Jazz orientation period 2024
Orientation period programme for new Jazz students.
Orientation events recommended for exchange students have been marked with an asterisk (*).
Monday 19.8.2024
9:30–16 First orientation day for all new Uniarts students, R-building concert hall*
- Presentation about the university’s values
- Orientation period as a whole and its learning outcomes
- Presentations about Uniarts Helsinki and its academies
- Uniarts Helsinki’s Code of Conduct
- The Student Union introduces itself
- Student tutors introduce themselves and talk about what tutoring is
- Programme organised by the tutors/Student Union
After 16:00, students can join an optional picnic organised by the Student Union.
15–17 Study services’ drop-in hours, SibA info desk (Music Centre)
Assistance in questions regarding attendance, paper certificates, HSL forms etc.
Tuesday 20.8.2024
10–12 Meeting with the jazz degree students (Music Centre, 5th floor)*
- Tour in Music Centre and in 5th floor
- Keys from the Music Centre’s info desk
12:00 Lunch at the Music Centre’s student cafeteria.*
13:00 Info session about the general study practices, held by study planner of the jazz degree programme Hanne Luostarinen (Music Centre, room S4107).*
Target group: Jazz degree students but Nomazz and exchange students can join if they will
13–15 Study services’ drop-in hours, SibA info desk (Music Centre)
Assistance in questions regarding attendance, paper certificates, HSL forms etc.
Wednesday 21.8.2024
10–12 Exchange students’ orientation session, Organo (Music Centre)*
Target group: exchange students
11–13 Study services’ drop-in hours, SibA info desk (Music Centre)
Assistance in questions regarding attendance, paper certificates, HSL forms etc.
13–17 Orientation afternoon 1 for all new Sibelius-Academy students, Black Box (Music Centre)*
Getting to know the Sibelius Academy and the new students, community building, first rehearsal of the freshers’ choir, information about facilities, music
Thursday 22.8.2024
11:30–13:30 Freshers’ choir: second rehearsal and performance, R-building chamber music hall & concert hall*
Rehearsal in the chamber music hall and a performance in the concert hall at the academy’s staff day
16–18 Info session for new international students of the Sibelius Academy, Camerata (Music Centre)*
- Practical information
- Cultural orientation
- Chance to ask questions & meet student tutors and ambassadors
Target group: new international students and exchange students
Friday 23.8.2024
11–13 Study services’ drop-in hours, SibA info desk (Music Centre)
Assistance in questions regarding attendance, paper certificates, HSL forms etc.
13–15:30 Orientation afternoon 2 for all new Sibelius Academy students, Black Box (Music Centre)*
Wellbeing lecture, getting to know the new students, community building, music
Monday 26.8.2024
10–11 Library tour in English, Music Centre (Agora, in front of the library’s entrance)*
Target group: Nomazz and exchange students
11–12 Library tour in Finnish, Music Centre (Agora, in front of the library’s entrance)
Target group: Jazz degree students
Tuesday 27.8.2024
10:00 Jazz music theory level exam (Music Centre, room S5117)*
13:00 Jazz ear training level exam (Music Centre, room S5117)*
Wednesday 28.8.2024
10:00 Welcoming words by department head Jussi Kannaste (Music Centre, room S5104).
Target group: Jazz degree students
13:00 Welcoming words by department head Jussi Kannaste (Music Centre, room S5104).*
Target group: Nomazz and exchange students
Thursday 29.8.2024
9–15 Personal study planning meetings (30 min/student) with the new jazz degree students, Nomazz and the exchange students. (Music Centre, room S4107).*
Schedule (room S4107):
- 09:00 Henriksson
- 09:30 Häkkinen
- 10:00 Kaipainen
- 10:30 Kinnunen
- 11:00 Kurkela
- 11:30 Mattsson
- 12:30 Stanek
- 13:00 Tikkinen
- 13:30 Johanson
Friday 30.8.2024
9–15 Personal study planning meetings (30 min/student) with the new jazz degree students, Nomazz and the exchange students. (Music Centre, room S4107).*
Schedule (room S4107):
- 11:00 Dang
- 11:30 Lebas
- 12:00 Hahn
- 13:00 Weber
- 13:30 Nordin
- 14:00 Usanetashvili
Orientation events recommended for exchange students have been marked with an asterisk (*).
