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Instrumental Teaching Rooms

The Music Centre has various rehearsal spaces available out of school hours, to accommodate large groups, small bands, and one to one teaching or solo practice. We charge as low a rent as possible to make these rooms accessible - charges are:

Community Room 10, Gallery and Drama Hall when used for musical activity

Groups with 60+ members:             £100 per term/ £50 per half term/ £10 per session

Groups with 25-59 members:           £80 per term/ £40 per half term/ £8 per session

Groups with less than 25 members: £70 per term/ £35 per half term/ £7 per session

 

Room 73/ Band Room/ Practice Rooms A, B, or C (used as a rehearsal space)

£70 per term/ £35 per half term/ £7 per session

(discounts may be applied for those in receipt of benefits - please contact Lisa Jenkin for details on ljenkin@humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk or on 01736 352152)

 

Practice Rooms A, B, or C (used as a teaching space)

£2 per hour

discounts may be applied for those in receipt of benefits - please contact Lisa Jenkin for details on ljenkin@humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk or on 01736 352152)

 

Recording Studio

£5 per hour plus a fee will be due to the School's approved studio engineer for their time. We can provide you with a list of approved engineers for you to make arrangements.

 

Charges are reviewed annually by the Governing body of the School, and users will be notified of any increase before the summer holidays. If rental rates cause any difficulty, please contact the Music Development Worker Amanda Pickering on 07751 786315 or at apickering@humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk.

Our rehearsal spaces are available evenings up to 9.45pm, as well as at weekends and during school holidays. We have an on-site caretaking team for security, and music technicians who can support with advice on setting up your equipment. All of our practice spaces are equipped with CD burners for simple recording (and of course you can also book professional standard recording through our studio).

Community Room 1

large room with stage lighting, piano, kitchen facilities and CD recording/playback facilities. Will comfortably hold 70 people. First floor, no disabled access.

Community Room 2 (Gallery)

large, carpeted room with piano and CD recording/playback facilities (microphone by arrangement). Ground floor. Will comfortably hold 100 people.

Room 73

large music classroom with CD recording/playback facilities , and linked to our professional recording studio. Grand piano and electric drum kit. Limited disabled access, please let us know if you will need assistance.

Band Room:

smaller room for up to 7 musicians, with keyboard, drum kit and amps, and CD recording/playback facilities. Ground floor.

Instrumental tuition rooms

We have three smaller instrumental tuition rooms available for use by local music teachers. Each room has a keyboard, CD recording and playback equipment, and room for up to four people. The rooms are currently available at only £10 per term to music teachers, in exchange for which we would hope to negotiate assisted/free lessons for students (of any age) not otherwise able to afford tuition.

For further information, or to book any of these rooms, please contact Lisa Jenkin, Centre Administrator, on 01736 352152 (after 1pm weekdays or leave a message on the answerphone).

Facilities quick list

Here is a quick rundown of the facilities and equipments Penwith Music Centre offers:

Grand Piano

Electric Drum Kit

CD recording/playback

Professional recording studio

Electric keyboard suite

Studio tech spec:

Studio desk, Mackie 2408 - 24 channel 8-bus mixing console

Alesis HD24 24 track hard disk recorder

3 banks ADAT supplying audio to MOTU audiowire, giving 24 channels to Cubase, for sequencing

Outboard compressors, reverbs and multi effects units via two 24 channel insert patchbays.

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Registered address: Humphry Davy School and Community Music College, Coombe Road, Penzance TR18 2TG

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