Rehearsal Facilities

Hi Band Teachers!

Would you like to get your students out of their schools and have some uninterrupted rehearsal/clinician time?   

Bring them to the Dartmouth or Halifax Campus (formerly known as the Music Centres)!

• Our facilities are often empty during the school day and are FREE of charge for HRCE teachers / students during regular school hours (not available past  3:30pm).   You can rehearse your ensembles for a full day, half day, mid-day, whatever works for you.

• We have a main rehearsal room that could fit 50+ high school band students with elbow room, or 60+ with a choir or younger band, and it comes fully equipped with stands, chairs, some  amps, piano and most of the percussion gear you would require. (Please bring  your own sticks, yarn mallets, timpani mallets, etc.  We do not provide those.) 

• We also have a number of smaller rooms if you choose to hire clinicians for sectionals, or at least break in half.  They also have chairs, stands and pianos.

•  Check out our list of band clinicians free of charge and book them for sectional or full band clinics, festival prep, mock adjudication, offer suggestions for rehearsal / conducting approaches, etc.

• You will need to arrange your own lunch plan if you’re here over the lunch hour.   Some teachers have students bring their own lunch while others arrange for pizza delivery.

• You can team up with another band teacher and their students to work together.

• For those of you who have done the Grade 6 Band Nights in the past . . .  This could be an alternative plan for you and your students, and more catered to your specific needs and music selections. 

• Note:  Parking is limited.  Be sure your chaperones are made aware.

Contact ppaddock@hrce.ca to book an available date.