Welcome Week 2024: New Students
Welcome to all new students joining us in September 2024!
Welcome Week commences on Monday 16 September and we look forward to meeting you all in person and welcoming you to the RNCM. However, before you arrive, here is some information so you can familiarise yourself with the College, your programmes of study and our facilities. You will also find information about our Students’ Union and the activities they have planned to help you settle in, make new friends and begin what we hope will be a lifelong love of Manchester! The RNCM is a great place to study and learn, in a fabulous city, with music at its heart.
So, use these pages to get to know us a little more before you join in person. When you do arrive, we have a schedule of face-to-face activities planned where you can meet staff and hear more about the RNCM, details of which are listed below. You will also find a map of the building, but don’t worry, the RNCM will be full of staff and Student Ambassadors who are always happy to help – so do not hesitate to ask us anything!
Emma Hilton-Wood
Academic Registrar
Welcome Week Overview
The timetable below includes an overview of Welcome Week activity. Please visit ASIMUT (our room booking and timetabling system) to view your full, personal timetable. A video guide to using ASIMUT can be found here.
Monday 16 September
New students
ID card collection and document check
9am – 4pm, Upper and Lower Concourse
International students must also present their immigration documents to complete their enrolment.
New students
Welcome from the Principal and Director of Programmes
11am – 11.45am, Concert Hall
New postgraduates
Module Presentations
11.45am – 1pm, Concert Hall
Module Q&A
2pm – 2.30pm, Lecture Theatre
New BMus students
Cohort Talk
1pm – 2pm, Concert Hall
New BMus (Pop) students
Induction
1pm – 3pm, Studio 1
New postgraduates (Pop)
Induction
1pm – 2pm, Production Pod
School-Specific Activity
2pm – 5pm
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
New students
Consent training
3pm – 4pm, Concert Hall
New undergraduates
Studenting 101 / Students’ Union
4pm – 4.30pm, Concert Hall
Whole Cohort
Meeting GRNCM
4pm – 5pm, Conference Room
All students
Principal’s Reception
5pm – 6pm, Lower Concourse
New students
Hearing Conservation (Mandatory)
4.30pm – 5.30pm (Group 1) and 5.30 – 6.30pm (Group 2), Concert Hall
Tuesday 17 September
New students
ID card collection and document check
9am – 4pm, Upper and Lower Concourse
International students must also present their immigration documents to complete their enrolment.
New students
School Activities
10am – 4.45pm
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
New students
ABRSM Introduction
9.30am – 10am, Concert Hall
Returning postgraduates
Pathways / Options
10am – 10.30am, Studio 6
New postgraduates
Professional Placements Q&A
11am – 11.30am, Concert Hall
New students
Library Induction (School Specific)
Various times
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
New students
Piano Induction
Various times, Concert Hall
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
New students
Introduction to Alexander Technique
4 – 5pm, Concert Hall
Wednesday 18 September
All students
Jazz Opportunities
9.30am – 10am, Concert Hall
New students
School Activities
10am – 7pm
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
All students
Freshers Fair
12.30am – 3pm, CNRR Mezzanine, Lower Concourse, Upper Concourse
New students
Wellbeing and Personal Safety
12.30pm – 1pm, Concert Hall
New UG students
Introduction to the Student Ambassador Scheme
1.30pm – 2pm, Lecture Theatre
New students
Spirit Studios
4.30pm – 5pm, Concert Hall
New students
Performance Opportunities
5pm – 6pm, Concert Hall
Co-Curricular
Dalcroze Taster Session
6pm – 7.30pm, Studio 4
New students
Library Induction (School Specific)
Various times
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
Thursday 19 September
New students
ID card collection and document check
9am – 11am, Upper and Lower Concourse
International students must also present their immigration documents to complete their enrolment.
New students
School Activities
9am – 6pm
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
UG2
Cohort Meeting
11am – 11.45am, Concert Hall
UG3 / UG4
Cohort Meeting
11.45am – 12.30pm, Concert Hall
UG3
Professional Placement Introduction
1.30pm – 2.30pm, Concert Hall
New PG students
Introduction to the Student Ambassador Scheme
1.30pm – 2pm, Lecture Theatre
New students
Library Induction (School Specific)
Please check ASIMUT for your individual timetable
Friday 20 September
New students
Introduction to Professional Practice
10am – 11am, Concert Hall
New Composition students
Introduction to EPTA
11am – 11.30am, Concert Hall
New Keyboard students
Introduction to EPTA
11am – 11.30am, Concert Hall
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