Musical Instruments
Instruments should be played at hours when it is less
likely to disturb neighbours. If you need regular practice for
piano, wind instruments, brass instruments, string instruments etc
make an agreement with neighbours.
Drums, Bass Guitars and Brass
Drum kits, electric bass guitars and brass instruments in
particular can be very loud. Drums can be damped or you can
soundproof the room where you play. A combination of the
elements below can help prevent noise complaints:
- Sound proof room including floors and ceilings as well as
walls
- Use practice pads
- Agree times with neighbours with signed agreement by parent and
teenager or the drum player (eg. max 1 hour a day during sociable
times)
- Sound proof booth
- Sympathetic beaters (hot rods)
- Use practice sticks (drumsticks made up of a number of thinner
sticks. Pressure is lost in transfer to the other sticks rather
than transferred on the drum, meaning that a lower noise is
produced)
- Use drumming brushes (quieter than practice sticks)
- Blankets inside bass drum
- Purchase electronic drum kit (digital kit) to be used with
earphones
- Arrange to practice elsewhere, where it is sound proofed and
uses a combination of the above measures
This webpage was updated on
12/21/2011