Welcome to Orientation Week at Manhattan School of Music, August 26–September 6, 2019!
Orientation Week is a great way to settle into MSM, get to know New York City, and make new friends.
Join us for dozens of social activities including a sunset cruise around the tip of Manhattan, an Ice Cream Social in the president’s residence, and an exclusive tour of the Steinway Piano Factory. We will also host many informational meetings to help students get acclimated to the School.
You’ll also be able to finish up any paperwork, get to know MSM programs, take placement exams and auditions, and enroll in your classes.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact Student Engagement at 917-493-4673 or orientation@msmnyc.edu
8:00am-12:00pm Check In to School & Andersen Hall Move-in Ades Performance Space – 132 Claremont Ave. All students Orientation begins on August 26th, 2019 with check in for all new students. During this process students will have the opportunity to pick up their MSM ID cards, visit with staff members from administrative offices like Financial Aid, Student Accounts, Admissions, and Student Engagement. Students living in Andersen Hall will also be able to pick up their keys and move into their room.
12:00pm-2:00pm Tours of MSM Student Lounge Main Building All students Tours leave every 15 minutes from the School’s Student Lounge near the cafeteria.
1:00pm-3:00pm International Students Meeting Miller Recital Hall Mandatory for International students This important meeting will help you understand your F-1 or J-1 visa status and explain your responsibilities to maintain your legal visa status. You are required to attend this meeting as part of the SEVIS CHECK-IN process with United States Immigration. Please bring your passport and the I-20 or DS-2019 from Manhattan School of Music. This meeting will be led by Michael Lockhart, Director of International Student Services (212-749-2802, ext. 4460). All International Undergraduates, Graduates, and Transfers are REQUIRED to attend this meeting. SES students are not required to attend.
2:00pm-3:00pm Parent and Family Reception Main Building Student Lounge Parents and family Parents and family members and new students are invited to meet with the MSM administrators who will be supporting their students during the school years. You will be able to meet and speak with representatives from CME, Student Engagement, Outreach, the Provost’s Office, Health & Wellness services, and more! Refreshments will be served.
3:00pm-4:00pm Convocation Neidorff-Karpati Hall All students and family Students and parents will have the opportunity to hear from the President and Dean of Students, as well as various other MSM representatives. This will be when parents leave Orientation.
4:00pm-5:00pm Andersen Hall Resident Meeting Neidorff-Karpati Hall Andersen Hall Residents only The Resident Hall Meeting is your opportunity to learn the rights and responsibilities you have as a student while residing in Andersen Hall. Topics covered will include information about mail service, what to do if you lose a key or get locked out of your room, keeping bathrooms clean, and the expectations of the policies of living on campus. Attendance is required for all students who are new to living on campus at MSM.
4:00pm-5:00pm New York 101 for commuter students new to the city Studio 707 Commuting students This meeting is designed for commuter students living off campus who are new to NYC. We’ll go over NYC basics, learn about MSM services you might find helpful and answer any questions you might have.
5:00pm-7:00pm Welcome Party and Activities Fair Ades Performance Space All students The Welcome Party and Activities Fair is where you will be able to explore all of the different student organizations we offer here at MSM. This is also a great time to socialize and meet new people while drinking some refreshing smoothies from Maui Wowi, and enjoying our fun photo booth to begin making memories from your first day at MSM! You will also be able to choose which restaurant you would like to visit later this evening if you previously signed up for the local restaurant dinner, pick up your Grad Wine & Cheese tickets, and Cruise tickets!
7:30pm-10:00pm Local Restaurant Dinner Student Lounge Main Building All students- sign up required Get a chance to try a local restaurant where you can taste delicious foods and get a better idea of your school surroundings. Bring CASH for meal and tip. The restaurant choices are: Latin: Floridita Harlem Italian: Pisticci American: Friedman’s Asian: La Salle Dumpling Room
8:30am-4:00pm Welcome Table Neidorff-Karpati Hall Lobby All students Have questions about your schedule today? Unsure of where Miller Hall is and how to get there? Come by the welcome table and speak to an Orientation Leader who will be able to point you in the right direction.
