Facilities
Music Classrooms
Each classroom features a smart podium, which includes LCD projection, a document camera, DVD, CD, VHS, cassette tape, and an LP turntable, all operated from a touch screen at the instructor's fingertips. A video interface is also provided for use with laptop computers.
Electronic Music Lab
The Electronic Music Lab is available to all Music Majors and other students enrolled in music classes. Twelve work stations are equipped with Roland digital pianos, and Macintosh computers loaded with digital recording, sequencing, notational, and ear training software currently being taught in our courses. Schedule permitting, open lab hours are available to students.
Recording Studio
Intended to support the academic mission of the Music Department, the recording studio features 24-bit, 96kHz digital recording capability with a Yamaha O2R digital console. Tracking and editing is performed using a Macintosh computer and a Digidesign Pro Tools HD TDM system. Outboard gear includes T.C. Electronics signal processors, Drawmer compressors, Speck Parametric Eqs, and Grace microphone preamps. The studio is complimented with an array of Neumann, Sennheiser, AKG, and Shure microphones. A variety of other recording/playback machines are available for legacy media. Recording projects can be carried out in a small ensemble room adjacent to the control room, or our 200-seat Recital Hall, which is hard-wired to the studio. The studio is also used for archival recordings of Recital Hall concerts.
Music Resource Center
The Music Resource Center houses ensemble literature, scores, and thousands of vintage and contemporary recordings encompassing a wide range of styles and genres. All of these resources are cataloged in a web-accessible database and available for use by students and faculty.
Practice Rooms
Wenger soundproof modules provide a private area for individual practice or for small ensemble rehearsals. Students are encouraged to reserve a practice room time slot at the beginning of each semester.
Recital Hall
From student ensembles to world-renown recording artists, the Recital Hall has played host to a wide variety of events. Concertgoers enjoy the hall's visual appeal, as well as, as its acoustic excellence. The Hall has rapidly become a cultural destination for the North Shore of Boston. Although it is gaining prominence as a performance venue, the Hall is primarily a teaching space used for instruction and ensemble rehearsal in order to support the academic mission of the Music Department.