Wind Instruments, Percussion and Harp orientation period 2023
Orientation period programme and schedule for new Wind Instrument, Percussion and Harp students.
The orientation period activities are a part of the Study Planning course which is worth of 2 ECTS credits total. For the Learning to Learn unit, you are asked to keep a study diary during the orientation period. More info in the course description.
The Health of a Musician lectures are a part of this course as well, and they are compulsory for wind, percussion and harp students.
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.)
Thursday 17 August 2023
13-15 Welcome meeting for the new wind, percussion and harp students with head of department, study coordinator and student tutors, room N-K55, N-building (Nervanderinkatu 13).
15-16 Facilities tour
Friday–Saturday 18–19 August 2023
Trip to Kallio-Kuninkala together with string students. Departure on Friday at 9:00 from Helsinki. Return on Saturday approximately at 16. More detailed schedule will be sent by e-mail.
Monday 21 August 2023
Individual study planning meetings with study coordinator Eliaana Ramula.
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)
Individual study planning meetings with study coordinator Eliaana Ramula.
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)
Individual study planning meetings with study coordinator Eliaana Ramula.
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)
Individual study planning meetings with study coordinator Eliaana Ramula.
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/
Individual study planning meetings with study coordinator Eliaana Ramula.
Monday 28 August 2023
9:30–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music, Remedial Studies, R-510 (R building)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
Individual study planning meetings with study coordinator Eliaana Ramula.
Tuesday 29 August 2023
9:30–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music, Remedial Studies, R-510 (R building)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
12:00-15:00 Peppi and personal study plan workshop, M-S3101 (meeting room opposite to SibA info in Music Centre). You can arrive at any time during the given time frame to work on your study plan and course registrations. Bring your laptop with you, if you have one! Study coordinator Eliaana Ramula will be there to help you.
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)
13-14 Tour and introduction to the Sibelius Academy Library (Music Centre, Agora / bottom floor in the Sibelius Academy premises)
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 2022
group tuition starts
17:00 Chamber Music Information Event, Camerata (Music Centre)
Tuesday 5 September 2023
17:00-18:30 Orchestral Activities Information Event, Concert Hall (R building)
Tuesday 19 September 2023
19:00 Meeting between chamber music groups and teachers, N building
Friday 22 September 2023
14:00 Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year (Sörnäinen Campus)
The orientation period activities are a part of the Study Planning course which is worth of 2 ECTS credits total. For the Learning to Learn unit, you are asked to keep a study diary during the orientation period. More info in the course description.
The Health of a Musician lectures are a part of this course as well, and they are compulsory for wind, percussion and harp students.
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.)
Thursday 17 August 2023
13-15 Welcome meeting for the new wind, percussion and harp students with head of department, study coordinator and student tutors, room N-K55, N-building (Nervanderinkatu 13).
15-16 Facilities tour
Friday–Saturday 18–19 August 2023
Trip to Kallio-Kuninkala together with string students. Departure on Friday at 9:00 from Helsinki. Return on Saturday approximately at 16. More detailed schedule will be sent by e-mail.
Monday 21 August 2023
Individual study planning meetings with study coordinator Eliaana Ramula.
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)
Individual study planning meetings with study coordinator Eliaana Ramula.
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)
Individual study planning meetings with study coordinator Eliaana Ramula.
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)
Individual study planning meetings with study coordinator Eliaana Ramula.
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/
Individual study planning meetings with study coordinator Eliaana Ramula.
Monday 28 August 2023
9:30–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music, Remedial Studies, R-510 (R building)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
Individual study planning meetings with study coordinator Eliaana Ramula.
Tuesday 29 August 2023
9:30–12:00 Structural Awareness of Music, Remedial Studies, R-510 (R building)
(target group: bachelor’s students)
12:00-15:00 Peppi and personal study plan workshop, M-S3101 (meeting room opposite to SibA info in Music Centre). You can arrive at any time during the given time frame to work on your study plan and course registrations. Bring your laptop with you, if you have one! Study coordinator Eliaana Ramula will be there to help you.
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)
13-14 Tour and introduction to the Sibelius Academy Library (Music Centre, Agora / bottom floor in the Sibelius Academy premises)
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 2022
group tuition starts
17:00 Chamber Music Information Event, Camerata (Music Centre)
Tuesday 5 September 2023
17:00-18:30 Orchestral Activities Information Event, Concert Hall (R building)
Tuesday 19 September 2023
19:00 Meeting between chamber music groups and teachers, N building
Friday 22 September 2023
14:00 Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year (Sörnäinen Campus)