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Department of Music

University of California, Berkeley

To contact the Practice Rooms:

Morrison Hall Basement

Phone: (510) 642-2681

E-mail: musicpr@uclink.berkeley.edu

Who Can Use Practice Rooms | Fall & Spring Semester Hours | Summer Session Hours | Holiday Schedule | Rules Governing Use | Reservations | Lockers

Who Can Use Practice Rooms?

The practice rooms are for the exclusive use of registered Cal students, currently employed staff, and faculty. Community members of department-sponsored ensembles may also use the practice rooms. (Not eligible: UC Extension students and Cal alumni.)

Designations (A, B, and C) regulate the flow of users to insure that music majors and minors, members of department-sponsored ensembles, and students taking harmony, theory, and musicianship classes get priority during the day. A and B stickers, applied to Cal photo IDs, can be obtained at the practice rooms desk upon presentation of current Cal registration or a faculty/staff identification card. A and B users will also be asked to fill out a name and address card. A and B stickers will be issued after class lists are published, usually during the second or third week of the semester.

A users are declared music majors, music graduate students, and music faculty/staff.

B users are members of department-sponsored ensembles and those music minors and nonmajors taking harmony, theory, and musicianship classes.

C users are registered Cal students, staff, or faculty not in either of the above categories.

Users must surrender their IDs to the desk clerk in exchange for the keys to a practice room. IDs are returned when the keys are. Sign-up sheets back this exchange system. Remember to sign in and out.


Regular Hours, during Fall and Spring semesters

A & B Users

C Users

Monday, Wednesday

8:15 AM - 9:45 PM

4:00 - 9:45 PM

Tuesday, Thursday

8:15 AM -10:45 PM

4:00 - 10:45 PM

Friday

8:15 AM - 7:45 PM

2:00 - 7:45 PM

Saturday

10:15 AM - 5:45 PM

10:15 AM - 5:45 PM

Sunday

11:15 AM - 9:45 PM

11:15 AM - 9:45 PM

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Holiday Schedule, Fall–Spring Semesters, 2008–2009

Instruction begins W, August 27
Labor Day Holiday: M, September 1, closed
Veteran's Day Holiday: Tu, November 11, closed
Thanksgiving Holiday: W, November 26, close early at 4:45; Th–Sa, Nov 27–29, closed; Su, Nov 30 regular hours
Instruction ends W, Dec 10
Fall Finals: Sa–Sa, Dec 13–20
Sa-Su, Dec 13–14, regular hours • M–W, Dec 15–17, 9:15am–9:45pm • Th–F, Dec 18–19, 10:15–7:45 • Sa, Dec 20, closed •
Semester Break: December 20, 2008–January 19, 2009, closed*

Instruction begins:Tu, January 20
MLK Holiday: M, January 19, closed;
President's Day Holiday: M, February 16, closed
Spring Recess: F, March 20, close early at 4:45 • Sa–Sa, March 21–28, closed • Cesar Chavez Holiday: F, March 27 • Su, March 29 regular hours
Instruction ends: M, May 11
Spring Finals: Th–Th, May 14–21
Th, May 14, 8:15–9:45 • F, May 15, 8:15–7:45
• Sa-Su, May 16–17, regular hours • M–Tu, May 18–19, 8:15–9:45 • W–Th, May 20–21, 10:15–4:45 • Fri, May 22, closed
Semester Break: Summer session hours weekdays (to be announced).

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Rules governing use
Grand Piano Room Use: Only A users, chamber music students (Music 146), and department instructors (Music 150) may use the grand piano rooms. Grand piano rooms are reserved much of the time for teaching.

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RESERVATIONS

Reservations can be made for the FOUR GRAND PIANO ROOMS throughout the day and for the STUDENT LOUNGE after 5PM. Semester-permanent reservations are accepted as well as reservations for one-time use. Make reservations with the clerk at the practice desk.

Only NOON CONCERT PIANISTS may reserve the grand piano rooms for individual practice and only during the semester in which they are scheduled to perform. Noon concert auditionees may not reserve grand rooms for individual practice, but auditioning ensembles may do so in the weeks preceding noon concert auditions.

Except for noon concert pianists (explained above), THERE ARE NO RESERVATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE.

Semester-permanent Reservations A and B users may reserve the grand piano rooms, for ensemble rehearsals only, on a semester-permanent basis if they are registered for chamber music (Music 146). Permanent reservations can also be made by department instructors (150, 405, and YMP) and musicianship instructors (Music 20).

Reservations for one-time use should be made not more than two weeks in advance for not more than two hours at a time.

CANCELLING: Please give as much advance notice as possible to the clerk at the practice desk (642-2681) if you will not be using your reserved room. Be considerate; grand rooms are in demand.

Keys for reserved rooms must be picked up within ten minutes of the specified time or the entire reservation is forfeited.


LOCKERS

Lockers of varying size are available for academic-year assignment. Private locks may not be used (and will be cut off). Store articles in lockers at owner's risk; the department is not responsible for lost or stolen items. Everyone must clear lockers before the end of spring semester. The exact date for clearing lockers will be taped to the lockers. The contents of uncleared lockers, instruments excepted, will be sent to campus Excess, Surplus and Salvage (642-1186)

2008–2009 Locker Distribution

Lockers are distibuted at the beginning of fall semester and throughout the fall & spring terms as available. See practice desk clerk.

Lockers must be cleared by Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 5pm.

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Last modified 9/4/08
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