Piano Rooms

The pianos are accessible to all members of the AUMC for a fee of 50 CHF per year.

1. Send 50 CHF for a 12 month access (25 CHF for a 6 month access, or 12.50 CHF for a 3 month access) to the postal account of the AUMC. CP 10-20729-4, with the mention “pianos” and your SCIPER code for granting you access.

   Please make sure to use the following information:

   • IBAN: CH68 0900 0000 1002 0729 4
   • BIC: POFICHBEXXX
   • Address: EPFL, 1015 Lausanne

2. Answer the formulary on this link, both if this is your first sign up or a simple renewal of your access. You will also receive information about our activities via e-mail. If you have any questions,
   make sure to contact us at [email protected].
3. You should be able to access the piano rooms at most 2 weeks after signing up. Accesses are updated by EPFL around the 1st and 15th of every month. You should receive a confirmation e-mail once the access has been granted.
4. After the accesses have been updated you will still need to revalidate your camipro card in one of the camipro terminals. You should insert your card inside the terminal AND also press it against the
   hotspot.

   In order to update your card, approach it to a Camipro Hotspot and wait until the LED light turns green. This might take up to 15 seconds. Your access rights are valid for a maximum time of 3 months, it is therefore recommended to regularly update the card on the hotspots such that access to the piano rooms is always granted.

   
5. There are two piano rooms on the EPFL campus:

   • CE 0215.2 : Upright Yamaha Piano
   • MXD 924 : Grand Yamaha Piano and Secondary Upright Piano

6. You should be able to make a reservation for the piano rooms via the following excel sheets:

   • CE 0215.2
   • MXD 924

7. Reservation rules (also written on the Excel sheets)

   • Availability from Monday until Sunday, from 6:00 a.m. to 24:00 p.m.
   • 1h maximum per person (1h30 only outside of class periods and/or very early/late during the day)
   • The reservations are done 1 day in advance only (For example, if you wish to make a reservation for friday 2nd of february, you can make it on thursday 1st of ferbuary)
   • Do not use the rooms if you have not made a reservation beforehand. A reservation is always to be made even if it 15 minutes before entering the room.
   • Write your name and last name on the corresponding hour in the excel sheet (For example “John Doe”)
   • Erase your name if you change your mind and do not wish to use the room at said hour.
   • Special reservations made by the committee are written in yellow (Tuning of pianos, rehearsals, etc.)
   • If you identify any abnormality or damage in the room, please write us as soon as possible. The last person that used the room will be held responsible in case of any grave incident.

The piano rooms can be used free of charge for all the UNIL community. These rooms are managed by the UNIL directly, please read the information below:

1. You can fill in this form to receive information about our activities by e-mail.
2. Here is the link for making a reservation on the 3 piano rooms of Vortex:

   • S1353 (Gran Piano Schimmel)
   • S1354 (Electrical Piano)
   • S1355 (Grand Piano Yamaha)

3. After making your reservation, you should validate your Campus card on one of the validation terminals of the UNIL. You can find the list here. One of them can be found in the Vortex itself, not far away from the music rooms (via the interior passageway).
4. For access to the room 1355, please go through the exterior passageway of the Vortex, then on the ground floor to the left after the main entrance where the lodge is found. For accessing rooms 353 and 1354, go through the interior passageway and then to the left. All the maps can be found on here.
5. Reservation rules

   • Availability from Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m.
   • 1h maximum per person.
   • Reservations can be made 24h in advance.
   • If you identify an abnormality or damage in the room, please write to [email protected] (Unibat service) as soon as possible.