12:00pm-1:00pm Distance Learning and Recording Arts Studio Tour Meet outside Myers Recording Studio (307) All students Join the staff of MSM’s Distance Learning & Recording Arts Department to get an inside look at Myers Recording Studio and Elman Distance Learning Center. You’ll get to spend time in each studio, talk to our staff and engineers, see and hear demonstrations and learn about the unique services and work opportunities available to MSM students.
6:00pm-10:00pm Welcome Cruise Student Lounge Main Building All students- sign up required One of our favorite events we hold every year to welcome our new students to this magical city is our Welcome Cruise! Students will have the opportunity to get dressed up and meet all of the people you will be spending your time with at MSM, while dancing and eating yummy food. This Cruise lasts two hours and makes its way around fabulous sights such as, The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the beautiful skyline view of New York City. This night will be one you will remember!
1:30pm-5:00pm MET Cloisters Tour & Fort Tryon Park Visit Student Lounge Main Building All Students- sign up required The Met Cloisters is a new event we have added this year for Orientation. Opened in 1938 as a branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met Cloisters is America’s only museum dedicated exclusively to the art and architecture of the Middle Ages. This beautiful place exudes so much history and magic. The Cloisters are situated in beautiful Fort Tryon Park that overlooks the Hudson River. You won’t want to miss this!
3:00pm-3:30pm Canvas Meeting A-401/A-402 All Students Join MSM Distance Learning for an introductory session on CANVAS– Manhattan School’s online learning platform, which will be used to support your work in academic classes and studio lessons at MSM. Throughout your studies here, Canvas will be the digital education platform providing you with important course information such as course syllabuses, grade tracking, assignment submissions, communications with your teachers, discussion forums, audio and video recordings, and much more. This required session will also focus primarily on your MSM Concert Attendance Requirement (CA1000) including how Canvas will tracking how many performances you’ve attended, what concert-eligible performances are upcoming, and course policies –all designed to make fulfilling your concert attendance requirements a simple and fun way to get it done. All students must attend ONE Canvas session during the orientation period. Sign up here: https://slotted.co/vtfdyg2a.
3:00pm-4:30pm Recording Arts Workshop Myers Recital Hall All Students Description coming soon
3:30pm-4:00pm Canvas Meeting A-401/A-402 All Students Join MSM Distance Learning for an introductory session on CANVAS– Manhattan School’s online learning platform, which will be used to support your work in academic classes and studio lessons at MSM. Throughout your studies here, Canvas will be the digital education platform providing you with important course information such as course syllabuses, grade tracking, assignment submissions, communications with your teachers, discussion forums, audio and video recordings, and much more. This required session will also focus primarily on your MSM Concert Attendance Requirement (CA1000) including how Canvas will tracking how many performances you’ve attended, what concert-eligible performances are upcoming, and course policies –all designed to make fulfilling your concert attendance requirements a simple and fun way to get it done. All students must attend ONE Canvas session during the orientation period. Sign up here: https://slotted.co/vtfdyg2a.
5:00pm-7:00pm Grad Wine and Cheese Bettolona Restaurant Graduate Students- sign up required Socialize and be merry with your new Master’s classmates as you enjoy delicious wine and cheese at one of our students’ favorite neighborhood restaurants, Bettolona!
6:00pm-10:30pm Night at The Jazz Standard Student Lounge Main Building All Students Enjoy a night out at one of New York City’s longstanding jazz clubs. Tonight will feature the music of the Fabian Almazan trio, which consists of all MSM alum. MSM ID REQUIRED
9:00am-11:30am Diversity Workshop Ades Performance Space Mandatory for all new students Facilitator Tanya O. Williams presents a session helping you to learn about the concept of social identity and how to recognize microaggressions. Entering a new community, such as MSM, presents an opportunity for everyone to learn more about the cycles of socialization, personal social identity profiles, and how those concepts take shape and impact our diverse community. The session is mandatory for all new students and open to continuing students as well. *Breakfast foods provided in Ades Hallway before event*
1:00pm-2:00pm Dual Degree Meeting Rahm Hall Graduate students This meeting is for students who are enrolled in the dual degree program with Manhattan School of Music and Columbia University’s Teachers College.
