Klarinet Archive - Posting 000147.txt from 2004/09

From: "Stacy-Michelle" <stacy-michelle@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Interesting conversation - giving lessons in residence
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 19:38:32 -0400

In doing some research on clarinet teaching, I came across this
interesting thread at
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/apt/msg010310341286.html
regarding "noise" in apartment from teaching clarinet lessons.
Below is the original post and I got a good chuckle from some of the
responses. I'd like to know what you all think about the issue:

"Hey everyone...I was wondering if you could give me some advice as
to what to do about my upstairs neighbor. Every Monday (sometimes
sunday) she holds clarinet lessons for some children from about 4pm
to 9pm. Since she lives directly above us, so the sound from the
clarinet goes directly down and fills our living room. We have tried
to ignore it and turn our television up, but even that has not been
enough to drown the noise out. When we asked if there was any way to
suppress this, the woman claimed that this is part of her income and
can do nothing about it. Now, I'm not totally unreasonable, and i
try to understand that....but in all fairness, she signed the same
lease my husband and I did....the one that states no loud music (of
any kind) is permitted. I even called my management office to
explain the situation and they just told me how my neighbor was a
part of a local orchestra, so thats why we kept hearing music and
that they can't do anything about the noise because it doesn't occur
after 9pm (although my lease does not say anyhting about certain
times) They also stated that if we "wanted to" (in a rather annoyed
tone) we could come down to the office and file a formal complaint.
I don't want to cause any trouble for my neighbor, I simply want her
to be a little more considerate of her neighbors. I love my
apartment and plan to move in a year and a half...so i dont want to
move out now....I just wonder if anyone has any suggestions as to
what i can do to peacefully change this. "

--
Soulfully,

Stacy-Michelle Valentine
http://culturallysound.com
February 2005 "Ebony Rising" clarinet recital at NYU

"Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If
you
don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you
there's
a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to
art." - Charlie Parker

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