This message is being sent on behalf of Laura Loewen, Associate Dean (Undergraduate), Desautels Faculty of Music
Hi everyone,
The Desautels Faculty has 40 spacious practice rooms, all located on the 4th floor of our building. Each practice room features a piano - usually a Yamaha or Kawai - and has acoustic panelling for optimum sound quality. Two designated jazz ensemble rooms are equipped with a piano and full drum kit.
All Music students have access to the 4th floor practice rooms, which are accessible with the use of your swipe card. However, only Music students registered in Major Practical study and/or Credit Recital are allowed to reserve time in practice rooms.
Until the practice room schedule is finalized, you are free to use any open practice room. After the schedule is finalized and posted, if a practice room is empty please feel free to use it. However, if another student arrives and has booked the room, please respect their booking and let them use the room.
Attached, please find a map of the 4th floor and a list of the instruments housed in each practice room.
The sign-up process for practice rooms will begin on January 12, 2026. Sign-up sheets will be located outside the General Office, T-319, Desautels Faculty of Music.
Practice Room Sign Up Procedure:
1. During the first full week of Fall and Winter term students will sign up for practice rooms.
2. January 12: only Piano majors can sign up for practice room use:
a. From 8:30 am – 1 pm Masters, Post-Baccalaureate, Pre-Masters, and third- and fourth-year Piano majors can sign up.
b. From 1 – 4:30 pm first- and second-year Piano majors can sign up.
3. January 13: all Post-Baccalaureate, Masters, and Pre-Masters students can sign up.
4. January 14: all third- and fourth-year students can sign up.
5. January 15: all first- and second-year students can sign up.
6. The Facilities and Events Coordinator will review these sign up sheets to ensure all DFOM policies have been adhered to.
Allotted Time (Bachelor of Jazz Students)
Fourth year
2 hours/day if registered for Major Practical Study 4 AND Recital 2
Fourth year
1 hour/day if registered for Major Practical Study 4 OR Recital 2
Third year
1.5 hours/day if registered for Major Practical Study 3 AND Recital 1
Third Year
1 hour/day if registered in Major Practical Study 3 OR Recital 1
Second & First Year
1 hour/day if registered for Major Practical Study
Allotted Time (Bachelor of Music students)
(Performance)
Fourth year Performance
2 hours/day if registered for Major Practical Study 4 AND Recital 2
Fourth year Performance
1 hour/day if registered for Major Practical Study 4 OR Recital 2
Third year Performance
1.5 hours/day if registered for Major Practical Study 3 AND Recital 1
Third Year Performance
1 hour/day if registered in Major Practical Study 3 OR Recital 1
(Music Ed, General, Composition, History)
All years
1 hour/day if registered for Major Practical Study
Allotted Time (Graduate and Post Baccalaureate)
Graduate students
2 hours/day if registered for Major Practical Study 1 OR 2
Post-Baccalaureate
2 hours/day if registered for Major Practical Study AND Recital
Post-Baccalaureate
1 hour/day if registered for Major Practical Study OR Recital
Laura Loewen, DMA (she, her)
Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs)
Professor, Collaborative Piano/Vocal Coach
Desautels Faculty of Music
University of Manitoba
150 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg, MB
(204) 474-9547
Laura.loewen(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Laura.loewen@umanitoba.ca>
