Practice Rooms

The Younger Hall has 11 practice, teaching and rehearsal rooms that are available for the use of Music Centre members. All except one of these has a piano, either upright or grand. The rooms may be booked on a week-by-week basis by signing on the booking sheets which are posted outside the office on Friday afternoons.  A maximum of one hour per day may be booked in advance by any individual.  Members are asked to cancel their bookings if they cannot come for any reason, to allow others to benefit from the facilities.  If a room is unoccupied 10 minutes after the start of the booking, it automatically becomes available for another member to book.

Amplified Music Rehearsal (AMR)

From this year, the Music Centre is delighted to provide a new service of dedicated rehearsal time for musicians performing amplified music. AMR sessions can be booked in the same manner as described above, using the sign-up sheets outside the Music Centre Office. AMR is offered on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:45pm - Midnight. Amplified music can be played from 10pm - 11:45pm to allow time for get-in/get-out periods during which music cannot be played.

Please be aware that to support the extension of our opening hours we ask that all AMR room users be Music Centre Members, not just the individual who makes the booking. Find out how to join here.

As well as the Roland Digital DrumKits in the Music Technology Studio, the Music Centre has two standard drumkits that may be used by members for practice.  Due to the limited soundproofing in the building, there are restrictions on when drum practice with these kits can take place - please ask at the office if you are interested in this.  Drummers should be able to demonstrate reasonable ability, or be taking drum lessons through the Music Centre, and should provide their own sticks.

The Students' Union also has a music room with an upright piano and a drumkit which may be booked through the General Office in the Union.

Other practice opportunities are available at the Barron Theatre and in some of the student residences.