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Practice Room Rentals

Practice Room Rentals

All undergraduate and graduate students from any major can purchase access to the School of Music practice rooms. Due to limited availability during construction, the rooms are not available to other members of the GT community this semester.

Practice Room availability is limited for Fall 2023.

Due to ongoing construction and renovations to the Couch Building, most practice room spaces will be unavailable for Fall 2023. Couch 204 and 206 will still be open and available at no charge for students to use this semester. If you’d like access to either of these rooms, please still click ‘Purchase Practice Room Access’ to register and gain buzzcard access. Because of high demand, you are not allowed to reserve these rooms for more than an hour at a time, and recurring weekly reservations are not allowed. Reservations will be open through the TeamUp system on the first of each month.

Additional music practice room spaces can be found in the John Lewis Student Center, rooms 2113, 2117, & 2119 on the second floor behind the WREK Radio Suite.

Thank you to all for your patience and flexibility as we upgrade our building to provide better music spaces for you in the future. Once construction is complete, Couch 104 will have 7 separate soundproof practice room suites available for use starting Spring Semester 2024! Keep an eye on the SoM website for updates.

General Information

There are digital pianos available to play in both practice rooms (Kawai models CN34B and CA48B). We do not have any acoustic or grand pianos available for practice.

If you wish to play an instrument other than a piano in 204 or 206, you must bring your own instrument. 

Payment Information

Access is free this semester for all students. Book through the "Practice Room and Lab Reservation Calendar" tab in the general channel on the School of Music Team. 

Following payment, you will receive a confirmation e-mail that includes a link to reserve practice rooms in advance. You may also practice in any room that is unoccupied without making a reservation. 

Please note, it may take 1-2 business days to receive Buzzcard access after your purchase. 

You must purchase practice room access each semester as access to practice rooms terminates at the end of each semester.

Reserving Your Room

Please list your FULL NAME on the reservation.If there will be multiple people practicing in the room with you, be sure to list every student’s name on the reservation. 

  • Every person who is using the room should have Buzzcard access 

  • Do not let anyone into the Couch Building or a Practice Room who does not have Buzzcard access 

  • Practice room reservation will run on a monthly basis. You will be able to book your reservations for the month beginning on the first of that month.

Please be considerate when reserving practice rooms. We only have two active practice rooms and we have over 300 students who need access.  

  • Do not reserve rooms for more than one hour at a time.

  • Do not reserve multiple rooms during the same timeslot. 

  • If you have made a reservation and the room is occupied, kindly state that you have a reservation to use the room. If you are using a practice room without a reservation and someone with a reservation arrives, you must allow them to use the room. 

  • If you have made a reservation for a practice room but wish to delete it or modify it and cannot, please send an email to kelsey.brunson@music.gatech.edu  and we will delete it for you. 

  • We reserve the right to cancel reservations that violate our policies. You will receive an email if your reservation has been deleted. 

Rules

  1. Clean up after yourself. Dispose of all trash and remove all of your personal items at the end of your reservation. Make sure the door is fully closed behind you.  

  1. If you move any chairs in the room, stack them if possible or place them neatly against the wall before you leave. 

  1. Playing of the drum set and amplified instruments is not allowed Monday through Friday between 11 am and 4 pm. 

  1. Treat our equipment and facilities with respect.  

Do not let anyone into the Couch building if they do not have Buzzcard access. NO ONE should be in the building after hours unless they have been given access via their Buzzcard. 

For any technical issues with the website for purchasing access, please contact helpdesk@design.gatech.edu.  For all other inquiries, please email kelsey.brunson@music.gatech.edu. 

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