2:00pm-2:45pm Registrar Presentation Ades Performance Space Mandatory for all new students Do you need proof of enrollment or copies of your transcripts? Do you have a problem with your schedule? Visit the registrar presentation to get the answers you need.
3:00pm-3:45pm Scheduling Presentation Ades Performance Space Mandatory for all new students Come learn about the proper procedures to schedule practice rooms, performance spaces, and classrooms.
4:00pm-5:30pm Health Insurance & Wellness Panel Miller Recital Hall Mandatory for all students on MSM Health insurance Required for students enrolled in the MSM-sponsored health insurance plan, but all students are welcome to attend. MSM offers basic health care services through the Campus Health Nurse Office and mental health counseling services through the MSM Counseling Center. Services are available free of charge to both residential and non-residential students Monday through Friday during the academic school year (insurance is NOT required). Referrals by the Campus Health Nurse and Counseling Center are available if more comprehensive care and follow-up by an off-campus medical or mental health provider is necessary. In an effort to supplement the medical and mental health services offered on-campus, MSM and the AIG Student Health Insurance program have partnered with New York Presbyterian/Weill-Cornell Medical Center The Center for the Performing Artist to provide health care services tailored to the special needs of professionals and aspiring artists in the field of voice, dance, music and theater. The Center for the Performing Artist offers a wide variety of expertise in performing arts medicine in combination with the clinical resources of a world renowned academic medical center.
11:00am-12:00pm Work-Study Meeting A-401 & A-402 All students This is an information session with the Financial Aid Office informing domestic students with Federal Work-Study funds about employment opportunities at MSM.
1:00pm-2:30pm Enough is Enough: Combatting Sexual Assault at MSM – Mandatory Miller Recital Hall Mandatory for all new students This is a mandatory training for all new students. In this training you will learn about important topics related to safe and consensual interpersonal relationships. The meeting will be facilitated by Kim Bryson, a Senior Investigator for New York State Police.
2:30pm-6:00pm Ice Cream Social with the President PJ Sharp Residence All students Come to the 18th floor of Andersen Hall for beautiful views and delicious ice cream. Present Gandre is looking forward to having you all up for a visit! We encourage everyone to come at the times listed below: 2:30pm 5th, 6th, 14th, & 15th floors 3:20pm: 7th & 16th floors 4:00pm: 8th & 17th floors 4:40pm: 9th & 11th floors 5:20pm: 12th & 13th floors Students living off campus are welcome to come at any time.
6:30pm-9:00pm Top of the Rock Student Lounge Main Building All students Go to the top of one of the most iconic buildings in all of New York City and see spectacular views from over 100 stories high!
8:30am-10:30am Morning Fun Run and Absolute Bagels Student Lounge Main Building All students- sign up required Moving to a new place with new people can be stressful. Let’s take a fun run to clear our heads and get outdoors to enjoy the beautiful city. Of course, along with a delicious reward from our favorite bagel shop close to MSM, Absolute Bagels! Bring Cash!
1:00pm-5:00pm Broadway Show Come From Away Student Lounge Main Building All students- sign up required Enjoy an afternoon in the heart of Manhattan, taking in a Broadway show in Times Square. Advanced sign up is required as tickets are limited.
6:30pm-11:00pm Met Opera HD Festival: La Fille du Régiment Student Lounge Main Building All students- sign up required Calling all opera-lovers! Join us while we visit Lincoln Center to watch the HD Opera on Screen of “La Fille du Régiment” starring Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena.
