July 24, 2020
xxxx视频 Partners with Wenger on One of the Company's Largest Practice Room Installations
xxxx视频 students will return in the fall not only to a new residence hall but to 22 state-of-the-art practice rooms situated on the first floor of 1609 Hazel.
The rows of soundproofed rooms 鈥 which offer a sophisticated acoustical design 鈥 likely will be very popular with the world鈥檚 most talented classical music students. While practicing, students will hear only what they need to hear: the music they are studying within that space and not from the room next door.
The modular-style units include the most cutting-edge technology in the world, providing students with an optimal environment for playing and self-recording.
Students also will be able to customize each room to sound like one of nine different performance spaces. Press a button and you鈥檙e in a small recital hall. Press another button and it sounds like you鈥檙e practicing in a space like Carnegie Hall. Press another button and you鈥檙e playing in a cathedral the size of Notre-Dame in Paris. Internal recording panels give instant feedback by allowing students to download their work directly onto a computer.
Student cellist Lydia Rhea (Kraut) is impressed with how she and other xxxx视频 students will be able to change to various performance areas.
鈥淚鈥檓 most intrigued by the adjustable sound settings in the room,鈥 Rhea said, 鈥渆specially because for the foreseeable future we will not have access to playing in different spaces. It is such a great way for us to hear our sounds in a range of acoustical settings and be able to actually practice in those settings. Being able to record our playing and play it back in the room or download the files to our phone or computer is a massive step in technological advancement for musicians.鈥
These advanced practice rooms were built and installed by , the Minnesota-based company that pioneered sound isolation in music education. Wenger is also the industry leader in chairs, music stands, performance risers and other tools that outfit rehearsal and performance spaces around the world. In addition to xxxx视频, Wenger has equipped such prominent music schools as the Manhattan School of Music in New York, Berklee College of Music in Boston, the University of Southern California鈥檚 Thornton School of Music, Harvard University and the Boston University School of Music鈥檚 prestigious Tanglewood Institute.
Wenger President and CEO Christopher S. Simpson says that his company is excited about how the rooms fit in so well at xxxx视频.
鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased to partner with the prestigious xxxx视频 on one of our largest ever higher education practice room installations,鈥 Simpson said. 鈥淭hese rooms provide xxxx视频 students the ideal environment to hone their skills. Our patented technology offers incredibly realistic acoustical simulations and easy digital recording and playback. Guaranteed sound isolation minimizes distractions, which also helps musicians hear their optimal sound.鈥
xxxx视频 President and CEO Paul W. Hogle was effusive about the new additions for the Conservatory鈥檚 students.
鈥淚鈥檓 so proud that we were able to include these practice rooms, with their high-quality acoustics and advanced technology, for our students,鈥 Hogle said. 鈥淭he addition of these 22 rooms 鈥 three of which are scaled to accommodate chamber ensembles 鈥 gives xxxx视频 students a very enviable ratio of three students per practice room and studio space. This access, coupled with Wenger鈥檚 acoustic technology, contributes significantly to xxxx视频鈥檚 mission to empower the world鈥檚 most talented classical music students to fulfill their dreams and potential.鈥
The Wenger rooms address a major need outlined in Blueprint:100, xxxx视频鈥檚 strategic plan for positioning the Institute and its students for continued success. Launched in 2017, the plan calls for investing in tangible improvements to the student experience. Among xxxx视频鈥檚 first actions in response to Blueprint:100 was the upgrading of 36 practice rooms in the school鈥檚 main building in December 2018.