Newbie Questions

LoLth · 28-08-2009 02:52PM

thats the one, though I was getting it confused with another story from aroudn the same time of a russian in london (i think) who was actually poisoned and died in hospital... pesky memory...

The guy · 28-08-2009 03:43PM

You mean Alexander Litvienko?

LoLth · 28-08-2009 03:49PM

thats the one!

poison scare in maynooth: Friday December 01 2006

Dudesky in london: 23 November 2006

peanuthead · 04-09-2009 10:55PM

Sorry, another question - do you have to pay to park in Maynooth??

Michellenman · 04-09-2009 10:58PM

Nope

peanuthead · 05-09-2009 10:32AM

aw thats great!! Was out at registration yesterday, and although I didn't see any pay parking signs, a couple of people said they did, so I was just wondering!! Although I had a feeling I'd have heard about it by now if we did have to pay!

Thanks!!

EDIT: Postgrad Diploma in Ed registration before anyone reading this who hasn't yet registered sees this and panics!!:)

Michellenman · 05-09-2009 02:35PM

Does anyone know where on the NUIM site I can find module descriptions? I've been trying to find them all morning but can't get any. I can find the modules I have the option of taking and I can find a list of descriptions but the descriptions don't give a course code beside them...

lemansky · 05-09-2009 02:40PM

Michellenman wrote: »

Does anyone know where on the NUIM site I can find module descriptions? I've been trying to find them all morning but can't get any. I can find the modules I have the option of taking and I can find a list of descriptions but the descriptions don't give a course code beside them...

http://www.nuim.ie/cgi-bin/modules/display_all1.pl

Don't know if this is what you want....can't remember the exact info it gives!

Thwip! · 05-09-2009 03:27PM

lemansky wrote: »

http://www.nuim.ie/cgi-bin/modules/display_all1.pl

Don't know if this is what you want....can't remember the exact info it gives!

this might sound noobish but i really cant work that...i'm starting arts and trying to find the module reference codes for music, english, (business and law) cos im undecided on those two..so that i can check the time table..any help?

also i heard that in music under arts tution from a teacher in the college is covered so you dont have to pay for it..is that true?

banquo · 05-09-2009 03:31PM

You can find them here, under past exam papers.

Bit of a workaround, but hey. It verks.

Choose your course from the drop down menu, and in the page it takes you to you'll be able to see the module codes beside the subject.

Norrdeth · 05-09-2009 07:36PM

jpcarlow wrote: »

this might sound noobish but i really cant work that...i'm starting arts and trying to find the module reference codes for music, english, (business and law) cos im undecided on those two..so that i can check the time table..any help?

also i heard that in music under arts tution from a teacher in the college is covered so you dont have to pay for it..is that true?

You get free tuition on your first (examination) instrument from the department. You can sign up for tuition if you don't already have a teacher, If you have a teacher outside of college you have to notify the college about subsidizing tuition expenses.
Good luck!

Ben - 2Bmus

Thwip! · 05-09-2009 07:40PM

Norrdeth wrote: »

You get free tuition on your first (examination) instrument from the department. You can sign up for tuition if you don't already have a teacher, If you have a teacher outsude of college you have to notify the college about subsidizing tuition expenses.
Good luck!

Ben - 2Bmus

what do you mean about the first (examination) department? i read that theres an audition in the first week of semester 1 for my music performance class in arts.... apparently it's a pre-requesite, could you explain what that means please? like what happens if i fail the audition

banquo · 05-09-2009 07:48PM

What he means by 'first' is that a lot of musicians have two instruments. Your main insturment tuition is free, your other instrument is not. IE for me piano is free, gut guitar is not.

You can't fail the upcoming audition, it's just for streaming into different classes based on ability/level of performance reached so far.

Thwip! · 05-09-2009 07:53PM

banquo wrote: »

What he means by 'first' is that a lot of musicians have two instruments. Your main insturment tuition is free, your other instrument is not. IE for me piano is free, gut guitar is not.

You can't fail the upcoming audition, it's just for streaming into different classes based on ability/level of performance reached so far.

well i sing and guitar, been playing guitar longer than singing. so which do i get free? is there singing lessons?

Norrdeth · 05-09-2009 09:31PM

You should pick which one you want to do your performance examinations on.
For voice you'd pick based on your voice type tenor, baritone etc.
For guitar it's only nylon string classical guitar stuff.
Pick the one you're better at, like which one you'd see yourself getting the most marks on.

