Department of Music
Facilities
The Peasley Center for Music, which consists of the Music Building and Arnold Hall, is located on the north side of Philadelphia Street and contains teaching studios, faculty offices, classrooms, and practice rooms. Arnold Hall is a large, multipurpose room, which is used as a primary rehearsal space for the choir and instrumental ensembles. Memorial Chapel, which is attached to the Peasley Center via a colonnade, serves as the department's primary performance space. In addition, events are occasionally held in the Ruth B. Shannon for Performing Arts.
The Music Building houses a media-ready classroom, which includes video projection equipment, computer
s, and audio equipment that enable faculty and students to use a variety of resources and the Internet for classes and presentations. A keyboard/music technology lab, featuring 10 Yamaha Clavinova digital pianos, four Macintosh computers, and a variety of software, is available to assist students in the notation, composition, and recording of music.
For instrumental instruction and rehearsal, there is a
dedicated practice room for bands of various sorts, containing a set of electronic drums and equipment which enables students to practice using headphones, thereby producing a silent, sonic imprint within the Music Building and in the community. Most of the studio pianos are made by Steinway, and the Chapel has a Steinway D Concert Grand. Additionally, the department has two pipe organs made by the Schlicker Organ Company: a 2-rank practice organ in the Music Building and a 38-rank organ in the Chapel.