11:00am-5:00pm Retreat to Governor’s Island Student Lounge Main Building All students- sign up required Enjoy a super fun day at Governors Island, which is a new landmark in the harbor. Governors Island is a popular seasonal destination that offers biking, mini golf, yoga, kayaking, sightseeing, hammock naps, and so much more! This will be a fun day and a great opportunity to meet new people! Please note: The ferry ride will cost $3 round-trip.
12:00pm-5:00pm Baseball Game: NY Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics School Lobby All Students Enjoy the classic American sport as New York’s favorite baseball team goes head to head against the Oakland Athletics. Your ticket includes hot dogs, sausages, jumbo soft pretzels, and Pepsi products from 30 minutes after the gates open until the 5th inning!!!
12:00pm-3:00pm Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt hosted by MSM’s Orientation Leaders Student Lounge Main Building All students Let’s get clever while trying to find all of the coolest spots around the MSM neighborhood while your OL’s guide you along the way. The final destination will have a surprise!
1:00pm-3:00pm Take Control of Your Performance A-401 & A-402 All students This workshop will help you to focus on the learning process and the skills you need to maximize your performance success. We perform the way we practice; examining how the brain learns, we can minimize feelings of low confidence and low self esteem which is the leading cause of performance anxiety. Many musicians practice anxiety along with their repertoire, not realizing the way they practice impacts not only the level of performance, but also their ability to perform at maximum potential. Every minute you spend in the practice room affects your performance product.
3:00pm-3:30pm Outreach Meeting Miller Recital Hall All students Find out information regarding opportunities to work in the New York City community to share, perform, and teach music. Positions available are paid. ALL students may attend this meeting.
3:30pm-5:00pm MSM at a Glance #1 Miller Recital Hall All students Get introduced to administrators of the school who will help you throughout the year. Presenting departments range from Admissions, Recording & Distance Learning, Performance Operations, Outreach, Student Accounts, the Campus Store, Student Engagement, and many more.
6:00pm-10:00pm Broadway Show – Beetlejuice Student Lounge Main Building All students- sign up required Enjoy an evening in the heart of Manhattan, taking in a Broadway show in Times Square. Advanced sign up is required as tickets are limited.
7:45am-1:00pm Steinway Factory Tour Student Lounge Main Building All students- sign up required Take part in a guided factory tour of one of the most well-known piano companies. *** The attached factory tour registration forms must be completed by all tour attendees. **Please read the attached Rules and Guidelines * Attendees MUST WEAR CLOSED TOE SHOES
1:00pm-1:30pm Canvas Meeting A-401/A-402 All Students Join MSM Distance Learning for an introductory session on CANVAS– Manhattan School’s online learning platform, which will be used to support your work in academic classes and studio lessons at MSM. Throughout your studies here, Canvas will be the digital education platform providing you with important course information such as course syllabuses, grade tracking, assignment submissions, communications with your teachers, discussion forums, audio and video recordings, and much more. This required session will also focus primarily on your MSM Concert Attendance Requirement (CA1000) including how Canvas will tracking how many performances you’ve attended, what concert-eligible performances are upcoming, and course policies –all designed to make fulfilling your concert attendance requirements a simple and fun way to get it done. All students must attend ONE Canvas session during the orientation period. Sign up here: https://slotted.co/vtfdyg2a.
1:30pm-3:00pm MSM at a Glance #2 Miller Recital Hall All students Get introduced to administrators of the school who will help you throughout the year. Presenting departments range from Admissions, Recording & Distance Learning, Performance Operations, Outreach, Student Accounts, the Campus Store, Student Engagement, and many more.
3:00pm-4:00pm Coffee with Benefits Andersen 6th Floor Lounge All students Something is brewing. . . and you are all invited! Join us for Coffee with Benefits, an event where you can get delicious free coffee as well as an opportunity to meet and mingle with new people. Participants are paired with a partner and given a conversation card with topics to chat about and connect over. Take a break from your busy schedule, grab a cup of coffee and a coffee conversation card, and make a new friend.
