Frankie Patts Institute Unrecognized

= Mission Statement =

As student co-ordinators of the Frankie Patts Institute, our goal is to provide a shared practice space for all Hampshire students interested in music, especially those who can't be accommodated by the limited space of the Music and Dance Building. We work with Public Safety and students on the keylist to maintain the FPH Practice Space (located behind the black door viewable through the Special Programs door), working to create a communal meeting area where student groups, bands, individuals, and collectives can meet provided a member is on the keylist, which works in a similar way to the Yurt's. All equipment housed in the space is waived of school responsibility and inventoried.

History
"The Frankie Patts Institute for Rock and Roll Studies" is the recently given name to a black room past a secret door located in the Special Programs underbelly of FPH where Hampshire students (non-music concentrators especially) have traditionally jammed out since the early 90s.

Available times are generally: M-F 8-12, weekends 10am-12. But be sure to check calendar.hampshire.edu for any events in any of the three Lecture Halls (generally where of the complaints come from), as well as the number of lights on in the faculty offices which face Merrill.

Often times, there may be an unannounced event in the Lecture Halls, like movies or acapella groups. A noise complaint will rouse Public Safety.

This space is accessed with a couple of keys.

These keys are available from either of the Johns or the monitor present in the media basement. Call your bandmates, set a time, come get the keys, jam out, and get the keys back to the basement. Your student ID will be kept by said John or monitor and will be returned to you when you get the key back.

In addition, a log will be kept of who borrows the key, along with borrow and return times.

You are aloud to store your equipment in the Frankie Patts room, and you are aloud to use any equipment that isn't marked otherwise (red tape, written note, whatever). The only rule is if you break it, you need to inform the owner and replace it with something equivalent.

Inventory
is being worked on. Email John Bruner if you have questions/want to help out