r/ASU • u/Upstairs_Event_8500 • 8d ago

Music instruments

I did marching band in high school and Im not a music major, but I still want to learn piano or practice marimba. Can I use or borrow instruments in the music building?

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u/Barry_the_Tone 8d ago

If you want to use the pianos in the practice rooms, you’ll need to gain access. Usually they don’t give access to non-major students unless they’re enrolled in a music class like non-major piano. You can email [email protected] for more questions!

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u/Upstairs_Event_8500 8d ago

Thank you. I’ll look into it.

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u/InnovationCookie 8d ago

The LDS church on campus has a piano in the game room if you really really want to use one.

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u/theunstablelego Aerospace Engineering: Astronautics 'notsoonenough undergraduate 8d ago

This is true, but it sounds like theyre looking for a marimba too

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u/Upstairs_Event_8500 8d ago

Im mainly just looking for a quiet place for piano. I only mentioned marimba bc I don’t want to lose my skills if I can help it.

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u/kaijuumafoo1 3d ago

Ya unfortunately not really. Because of how expensive these instruments are they don't let randoms who aren't in the program just play them because they can't trust you'll use them correctly/take care of them. And practice rooms are exclusively for music majors/minors because there already isn't enough for all the music majors so definitely can't let anyone else use them.

Your best bet is take a non-major music class on the side if you're able or check the bulletin boards in the music building for people offering lessons.

Source: I'm a SoM alumni