Scheduling

• Practice rooms can be booked online 1 day in advance, beginning at midnight for the following day.
• Each student is allowed to book up to 2 hours of practice at a time (3 hours for Pianists) either online or in the Scheduling Office.
• Following the initial 2 hours booked (3 for Pianists), students are allowed to book an additional 2 hours (3 for Pianists) on the day of for practice either online or in the Scheduling Office — for a total of 4 hours per day or 6 hours per day for Pianists.
• Students are also allowed to book a total of 4 hours of chamber rehearsals for MSM chamber groups — students can book 2 hours of weekly time using the Chamber Rehearsal Application as well as an additional 2 hours 1 week in advance in the Scheduling Office.
• Practice room reservations must be booked on the hour or half hour (ie. 8:00pm, 8:30pm).

• All students may book practice rooms in the Main Building, as well as the 2nd floor and C Level of Andersen Hall.
• All practice rooms can be reserved in advance through MSM’s scheduling portal.
• Classrooms may be reserved up to one week in advance for the use of Chamber Ensembles, Jazz Combos, 2 piano rehearsals, and other rehearsals that require larger spaces. Classrooms may be booked for personal practice on the day of the desired practice session. Please email or call the Scheduling Office (917.493.4521) for such bookings.

Main Building

• Rooms can be reserved Sunday through Friday, 8am-11pm, and Saturday 6pm-11pm

Andersen Hall

• Andersen 2nd floor and Cellar rooms may be booked during the above hours, and are open 24 hours to Andersen Hall Residents
• Practice rooms on residential floors are available to residents on a first come, first serve basis.

• Rooms Include: Bass Hallway, CPP Studio, Dance Studios (priority for Musical Theatre Majors only), Harp Studio, Tuba Studio, Organ Studio, Harpsichord Rooms, Percussion Rooms, Jazz Rooms, and Electronic Music Studios.
• These rooms may only be used by students in the corresponding major, or if a student is enrolled in a class for that instrument.
• Students are allowed to use rooms (except Dance Studios, Jazz, Organ, and Harpsichord rooms) to store personal equipment; however, MSM is not responsible for any lost or stolen belongings left in these rooms.
• All general room usage policies also apply to priority practice rooms and studios.

• All rooms must be booked using MSM’s online scheduling portal
  • Please speak with your department chair, major teacher, and colleagues regarding usage and scheduling of these rooms Sunday through Friday. Saturday requests for tuba and percussion students wishing to access the tuba studio and percussion practice rooms may email their request to precollege@msmnyc.edu to be added to the expected guest list. Students designated by faculty member Richard Sussman are allowed to access the Electronic Music Studios on Saturdays by signing in at the main security desk. Students should know that their right to these rooms is not absolute — if their practice interferes with the normal operation of Precollege activities they be asked to leave and/or come back at a different time.  Practice on Precollege Audition Saturdays may be limited and/or unavailable depending on the needs and activities of Precollege auditions.
• Organ Studio and Harpsichord Rooms are booked by the Scheduling office. Organ majors may book recurring weekly reservations in the Organ Studio. All students in an Organ class may book these rooms one week in advance.
• Jazz majors are allowed to book Jazz Jam Rooms up to one week in advance. These rooms may be booked online or in the Scheduling Office.

• Bass, CPP, Harp, Organ, and Tuba Majors are allowed to check out a key for their Studio. These keys are to be returned at the end of each semester.
• All other students with a reservation in a Priority Practice Room or Studio may check out a key from the Scheduling Office or Main Security Desk.
• The failure to return any key may result in suspension of booking privileges and/or other sanctions as set by the Scheduling Office.