Klarinet Archive - Posting 000408.txt from 2004/07

From: "Christy Erickson" <perickso@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Amplification of music (somewhat OT)
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 13:50:54 -0400

Kurt, I tend to agree with most of your thinking on this subject. Our =
town
had a festival several weeks back and we had a DJ playing LOUD music in =
the
park prior to our band concert. It was so loud, no one could have a
conversation, much less hear themselves think and of course, the band =
had no
reasonable chance to warm up before our concert. The band director's =
glare
had no effect on this guy and we had to send someone out to order this =
guy
to turn that music OFF! =20
I have a friend who is an audiologist and she has her daughter wear
musician's ear plugs while playing her flute. The flute can easily put =
out
120 decibels, as she showed us on her meter during a demonstration once. =
=20
I myself cannot go to the movie theater anymore to see movies. The =
sound
is simply deafening to my ears and I don't understand how people sit =
through
that. Having said all of that, I do think there are times when
amplification comes in handy. I am a church accompanist in a very large
church with very poor acoustics. Some of our singers definitely need =
mics
to be heard and the Steinway Grand is amplified. Trust me when I say it
would not be heard above the sound of all those voices in church. =
However,
I won't even get into the problem with the organ players who put the =
pedal
to the metal. We have several organ players like that and I avoid going =
to
church when they are accompanying.

Christy

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