium)
16:00–17:30 First-years’ Choir, 1st rehearsal (Camerata) Take the sheet music with you! (You have received it by email.)
Tuesday 22 August 2023
9:00–10:30 The Community at SibA is Global! Part 1 - a welcoming gathering hosted by the Global Music Department (Camerata, Music Centre). Performances by students and teachers of the Global Music Department, interactive musical activities and small group conversations.
11:00–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music Information Event, S3101 3rd Floor Meeting room (Music Centre)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
12:00–12:30 Structural Awareness of Music teachers available, S3101 3rd Floor Meeting room (Music Centre)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
13:00–15:00 and 15:00–17:00 Structural Awareness of Music placement test, H1112 Auditorium
(target group: bachelor’s students)
Wednesday 23 August 2023
Wellbeing Wednesday
12:00–13:45 Health of a Musician lecture series: lecture 1, H1112 Auditorium (Music Centre)
Stress and resources in art studies: study psychologist Sanna Vuorinen
14.15–15.45 Health of a Musician lecture series: lecture 2, H1112 Auditorium (Music Centre)
Introduction to musician’s ergonomics: physiotherapist, Emma Söderlund
16:00–17:30 First-years’ Choir, 2nd rehearsal (Concert Hall, R building)
Thursday 24 August 2023
10:00–13:00 Structural Awareness of Music placement test, S7114 and S7113, 7th Floor (Music Centre)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
13:30–15:30 Students’ network services: Students’ Uniarts, Peppi and Tuudo and guidelines for booking rehearsal rooms, H1112 Auditorium (Music Centre)
Take your own laptop/Ipad/etc. with you!
16:00–17:30 First-years’ Choir, dress rehearsal (Concert Hall, R building)
Friday 25 August 2023
8:30–9:00 First-years’ Choir, rehearsal (Chamber Music Hall, R building)
9:00–9.15 First-years’ Choir performance (Concert Hall, R building)
Joint orientation day for all new students of the University of the Arts, Helsinki:
https://student.uniarts.fi/events/joint-orientation-day-for-all-new-uniarts-degree-students-2023/
Monday 28 August 2023
9:30–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music, Remedial Studies, R-510 (R building)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
Tuesday 29 August 2023
9:30–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music, Remedial Studies, R-510 (R building)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
15:00–16:30 The Community at SibA is Global! Part 2 – a chance to deepen community connections at SibA, hosted by the Global Music department. Content for the sessions will include performances by students and teachers of the Global Music Department, interactive musical activities and small group conversations. (Camerata, Music Centre)
Wednesday 30 August 2023
Wellbeing Wednesday
9:30–10:15 Study psychologists’ and university chaplain’s greetings for new students, Auditorium, Music Centre
10:30–12:00 Health of a Musician lecture series: lecture 3, My dear ear, how to protect you: Miikka Peltomaa, Adjunct Professor, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Special Competence in Musicians´ Medicine (H1112 Auditorium, Music Centre)
13:00–16:00 Health of a Musician lecture series: lecture 4, Preventing injuries by planning practicing: lecturer Erja Joukamo-Ampuja (H1112 Auditorium, Music Centre)
Thursday 31 August 2023
9:30–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music, Remedial Studies, R-510 (R building)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
Friday 1 September 2023
9:30–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music, Remedial Studies, R-510 (R building)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
Monday 4 September 2023
group tuition starts
Friday 22 September 2023
14:00 Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year (Sörnäinen Campus)