Haydn Hall, located in the heart of Mather Quad1, is home to Department of Music faculty and staff offices, graduate student offices, four classrooms, four practice rooms, two HPP studios, the Music Education Resource Room, a Macintosh computer classroom/lab (The Core), and a large lounge (The Haven Music Hall). In 1902, Flora Stone Mather funded construction of Haydn Hall. Originally envisioned as a study and recreation facility, this building served as the only student center on campus, but the growing student population and crowding at Guilford required that Haydn also serve as the second College for Women dormitory. It was given to the college by Flora Stone Mather and named in honor of Hiram Collins Haydn, the fifth president of Western Reserve University, pastor of the Old Stone Church, and the individual most active in convincing Western Reserve College to move to Cleveland. Charles F. Schweinfurth, the prominent residential architect of Euclid Avenue (“Millionaires’ Row”) mansions, also rebuilt the interior of the Old Stone Church in 1884 and designed Trinity Cathedral, designed Haydn Hall.
Practice rooms in Haydn Hall are open to music majors and CWRU students enrolled in music ensembles or applied music lessons.
Classroom scheduling is controlled by the University Registrar and available for non-music classes with permission from the Department of Music.
Building Hours
MON-FRI
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
SAT/SUN
card access
Classroom Descriptions
Music Education Resource Room
The Music Education Resource Room (Haydn Hall, 10) is a space for music education students to prepare educational materials and research projects, and it contains a variety of audiovisual media, including a library of education-oriented music software. Students may borrow items from a large collection of music textbooks, educational recordings, testing materials, vocal and instrumental books, curriculum guides, and classroom instruments. The use of this space is encouraged and sometimes required for many of the projects/assignments throughout the music education curriculum.
The Haven Music Hall
The Haven Music Hall (Haydn Hall, 100) is a multi-use space and public lounge where Department of Music students, faculty, and staff can relax, socialize, and study. It is available (by reservation) for special events and after-hours rehearsals, practice, or lessons. Guests will take pleasure in viewing past photographs of "The Haven" when it served as the main dining room and social hall for Haydn Hall, along with posters from past Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Annual Music Master Series.
The Core
The Core (Haydn Hall, 16) is a Macintosh computer classroom and lab dedicated to mind, sound, and vision. The Core is a collaborative space for all CWRU students, faculty, and staff, as well as the University Circle community, to gather and collaborate, design visual and aural mediums, and create masterpieces. It not only offers computers and software, but also video and digital cameras and microphones for checkout, one-on-one tutorial time, course instruction, and space for meetings/demonstrations. The Core is actively involved in bringing technology to the community and it works closely with faculty in providing support facilities for technology-related courses.
1Mather Quad buildings: Mather Memorial Building, Clark Hall, Harkness Chapel, Haydn Hall, Mather House, Mather Dance Center, and Guilford House, were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s to house the College for Women. Read more about the history of the College of Arts and Sciences.