Piano Use Policy

Use of Pianos in the Music Auditorium

Purpose

To provide access to a high-quality concert piano for public performances to students, faculty, and guests. A high-quality concert piano is expensive and relatively fragile. Limiting its availability to public performances and equivalent use is intended to preserve the pianos' readiness for performance. This will benefit all performers and performances.

General Rules

• Both Auditorium pianos will be locked and Auditorium and Hart pianos covered after each use.
• Students and faculty will not give or lend keys for the performance piano to others.
• No food or drink is allowed in the Music Auditorium.
• Situations not covered explicitly by these rules will be interpreted by staff based on the guidelines set forth in this policy.
• Students violating these rules will lose the privilege of using the piano.
• These rules are posted in large print backstage in the Music Auditorium.

"Prepared Piano" Rules

• A prepared piano is defined as any activity involving affixing labels, marking or inserting foreign objects into the piano, or manipulating the strings other than through the keyboard.
• Before a College of Music piano may be used for prepared piano purposes, approval and instructions must be obtained from the Piano Technology staff. Please contact William Schneider at schnei78@msu.edu.
• The piano may be used for rehearsal or public performances involving a prepared piano.
• Following the rehearsal or performance, all labels, markings, and other objects (as approved by the Piano Technology staff) will be completely and promptly removed, leaving no permanent traces on the piano.

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