Monday 19.8.2024
9:30–16 First orientation day for all new Uniarts students, R-building concert hall*
- Presentation about the university’s values
- Orientation period as a whole and its learning outcomes
- Presentations about Uniarts Helsinki and its academies
- Uniarts Helsinki’s Code of Conduct
- The Student Union introduces itself
- Student tutors introduce themselves and talk about what tutoring is
- Programme organised by the tutors/Student Union
After 16:00, students can join an optional picnic organised by the Student Union.
15–17 Study services’ drop-in hours, SibA info desk (Music Centre)
Assistance in questions regarding attendance, paper certificates, HSL forms etc.
Tuesday 20.8.2024
10–12 Meeting with the jazz degree students (Music Centre, 5th floor)*
- Tour in Music Centre and in 5th floor
- Keys from the Music Centre’s info desk
12:00 Lunch at the Music Centre’s student cafeteria.*
13:00 Info session about the general study practices, held by study planner of the jazz degree programme Hanne Luostarinen (Music Centre, room S4107).*
Target group: Jazz degree students but Nomazz and exchange students can join if they will
13–15 Study services’ drop-in hours, SibA info desk (Music Centre)
Assistance in questions regarding attendance, paper certificates, HSL forms etc.
Wednesday 21.8.2024
10–12 Exchange students’ orientation session, Organo (Music Centre)*
Target group: exchange students
11–13 Study services’ drop-in hours, SibA info desk (Music Centre)
Assistance in questions regarding attendance, paper certificates, HSL forms etc.
13–17 Orientation afternoon 1 for all new Sibelius-Academy students, Black Box (Music Centre)*
Getting to know the Sibelius Academy and the new students, community building, first rehearsal of the freshers’ choir, information about facilities, music
Thursday 22.8.2024
11:30–13:30 Freshers’ choir: second rehearsal and performance, R-building chamber music hall & concert hall*
Rehearsal in the chamber music hall and a performance in the concert hall at the academy’s staff day
16–18 Info session for new international students of the Sibelius Academy, Camerata (Music Centre)*
- Practical information
- Cultural orientation
- Chance to ask questions & meet student tutors and ambassadors
Target group: new international students and exchange students
Friday 23.8.2024
11–13 Study services’ drop-in hours, SibA info desk (Music Centre)
Assistance in questions regarding attendance, paper certificates, HSL forms etc.
13–15:30 Orientation afternoon 2 for all new Sibelius Academy students, Black Box (Music Centre)*
Wellbeing lecture, getting to know the new students, community building, music
Monday 26.8.2024
10–11 Library tour in English, Music Centre (Agora, in front of the library’s entrance)*
Target group: Nomazz and exchange students
11–12 Library tour in Finnish, Music Centre (Agora, in front of the library’s entrance)
Target group: Jazz degree students
Tuesday 27.8.2024
10:00 Jazz music theory level exam (Music Centre, room S5117)*
13:00 Jazz ear training level exam (Music Centre, room S5117)*
Wednesday 28.8.2024
10:00 Welcoming words by department head Jussi Kannaste (Music Centre, room S5104).
Target group: Jazz degree students
13:00 Welcoming words by department head Jussi Kannaste (Music Centre, room S5104).*
Target group: Nomazz and exchange students
Thursday 29.8.2024
9–15 Personal study planning meetings (30 min/student) with the new jazz degree students, Nomazz and the exchange students. (Music Centre, room S4107).*
Schedule (room S4107):
- 09:00 Henriksson
- 09:30 Häkkinen
- 10:00 Kaipainen
- 10:30 Kinnunen
- 11:00 Kurkela
- 11:30 Mattsson
- 12:30 Stanek
- 13:00 Tikkinen
- 13:30 Johanson
Friday 30.8.2024
9–15 Personal study planning meetings (30 min/student) with the new jazz degree students, Nomazz and the exchange students. (Music Centre, room S4107).*
Schedule (room S4107):
- 11:00 Dang
- 11:30 Lebas
- 12:00 Hahn
- 13:00 Weber
- 13:30 Nordin
- 14:00 Usanetashvili