The Jamrich Hall recital facility houses two nine-foot Steinway instruments as well. The department also provides many top quality instruments from makers such as Selmer and Yamaha, to students who do not own their own instruments. Students use the 12 fully integrated MIDI workstations with their own laptop computers to complete assignments and master skills in ear training, theory, MIDI sequencing and digital audio production, music scanning and engraving, and composition. The lab facility also has projection capability for presentations and lectures as well as a 600 dpi printer. Each workstation has a Roland UA 100 interface as well as a Roland RA 30 rhythm arranger for generating MIDI voices.
All workstations have network access.
Band In A Box, Smartmusic, Smartscore, and MacGamut. The Department of Music has 22 electronic practice suites that enable students to practice interactively with their laptop computers. All parctice suites include powered speakers and laptop platforms with power and internet access. Students can practice traditional music literature, jazz improvisation, and run software for tuners and metronomes. This is the first facility of its kind and NMU is leading the way with the use of technology in music education.