Band / Choral / Music Practice Room Acoustics

Music rooms need to be correctly tuned so as to enable clarity of the music as well as simply making the sound level tolerable. High levels of distortion prevent the instructor from identifying errant student musicians; their errors are lost in the cacophony of music converted to noise by distortion.

Acoustical panel array softens the sound while maintaining the proper degree
of liveliness in this choral room.

The correct addition of acoustical treatments moderates the reverberation to enable that. Generally, band rooms need more absorption than choral rooms. The rooms where string and piano are rehearsed should have a "liveliness." Typically these treatments are designed for each kind of space and we find that more frequently there are dedicated spaces for each of these musical uses.

Isolating these spaces from the rest of the school as well as other musical rehearsal areas is also important. Individual or small group practice rooms must be designed for the kind or instruments (or voice) that will use them as well as be tightly sealed to prevent the transmission of sound to and from other space. Wall, windows, floors, ceilings and doors must be designed and built to accommodate these requirements. The NOISE ISOLATION information will be useful to making determinations as to requirements.

The addition of acoustical panels reduces distortion and noise levels
to enable the director to hear specific instruments and make corrections.