Facilities

There are a range of facilities available to facilitate both group and ensemble practice and performance. The majority of these can be found in the three main Music Office buildings:

• Knightley
• Clayden
• Kay House Duryard

Opening Hours of the Music Office's Buildings

Practice facilities for more unusual/less portable instruments

Grand Piano

The University owns a number of Grand Pianos, including two Steinways and a Broadwood Concert Grand. These are located in ensemble rooms which can also be booked for individual practice.

Organ

• Practice Organ with full size pedal board is located in Clayden Ensemble Room
• Chapel 2 Manual Organ is available with permission from the James Theodosius: jwft201@exeter.ac.uk

Other opportunities in the local area include:

• St Michael and All Angels, Mt. Dinham
• Mary Arches Church 
• Crediton Parish Church
• St Margaret's, Topsham

Harp

Our full size Concert Salvi Harp is located in Knightley and can be played and booked by Music Card holders with permission from the Music Office.

Orchestral percussion

Percussion instruments, including a marimba and xylophone, are located in Kay House and can be booked by Music Card holders with permission from the Music Office.  

Amplified/band/drum practice

No amplified music may be practised in Clayden.  Very low amounts of amplification may be used (i.e. small jazz/amplified folk), by arrangement in Knightley, and there is a silent practice kit located in Practice Room 3 (You will need your own sticks). 

The Cornwall House Band Practice Room is also available, and is run by Campus Bands.  Please contact them for details about booking.

The Amp Room in Kay House offers Music Card holders a soundproof environment in which to practice live amplified music. There is an online booking system for reserving a practice session in the Amp Room. Please advise the Music Office when you make your first reservation, as access priorities will need to be set to your UniCard.

Borrowing instruments

A Music Card entitles members to borrow University instruments at no additional charge. They are all microchipped against the possibility of theft, but we ask students borrowing an instrument for an extended time to list it on their residence contents insurance as if it was their own. If you learned on a county or school instrument and do not have your own, please contact us directly even if you do not see the instrument you have learned on the list below.

A Salvi Concert Harp and two drumkits are available for practice in the Music practice areas, and may borrowed for gigs/concerts with permission.

Please contact the Music Office with queries about borrowing instruments: music@exeter.ac.uk / Tel: 01392 723042. An Instrument Loan Form will need to be completed by anyone borrowing an instrument and counter signed by a member of staff from the Music Office. 

Studio/VJ gear

Sound Engineering

There are Music Scholarships available specifically for sound engineering, and opportunities for anyone interested to learn how to set up a mixing desk. It is possible to gain considerable experience recording the various bands and ensembles in the University. Music Week also contains an introduction to Sound Engineering, and there will be workshops during the year.

Borrowing gear

There are several complete sets of PA gear, appropriate to various different venues and ensembles. There are also various mixing desks and recording equipment that can be borrowed with permission.  Please contact Alex Hall (ah438@exeter.ac.uk) and Jack Rennie (jlr214@exeter.ac.uk), the Technical Gear Coordinators for further information.