Facilities

Great facilities for amazing performances! To learn more about Northern Kentucky University's Department of Music facilities, check out what we have to offer!

Greaves Concert Hall
Greaves Concert Hall is a concert venue with exceptional acoustics. Home to such ensembles as the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra and the Northern Kentucky University Philharmonic, this venue stands as one of Northern Kentucky's premiere performing facilities with a seating capacity of 650.

Past performances in the hall have included Chanticlee, Fisk Jubilee Singers, Brave Old World, the Harlem Dance Company as well as appearances by internationally renowned speakers like Robert Kennedy, Jr., Pat Buchanan, James Carville, Edward James Olmos, Bob Woodward, and John Edwards. The hall is equipped with professional lighting, and recording equipment using computer programs such as ProTools, and features two 9-ft. grand pianos on stage (Steinway and Baldwin).

For those using the Greaves Concert Hall facility for an event, please fill out the the Greaves Hall Technical Needs Form. View the seating chart for the Greaves Concert Hall.

Otto Budig Theatre
The Otto Budig Theatre located in the University Center is a performance venue accessible to Northern Kentucky University music students and faculty. Other performance venues on campus include the Patricia A. Corbett Theatre and the Stauss (Black Box) Theatre. Both facilities are located in the Fine Arts building.

Computer Lab for Music (CLM)

The Department of Music has a state-of-the-art computer lab with ten stations of:

• Computers, synths, and software
• OmniRax Studio Furniture
• Roland DS-50A Digital Monitors for class instruction
• Apple Macintosh G5 Computers
• Apple 15" Studio Flat Panel Displays
• MOTU FastLane Midi Interfaces
• Midiman Multimixer 6 - Line Mixers
• Roland XP-30 Synthesizers

In addition, each station has a wide selection of musical software applications including:

• Mac OX
• MS Office
• AppleWorks
• QuickTime
• Coda Music - Finale 2008
• Mark of the Unicorn - Digital Performer
• Band-in-a-Box
• Amazing Slow Downer
• Pyware 3D Marching Band
• MacGamut

Piano Lab
The Department of Music offers a state-of-the art piano lab with exceptional equipment allowing you to not only play your best, but to make your best even better!


Practice Rooms
Thanks to Seta Music (our piano loan program), whether it's a new baby-grand piano or a Kawaii upright instrument, each practice room is equipped with the things you need to facilitate a better practice. In addition, smart classrooms are available for rehearsals.