No-one wants to live next door to a musician. That's an unfortunate fact of life. Many years ago, I had a neighbour who started drilling every time I opened the piano. I can't quite believe how much drilling a one-bedroom flat in east London could produce.
The same is true for music departments. Some of us are fortunate enough to be housed away from other buildings. Some of us have to fit our timetables around Modern Languages' listening class, Drama workshops and English closed reading, and hope that we don't upset our neighbours as much as I used to!
Within the department space, ensuring that individual practice spaces, recital rooms and teaching areas are simultaneously functional can be a nightmare in regards to timetabling and logistics – acoustically isolating spaces is rarely at the forefront of planners' minds when laying out learning environments.
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