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Facilities for students at the Sibelius Academy

Information on facilities that students can book at the Sibelius Academy.

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Students have the right to practise in separate practice rooms and also in classrooms when the are no reservations. Classrooms have been divided into classrooms in shared use and classrooms with special equipment/instruments.  

How to book facilities at the Sibelius Academy

The classrooms that are in shared use are available primarily for the department that has been given priority in reservations. When a room is not used for regular teaching reservations, it is possible for teachers and students of other departments, too, to make one-off reservations in the room. The classrooms with special equipment/instruments are available primarily for the department that the room is assigned to also outside of the regular teaching reservations, which means that the right to use and book these classrooms is restricted.   

Names of the Sibelius Academy facilities:

  • Helsinki Music Centre (Töölönlahdenkatu 16 C) -> Facilities starting with the letter H, K and S  
  • N building (Nervanderinkatu 13) -> Facilities starting with the letter N  
  • R building (Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9) -> Facilities starting with the letter R  

Keys

The facilities team is responsible for handing out keys and giving guidance on access control. You can ask about getting keys from the staff at info desks on campus.

How to access keys

Opening hours for our buildings

Classrooms in the N building are available 24 hours a day. You can access the Helsinki Music Centre with a key between 7:00 and 23:00, while 24-hour access to the facilities requires a separate permission. Students and staff can use their keys to access the R building when the building is open, Mon–Fri between 7:00 and 23:00 and Sat–Sun between 9:00 and 23:00.  

Junior Academy students can use all Sibelius Academy facilities for their studies (classes, independent practice and other study-related activities) only between 7:00 and 23:00. 

See our building opening hours

Classrooms by departments

Department of Jazz

Classrooms with special equipment/instruments:

  • S5104 Jazz/ Ensemble classroom  
  • S5105 Minor control room(the room can only be used after an introduction to the room)  
  • S5106 Jazz/ Ensemble classroom  
  • S5107 Jazz/ Band room  
  • S5108 Jazz/ Band room  
  • S5109 Jazz/ Band room  
  • S5110 Jazz/ Band room  
  • S5111 Jazz/ Ensemble classroom  
  • S5112 Jazz/ Band room  
  • S5117 Jazz/ Band room  
  • N-319 Jazz/ Percussion, piano and ensembles (reservations by contacting the Department of Jazz)  

Department of Folk Music and Global Music

Classrooms with special equipment/instruments:

  • S7101 Folk music/ Kantele classroom  
  • S7102 Folk music/ Accordion classroom  
  • S7104 Folk music/ Heikki (Ensemble classroom)  
  • S7105 Minor control room (the room can only be used after an introduction to the room)  
  • S7106 Folk music/ AOV (Ensemble classroom)  
  • S7107 Folk music/ Violin and jouhikko classroom  
  • S7108 Folk music/ Guitar classroom  
  • S7109 Folk music/ Wind instrument classroom  
  • S7112 Folk music/ Percussion classroom (only for folk music percussionists on weekdays at 12-18)  
  • S4108 Classroom (priority is given to folk music theory studies, also for other reservations)   

The following classrooms can be used and booked also by other people besides the department’s teachers and students on weekdays after 18:00 and on weekends.  

  • S7110 Folk music/ Bass classroom  
  • S7111 Folk music/ Harmonium classroom  
  • S7118 Folk music/ Vocal and Ensemble classroom  

Department of Music Education

Classrooms in shared use:

  • N-214 Vocal classroom  
  • N-215 Vocal classroom  
  • N-217 Vocal classroom  
  • N-312 Free accompaniment  
  • N-313 Free accompaniment  

Classrooms with special equipment/instruments:

  • N-318 Piano lab (the use of the room requires permission from the teacher-in-charge)  
  • S6102 Band classroom  
  • S6103 Band classroom  
  • S6104 Didactics classroom  
  • S6105 Minor control room (the room can only be used after an introduction to the room)  
  • S6106 Ensemble classroom  
  • S6107 Band classroom  
  • S6108 Band classroom  
  • S6109 Band classroom

Department of Music Technology

Classrooms with special equipment/instruments:

  • S1106 Studio Max  
  • S1107 Studio Thomas  
  • S1108 Small recording room  
  • S1109 Large recording room  
  • S1110 Studio Emile  
  • S1111 Studio Erkki  
  • S2116 Sara  
  • S2117 Väinö  

Department of Early Music

Classrooms in shared use:

  • R-211 Classroom  
  • R-212 Classroom  

Classrooms with special equipment/instruments:

  • R-213 Practice room (the Department of Early Music has primary booking rights)   

Department of Church Music and Organ

Classrooms with special equipment/instruments:

  • N-K48 Church music/ Organ classroom  
  • N-K49 Church music/ Organ classroom  
  • N-K50 Church music/ Organ classroom  
  • N-K53 Church music/ Organ classroom  
  • N-417 Church music/ Organ classroom  
  • N-418 Church music/ Organ classroom  
  • N-419 Church music/ Organ classroom  
  • N-421 Church music/ Organ classroom  
  • N-433 Church music/ Organ classroom  
  • N-428 Practice room/ Organ  
  • N-434 Practice room/ Organ  
  • (Organo Hall)  

Department of Vocal Music

Classrooms in shared use: 

  • N-213 Vocal music  
  • N-221 Vocal music  
  • N-509 Vocal music  
  • N-513 Vocal music  
  • N-514 Vocal music  
  • R-415 Classroom  
  • R-416 Classroom  
  • R-417 Classroom  

