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 Student Handbook

 Facilities & Equipment

Instruments:

The Music Department provides musical instruments for student use. Instruments are issued according to the following criteria:

  1. Payment of the $20.00 per semester Instrument Use Fee. Use Fee forms may be picked up in M-39.
  2. Approval of applied music instructor.
  3. Students must be using the instrument in a primary or secondary performing organization or be enrolled in an instrumental techniques class.
  4. Students issued instruments must fill out a Receipt and Bond form located in the Technician's Office (M-39). This form holds the student financially responsible for any loss or damage which may occur to the instrument/equipment while in his care. Unpaid fees for lost and stolen equipment will freeze student records and put a hold on registration until all fees are paid.The student must keep school instruments in good and proper condition as to be determined by the ensemble conductor. All instruments will be assessed for damage upon cleaning and billed to student upon completion of repairs.
  5. The student must not have state equipment repaired or adjusted by any off-campus repair shop without prior approval of the Department of Music.
  6. All university instruments and equipment must be checked in with the Department technician no later than 5 p.m. on the last day of finals.
  7. Summer use of intruments requires the written approval of the Department Chair. A $20 use fee is required to be paid before the instrument is issued.
  8. Woodwind performers must purchase their own reeds.

Practice Rooms:

  1. Practice rooms are available daily to students between the hours of 7:00 am and 11:00 pm. Monday through Thursday and 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Additional access to the Music Building is obtained with a Music Practice Permit which can be obtained from the Department Technician. For use of the practice rooms during non-posted hours, the student must contact Campus Public Safety by telephone and present the Music Practice Pass to the officer.
  2. A $20.00 per semester use fee is required of all students using a practice room (the Instrument Use Fee meets this requirement).
  3. Practice rooms not occupied within 10 minutes of assigned time cannot be reserved and will become available to any student.
  4. Percussion Practice Room Key Liability: The student is responsible for practice room key(s) issued. If a key is lost or stolen, the student must notify both Department and University key issue as soon as possible. The student must pay for the lost or stolen key(s) and interview with the Department Chairman before the reissue of key(s) for practive rooms.

Lockers:

  1. Lockers are available to music students for a $5.00 per locker, per semester use fee.
  2. Forms for locker check-out are available in M-39 from the Technician.
  3. Music majors have preference on locker availability.
  4. If space permits, non-majors may check out music lockers.
  5. CSU Stanislaus assumes no responsibility nor liability for instruments or equipment stored in Department of Music lockers.

Recordings and Album Check-Out:

  1. Albums may be checked out from the Technician's office (M-39).
  2. Archive tapes may be checked out to students to be used in the building only.

Recordings of Recitals and Concerts:

  1. All recitals and concerts are records by the Music Department and kept in a permanent tape archive.
  2. One copy of each Senior Recital is dubbed free of charge for the respective student.

Recording Duplicating:

The Music Department will dub copies of recitals for a $5.00 charge per tape. Students must supply their own tape.

Pianos and Harpsichords:

  1. Pianos and harpsichords are maintained on a periodic basis. Students noting any problems with keyboard instruments should let the department technician know immediately. A piano repair/tuning sheet is posted outside the technician's office.
  2. Grand pianos are only available for student practice only with consent of the coordinator of keyboard studies.

Music Library:

The Music Library is located on the third floor of the library building. The library contains books, scores, and performance editions of a wide range and variety of musical styles and periods. The check-out procedures for these materials are the same as for all main library materials. The music library follows the Library of Congress classifications for cataloging materials. Following is a brief guideline for finding materials.:

M - Actual performance editions of music, collected works, miniature scores
ML - Books about the literature of music and musicians
MT - Books about the theory of music

The instrumental and choral performance library (located in the music building) are not generally available for student use.


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