3:00pm-4:00pm String Clinic Rahm Hall All string students *Treats provided* All Attendees can enter to win FREE String Sets from Pirastro Strings (Violin, Viola, Cello & Bass sets) & also the chance for a Free Personal String Consultation in October with Adrian Mueller, Technical Director of Pirastro Strings, along with a personalized free set of strings for 8 lucky winners.* Edward Mingo, Pirastro Marketing Manager, will discuss how strings are made and how this affects the sound of your instrument. *Past Consultation winners cannot enter this drawing*
6:00pm-10:00pm Broadway Show – Mean Girls Student Lounge Main Building All students- sign up required Enjoy an evening in the heart of Manhattan, taking in a Broadway show in Times Square. Advanced sign up is required as tickets are limited.
1:00pm-5:00pm National Jazz Museum in Harlem Student Lounge Main Building All students- sign up required Enjoy a guided tour of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. This Smithsonian Affiliate, is a thriving center for jazz that stimulates hearts and minds, and reaches out to diverse audiences to enjoy this quintessential American music.
5:00pm-7:00pm MSM ALAANA Alumni Q&A & Reception (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American) Miller Recital Hall All Students Connect with our alumni community, a supportive and passionate network of professionals, with whom you share the Manhattan School of Music experience! Our panelists will share how their education at MSM prepared them in life and why they love their alma mater! Continue conversations with our panelists at the reception portion of the event. All students are welcome and encouraged to attend! ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American) Moderator: Alexa Smith (MM ’10) Chief of Staff, Manhattan School of Music Panelists: Sharon Daley Johnson (BM ’88, MM ’89), MSM Alumni Advisory Council Performing Arts Director, Riverside School for Makers and Artists; Founder and Director Emeritus, Reaching for the Arts, Inc. Esther Lee (BM ’98, MM ’00), Former MSM Alumni Advisory Council Director of Admissions, Village Community School Malcolm Merriweather (DMA ’15) Music Director, The Dessoff Choirs; Assistant Professor, Brooklyn College; Artistic Director, Voices of Haiti Eganam Segbefia (MM ’18), MSM Alumni Advisory Council; Freelance trumpeter
Students attending will receive Setting the Stage (professional development) credit. Reminder: as part of their degree program, those in the following programs must attend at least five (5) Setting the Stage workshops over the course of their studies:
4:30pm-5:00pm Canvas Meeting A-401/A-402 All Students Join MSM Distance Learning for an introductory session on CANVAS– Manhattan School’s online learning platform, which will be used to support your work in academic classes and studio lessons at MSM. Throughout your studies here, Canvas will be the digital education platform providing you with important course information such as course syllabuses, grade tracking, assignment submissions, communications with your teachers, discussion forums, audio and video recordings, and much more. This required session will also focus primarily on your MSM Concert Attendance Requirement (CA1000) including how Canvas will tracking how many performances you’ve attended, what concert-eligible performances are upcoming, and course policies –all designed to make fulfilling your concert attendance requirements a simple and fun way to get it done. All students must attend ONE Canvas session during the orientation period. Sign up here: https://slotted.co/vtfdyg2a.
5:00pm-5:30pm Canvas Meeting A-401/A-402 All Students Join MSM Distance Learning for an introductory session on CANVAS– Manhattan School’s online learning platform, which will be used to support your work in academic classes and studio lessons at MSM. Throughout your studies here, Canvas will be the digital education platform providing you with important course information such as course syllabuses, grade tracking, assignment submissions, communications with your teachers, discussion forums, audio and video recordings, and much more. This required session will also focus primarily on your MSM Concert Attendance Requirement (CA1000) including how Canvas will tracking how many performances you’ve attended, what concert-eligible performances are upcoming, and course policies –all designed to make fulfilling your concert attendance requirements a simple and fun way to get it done. All students must attend ONE Canvas session during the orientation period. Sign up here: https://slotted.co/vtfdyg2a.
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