How to book time in the Recording Studio as a Composition Student

How much free time do I get in the Recording Studio?

Composition students currently get 4 hours each per academic year without charge. Any additional time in the Recording Studio would be charged at the usual rates.

How do I book my free time?

There are 3 durations of recording sessions available: Short (2 hours), Medium (3.5 hours), and Long (7 hours + 1 hour lunch). As explained on the main article about the Recording Studio, the online booking system should be used to see when there is availability for each of the different session types.

In order to use your free hours allocation, you must fill out the booking form correctly, ensuring the following fields are correctly input:

• Select from Your course of study dropdown list: Composition (BMus or MMus)
• In the “Any additional comments or requests” field at the bottom of the form, you must list each of the students’ names and how much of their free allocation should be used. This enables bands to split the session’s cost between them, for example for a 3.5 hour session the allocation could be split as such:
  • Person A – 1.5 hours
  • Person B – 1 hour
  • Person C – 1 hour

The student’s name and number of hours’ of allocation MUST be included when booking a session, otherwise an invoice for the session will be raised.

How do I check what my free hours allocation is?

If you’re uncertain how many hours of your allocation you’ve used, we keep detailed records, so can provide the remaining allocation to students on request. Please email recordingstudio@trinitylaban.ac.uk to request this.

Terms and conditions

Regular Recording Studio Terms and Conditions apply to all bookings. Free time allocations are set by the Creative Technology Services Manager together with course leaders. Allocations are reviewed every academic year, and there is no guarantee that allocations will remain as above for future years.