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Practice Rooms

Price Music Center is home to more than a dozen reservable practice rooms, each equipped with either an upright or digital piano and a music stand. Any student at NC State can book a standard practice room online after approval from the department.

Practice Room Availability

Practice rooms in Price Music Center are available by reservation to NC State students between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. Reservation blocks will be for one hour at a time.

Weekend access is available by special request only.

How to Reserve a Practice Room

You will need to fill out the Practice Room Usage Agreement in order to be approved for access to the Department of Performing Arts and Technology practice rooms.

Once you fill out this agreement, within approximately two business days, you will receive an email granting you keycard access, as well as an email invitation from our online booking system, Skedda.

Please review the rules carefully before using a practice room.

Rules for Practice Room Use

  1. You must reserve your practice room at least 30 minutes in advance.
  2. Only enter your reserved room at the exact time you have reserved and exit promptly at the end of your reservation.
  3. Only one occupant is allowed in a room at a time and you may not let others into your reserved room.
  4. Do not overbook or book multiple reservations ahead of time or on a recurring schedule.
  5. Thoroughly wash your hands before entering and after exiting a practice room.
  6. Wipe down the piano keys in your practice room before using the piano. There are wipe dispensers located in each practice room hallway. Please use only one wipe to conserve supply. Please do not wipe the wood on pianos as this may damage the instrument.
  7. Promptly report any issues with the practice room or piano to the Department of Performing Arts and Technology office at performingartstech@ncsu.edu.
  8. Do not tamper with or unplug practice room pianos.
  9. No food or drink is allowed in the practice room.
  10. No electric amplification (guitar amp, vocal monitor, etc) is allowed in the practice room.
  11. Ensure that the door to your practice room is securely shut when you exit.

Failure to abide by these rules will result in the loss of practice room privileges. If you have questions or concerns, please email performingartstech@ncsu.edu.

Practice Room Options

NC State students may reserve standard practice rooms through online booking system, Skedda. Once approved by the Department, to reserve, go to the website, click on an available practice room time in either the “Map” or “Day” view and follow the onscreen instructions. You will receive a confirmation email with the date, time and location of your booking.

Standard Practice RoomsPrice Music Center (Rooms vary)Available to NC State students in one-hour time blocks. Standard practice rooms each have an acoustic or digital upright piano and a music stand.
Percussion Practice RoomPrice Music Center (Room 108)Available for percussion performance minors and approved ensemble members only.
Digital Audio Workstation LabsBroughton Hall (Rooms 2407, 2409 and 2410)Available for students enrolled in MUS 270 and MUS 370 (Songwriting Using Digital Audio Workstations).

If you have questions or concerns, please email performingartstech@ncsu.edu.