Short Term (1998-2000):

Facilities requested/required

·     More practice rooms, including at least 2 ensemble sized rooms; practice rooms to include computers; ensemble rooms to include variable acoustics (i.e. Wenger Z room) and on demand audio/video recording/playback.

·     Office space for the instrumental program and additional faculty.

·     Large lecture facilities equipped with concert video/audio playback, computer projection and wireless or hard docking lab connections for student computers--Music 1 and Music 6 can suit this function.

·     Meeting rooms for smaller seminar groups as needed.

·     Access to campus computer labs for lab and Internet portion of course.

Long Term (2001-2005+):

Facilities requested/required

·     Complete remodeling of current music facilities or construction of new facilities.

·     Remodel to include:

·     Instrumental Rehearsal Center: 3,000 s.f. minimum, 700,000 c.f. nominal, with full sound proofing and tuned acoustics, meeting all OSHA standards for hearing safety; Wenger Z room or other variable acoustics and full range on-demand audio/video concert recreation recording/playback systems; studio style quiet climate control systems.

·     Choral/Vocal Rehearsal Center: 2,000 s.f. minimum, 500,000 c.f. nominal, with full sound proofing and tuned acoustics, meeting all OSHA standards for hearing safety; Wenger Z room or other variable acoustics and full range on-demand audio/video concert recreation recording/playback systems; could be designed to function as full studio.

·     Piano/Theory Lab: minimum of 30 stations, soundproofed; audio/video recording/playback systems; 30 MIDI piano lab units interfaced with computers.

·     Practice Rooms: at least 6 small rooms and 2-4 ensemble rooms (12-15 people);  all rooms to have computers, most to have pianos;  ensemble rooms to have on demand video/audio recording/playback.

·     Music Library:  500 s.f. minimum with proper storage shelves for scores, videos, CD’s and other departmental materials.

·     Offices: central music office; large studio offices connected to instrumental and choral rooms; 3 offices, office space (possibly in central office) for part time faculty.

·     Storage: adequate for storage of instruments, uniforms, equipment as needed–pianos, piano lab units, band and orchestra instruments, rehearsal chairs, music stands, computers, video/audio, and other equipment as noted above or as appropriate.

·     Restructure rooms to support CORE program as needed.