View of recording studio from control booth, overlooking mixing board with speakers to each side

School of Music Completes First Phase of Building Renovation

School of Music Completes First Phase of Building Renovation

Renovations to the Couch Building progressed through the summer and fall, but the new facilities are now open! Updates include an overhaul of the recording studio and a practice room suite with instrument storage and sound-isolation booths.

Faculty and administrative offices were also updated, along with a new conference room.

More is coming to the Couch Building! An elevator will be added soon to improve building accessibility, and the School of Music's top priority in the capital campaign is to renovate the rehearsal hall in Couch 115 to become an art+tech incubator space for students, with state-of-the-art technology for projection, lighting, virtual acoustics, spatial sound, recording and broadcasting.

See below for photos of our renovations.

Couch Renovation Photo Gallery

Control room in the recording studio showing equipment racks, monitors, mixing board, and display
The new recording studio features a control room, tracking room, and isolation room; exceptional sound isolation and acoustic design; and a vintage Steinway grand piano.
View of the live room in the recording studio through the window of the control room
The new recording studio features a control room, tracking room, and isolation room; exceptional sound isolation and acoustic design; and a vintage Steinway grand piano.
View of practice rooms. One door is open, showing a piano in one of the rooms
This space, a former elementary school classroom, now includes seven soundproof practice rooms and instrument storage lockers.
Practice rooms with instrument storage
This space, a former elementary school classroom, now includes seven soundproof practice rooms and instrument storage lockers.
View of second-floor faculty office suite from entryway
Second-floor faculty office suite from entryway
View of second-floor faculty office suite, showing hallway
View of second-floor faculty office suite, showing hallway
One of the new offices in the second-floor suite
One of the new offices in the second-floor suite
First-floor conference room with faculty offices
This new office suite includes office space for band faculty and a conference room supporting hybrid meetings. Anyone in the School of Music can reserve the conference room through our online calendar.
First-floor administrative office suite
This faculty and staff office suite was renovated with new carpeting, lighting, a fresh coat of paint, and a kitchen.
Control room in the recording studio showing equipment racks, monitors, mixing board, and display
View of the live room in the recording studio through the window of the control room
View of practice rooms. One door is open, showing a piano in one of the rooms
Practice rooms with instrument storage
View of second-floor faculty office suite from entryway
View of second-floor faculty office suite, showing hallway
One of the new offices in the second-floor suite
First-floor conference room with faculty offices
First-floor administrative office suite

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