Thwip! · 05-09-2009 09:37PM

Norrdeth wrote: »

You should pick which one you want to do your performance examinations on.
For voice you'd pick based on your voice type tenor, baritone etc.
For guitar it's only nylon string classical guitar stuff.
Pick the one you're better at, like which one you'd see yourself getting the most marks on.

think i may go with voice so, cos i dont have a nylon string and i dont play classical music

princess_calico · 06-09-2009 11:47AM

Beau wrote: »

I presume you didn't come down on the open day then it went on fire that day.

i got the coolest pics of that fire...

peanuthead · 06-09-2009 01:23PM

louisefeaheny wrote: »

i got the coolest pics of that fire...

post them up??

princess_calico · 06-09-2009 10:39PM

peanuthead wrote: »

post them up??

there on my phone and i cant send em to the computer!

Michellenman · 06-09-2009 10:43PM

louisefeaheny wrote: »

there on my phone and i cant send em to the computer!

It costs like 40c but you can email them to yourself if you really want to

Miss Lockhart · 06-09-2009 10:47PM

What's the story with study desks in the library?

Are there many (ie enough)? Had a look at the website and it says they have a mixture of common and single desks and that they can be reserved for half an hour, but it didn't say how many there were...

Is it usually a struggle to get a study desk?

Michellenman · 06-09-2009 10:52PM

Not usually during the year. When it comes up to exam time it's gets tough. Once you get there early you'll be grand, there's generally a queue before it opens at this time of year but it won't fill the desks.

There's also the reading room in the arts block which is nice to study in and at exam times they make lecture halls available to study in. You'll find somewhere, don't worry

K4t · 07-09-2009 12:33AM

Michellenman wrote: »

There's also the reading room in the arts block which is nice to study in

Definitely the most depressing room I've ever seen! It's like a prison visiting room. There's not even any windows!

Michellenman · 07-09-2009 12:38AM

K4t wrote: »

Definitely the most depressing room I've ever seen! It's like a prison visiting room. There's not even any windows!

Exactly, no distractions. Unless you're lucky enough to get a hottie sitting opposite you.

mickstupp · 07-09-2009 10:15AM

Ah yes, the reading room. Where you must be quiet. Reserved for incredibly noisy people. I don't know how anyone can concentrate in there with the coughs, splutters, mutters, crisp eating, chatting in loud whispers, answering of phones... what a head melt!

What bothers me most though... is that particular type of person who arrives early, plugs in their laptop, then sods off for half the day before coming back. Hogging the plug points like that sucks donkey nads in my opinion.

Wendero · 07-09-2009 08:03PM

Hi

Anyone knows when the deadline for paying your accomodation was? I assumed it would be possible to pay it until the 14th or something, but now the site doesn't work (the page cannot be found). And, I have paid the deposit.

rcaz · 07-09-2009 09:34PM

Another music-related question

How do they feel about people learning new instruments? It's pretty unrealistic to be able to take up a brand new instrument for exams, I know. I'm a guitarist of seven years, mostly just noisy electric guitar music, and I'm pretty confident I can learn classical (I learned Bach's Bouree in E Minor for the audition on my own).

But I would REALLY love to learn piano - if I could play Debussy's Arabesques one day, I'd be a very happy man. I can play some grade four pieces, but I don't have the exams and scales and finger exercises to back it up.

Is there any support from the college for endeavours like this? I'll probably end up studying piano in my spare time, right?

banquo · 07-09-2009 09:47PM

Well, you'll have to do keyboard skills anyway - figured bass, three part reading, etc. Total doss in first year if you play the piano, but waaay harder if you don't.

Norrdeth · 07-09-2009 09:50PM

If you auditioned on the Guitar and did well I'm not sure they'll let you change to Piano for exams.
However you could look into private piano lessons on the side as I'm sure there's plenty
of pianists around campus willing to teach, but the money'd have to come out of your pocket.
Having said that, you could get the piano up to exam standard if you worked very hard over the next year or so.

banquo · 07-09-2009 09:50PM

Michellenman wrote: »

Exactly, no distractions. Unless you're lucky enough to get a hottie sitting opposite you.

I sat beside Barleybooley in there once.

It was awesome.

/sickening

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