Practice Room Policies

View the practice room schedule and book a room

Using a practice room to prepare for an audition:

Music Department practice rooms (Booth 211, 212, 213, 214, 223A and 223B) are available to all students planning to audition for ensembles, scholarships, and lessons. Please go to the Card Services Office and tell them you are preparing for an audition and need to have practice room access.  This access will end on Tuesday, August 30. At that time, students will have to get their card reauthorized according to the normal procedure (see below, "Signing up to use the practice rooms"). You do not need to schedule your time in the room through skedda until after you are enrolled in a MUSA or MUSC course.

Signing up to use the practice rooms:

1. Request an e-signature from one of your music instructors.

• If you are a Music Major, request an e-signature from your advisor or approval from the Production Manager, Alexander Zhu (musicpm@oxy.edu). 
• If you are in an ensemble, request an e-signature from Chris Kim (ckim2@oxy.edu) or Desiree LaVertu (lavertu@oxy.edu).
• If none of these apply, request the instructor of your music class or lesson to send an e-signature to the Production Manager.
• INSTRUCTORS: to provide an e-signature, email the Production Manager with the student cc’ed the following information using the template below:
  • Subject: e-signature for practice room access
    • “[Student Name] is enrolled in my section of [MUSC### / MUSA###] this semester.”

2. Go to the Music Department’s scheduling system, skedda.

• Click the link above, or type oxymusic.skedda.com in your browser. 
• If you are near the practice rooms, you can use your phone's camera to scan the QR code on the door of each room.

3. Sign in with your Oxy ID.
4. Once you have been approved to use the practice rooms, you may create your first booking!

Booking time in a practice room:

1. Go to the Music Department’s scheduling system, skedda.

1. Click the link above, or type oxymusic.skedda.com in your browser. Bookmark this webpage to easily return to it!
2. If you are near the practice rooms, you can use your phone's camera to scan the QR code on the door of each room.

2. Sign in with your Oxy ID (if asked).
3. Check availability and find a time. Click the time slot, (on mobile, tap the time slot). Scroll right and left to view all the available rooms.
4. Select the length of time you would like to book the room. 

1. NOTE: due the COVID-19 pandemic, users are limited to 45-minute booking slots. Rooms ventilate for 30 minutes between slots.
2. If you are enrolled in a MUSC class, you will be asked to list which course(s) you are currently enrolled in.

5. Click the “Confirm” button to make your reservation. You will be sent a confirmation email.

1. NOTE: for contact tracing purposes, users are required to check in prior to entering the room. Do not forget to check in! The system will email you a check-in link 10 minutes prior to your scheduled booking.

Using Oxy’s Practice Rooms

Practice rooms are reserved for students enrolled in MUSC 106, 107, 109, and 120-130 or any MUSA course, which includes all lessons and departmental ensembles. Once enrolled in these courses, you must visit Card Services to have your Oxy ID activated to give you access to the practice rooms; Card Services will have a list of those enrolled students.

Once your card has been activated, you may reserve a practice room online. Note that in reserving a practice room you are acknowledging you have read and agree to abiding by the following policy. Violations may result in the rescinding of practice room access. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, access to practice rooms (and classrooms) may be limited or denied according to the current Workplace Operations and Guidelines.

NOTE: Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the practice rooms are open only to music majors and students enrolled in Music courses. You are required to reserve your time in the practice rooms to maintain COVID safety protocols.

Practice rooms are on a schedule which allows them to ventilate in between users. For your safety and the safety of others, do not enter the rooms during the ventilation periods.

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Practice Room Policy

• A practice room can be reserved for a 45-minute slot. Each reservation is followed by a 30-minute no-entry period to allow for aerosol dispersion. Reservations begin at 6:30am and extend to 12:30am, seven days a week.
• Only one person can occupy a practice room at any time. Students may unmask once the practice room door is closed.
• You must use the reserved room only as scheduled, close the door while practicing, and prop open the door open upon exit. If you do not plan to show up for your reservation for any reason (including illness), you must remove your name from the reservation so that the room is made available to other students.

Food and drink are strictly prohibited in the practice rooms. Students must wipe down pianos, music stands, and/or any high-touch surfaces upon entry and exit with the Virex Plus® and paper towels located in the practice room. If either or both are not in the practice room, contact Jacquelyn Moon in the main Music office. Dispose of used paper towels in trash receptacles.

Group Music Study Policies

• Students enrolled in Chamber Music (129) or Chamber Jazz (MUSC 128) and in groups consisting only of piano, strings, and/or percussion may reserve Booth 204 or Booth 208 by emailing Jacquelyn Moon, Department Services Coordinator.
  • Students (with or without a faculty member present) must remain masked at all times and observe social distancing. View the college's full masking guidelines.
• Student chamber groups consisting of woodwinds, brass, and/or singing must practice outside and may reserve the Thorne Patio Tent to do so (with or without a faculty member present) by contacting both Jacquelyn Moon and Chris Kim.
• Singers may reserve the Hillside Theater Tent through Jacquelyn Moon. 

Stay Home if Experiencing Symptoms

Students experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms, regardless of vaccination status, must cancel their reservation.

Report Violations

Contact the Music Department at music@oxy.edu when a practice room is not left clean or when community members are not following the terms of use. This is essential to maintaining safe and functioning practice room use.

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Effective Monday, August 30