Music in the air
Practice rooms desperately needed

There’s music in the air, but it’s only because TCU’s music majors are practicing outside in front of Ed Landreth Hall.

It’s been said that practice makes perfect, and for music majors, practice is everything. And time to practice is precious. Music majors are being forced to choose — spend hours looking for an appropriate space to practice, or settle for practicing in their dorm rooms with the window open, hoping not to frustrate everyone else who lives in the hall.

The School of Music prides itself in a strong program, and frequently praises its talented students. The university depends on these same individuals to pump up the crowd at sporting events.

These students provide TCU with a valuable service. They help us sing our alma mater. They help us celebrate Valentine’s Day. They help us pass Survey of Music.

Now it’s our turn. It is time for the administration to take a hard look at how they can better serve TCU’s music students.

It is time for music students to have the space they need to do what they love.

There are 169 music majors and several hundred other music students who use Ed Landreth Hall’s nine practice rooms.

It is time for the nine rooms to become 20, 30 or 40 rooms.

It is time to show these students the respect they deserve.

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