Music, Noise and Hearing: how to play your part
A guide for musicians
How’s your hearing?
- Do you avoid parties and noisy restaurants because you can’t hear conversations?
- Do you often have to ask people to repeat things, or spell things out?
- Do people say you have the TV on too loud?
- Do you listen to music or podcasts on public transport?
- Do you ever worry you’re playing / singing out of tune? Or too loudly / too quietly?
Listen to these three clips of the third movement of Brahms’ Fourth Symphony. You should be able to hear the differences. Do not adjust your set.
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Brahms' Symphony No. 4 as it should sound |
As it would sound with noise-induced hearing loss |
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This guide is for musicians playing acoustic instruments and singers working with orchestras, as well as being a reference tool for ensemble and venue managers, sound engineers and teachers. It’s about how you can maintain the highest artistic standards and ensure a long, healthy career as a musician.
There are two parts to the guide: the musicians’ section (Part I) can be read in full or as a ‘speed-read’ version that will take ten minutes. The Toolkit for Managers (Part II) should be read in conjunction with the text of the Noise at Work Regulations 2005 and Sound Advice. Part II is currently a consultation draft.
For feedback, contact: Ruth Hansford, tel: 07912 583 540.
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Music, Noise and Hearing: how to play your part |
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