Department of Strings and Chamber Music

Classrooms in shared use: 

  • S5114 Wind instruments/Strings  
  • S5115 Strings/ Viola  
  • S7113 Strings  
  • N-210 Strings  
  • N-211 Strings/ Violin  
  • N-212 Strings/ Violin  
  • N-311 Wind instruments/Strings  
  • N-315 Strings  
  • N-425 Strings/ Cello  
  • R-310 Classroom  
  • R-311 Classroom  

Classrooms used by chamber music and accompanists:

  • N-424 Chamber music classroom  
  • N-522 Accompaniment classroom  

Classrooms with special equipment/instruments:

  • S6117 Strings/Double bass (only for double bassists)  
  • S6119 Strings/Double bass (only for double bassists)  

Department of Winds, Percussion and Harp

Classrooms in shared use: 

  • S3105 Wind instruments  
  • S5114 Wind instruments/Strings  
  • S6113 Wind instruments/Clarinet/Harp  
  • N-310 Wind instruments/Horn  
  • N-311 Wind instruments/Strings  
  • R-441 Classroom  

Classrooms with special equipment/instruments:

  • S6111 Percussion/ Dark classroom (only for percussionists)   
  • S6112 Harp classroom (only for harpists)   
  • S6114 Percussion classroom/ Marimba classroom (only for percussionists)   
  • S6115 Percussion storage (only for percussionists)   
  • S6116 Percussion classroom/ Timpani classroom (only for percussionists)   
  • S6101 Wind instruments/Brass music classroom (reservations by contacting the teacher-in-charge)   
  • R-440 Classroom (percussion and harp storage) 

Department of Piano, Accordion, Guitar and Kantele

Classrooms in shared use:

  • S5116 Piano music  
  • N-521 Piano music  
  • R-410 Classroom (piano pedagogy)  
  • R-411 Classroom (chamber pianists’ reservations)  
  • R-412 Classroom  
  • R-413 Classroom (accordion)  
  • R-414 Classroom (kantele)  
  • R-422 Classroom (guitar)  
  • R-530 Classroom  
  • R-531 Classroom   
  • R-532 Classroom  

Classrooms with special equipment/instruments: 

  • N-505 Piano music/ Fortepiano (only for fortepianists)  

Department of Composition and Music Theory

Classrooms in shared use (lecture rooms): 

  • S7114 Classroom for theory lessons  
  • N-416 Classroom for theory lessons  
  • R-430 Classroom  
  • R-432 Classroom  
  • R-511 Classroom  
  • R-540 Classroom  
  • R-541 Classroom  
  • R-542 Classroom  

Doctoral schools

Classrooms in shared use:

  • N-220 Doctoral schools   

Other classrooms and facilities 

The below-listed facilities have not been allocated for the use of a specific department, and instead, the facilities can be used in accordance with the valid guidelines with consideration to the size and available features of the space.   

  • H1112 Auditorium (students have no booking rights)   
  • S7115 Conducting classroom (the Department of Conducting and Orchestral and Choir Activities has the priority when it comes to teaching planning)   
  • N-515 Large classroom for group instruction   
  • N-517 Classroom   
  • S5103 Band room   
  • R-312 Classroom   
  • R-313 Classroom  
  • R-431 Classroom (language teaching has primary booking rights in teaching planning)  
  • R-510 Classroom (the Department of Arts Management has primary booking rights in teaching planning)  

The following facilities are primarily intended for sports and wellbeing courses, dancing and music/movement classes in music education. No general booking rights.  

  • Multi-purpose room N-K11  
  • Dance studio S1105  

The following facilities are intended primarily for remote teaching. No general booking rights.  

  • S3104 Distance learning classroom (primarily for remote teaching, also for one-off reservations by pianists)   
  • K2226 Distance learning classroom  

Meeting rooms

The below-listed soundproofed meeting rooms can be used for practising when they are available, but they cannot be booked for practice.    

  • Meeting room S3101  
  • Meeting/Music room S4107  

Halls

These halls are intended for orchestral, ensemble and choir activities as well as for concerts, performance examinations, chamber music and group instruction. No general booking rights.  

  • N-K55 Large classroom  
  • H1103 Camerata  
  • H1104 Sonore  
  • H1105 Black Box  
  • H1102 Organo  
  • R Chamber Music Hall R-200  
  • R Small Hall R210  
  • R Concert Hall  

IT rooms

  • Mac classroom S5101  
  • PC classroom S5119  

Practice rooms for students

The facilities are intended only for students’ practice and reservations. Some of the practice rooms are available on a queue basis. Practise rooms that can be booked can be booked max. two days in advance.  

Helsinki Music Centre

  • Practice room K2209  
  • Practice room K2211  
  • Practice room K2213  
  • Practice room K2215  
  • Practice room K2217 

N building

  • Practice room N-223 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-224 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-225 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-226 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-228 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-229 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-230 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-321 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-322 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-323 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-324 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-326 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-327 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-328 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-427 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-429 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-430 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-432 (the classroom is available on a queue basis)  
  • Practice room N-524  
  • Practice room N-525  
  • Practice room N-526  
  • Practice room N-527  
  • Practice room N-529  
  • Practice room N-531  

R building

  • Practice room R-300  
  • Practice room R-301  
  • Practice room R-302  
  • Practice room R-400  
  • Practice room R-401  
  • Practice room R-402  
  • Practice room R-420  
  • Practice room R-500  
  • Practice room R-501  
  • Practice room R-502