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> Neighbour Complaints !
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post Apr 4 2007, 04:29 PM
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QUOTE(sarah-flute @ Apr 4 2007, 05:23 PM) *

I'm really lucky in that my neighbours are always complimentary - even when I am playing scales........... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)


"even" scales? I like scales (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
one of the nicest things I have heard was a professional trumpeter playing scales in a room below where I was staying at the time. She made such a lovely sound.....
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post Apr 4 2007, 04:32 PM
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You might not like them the way I practise them... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Apr 4 2007, 04:39 PM
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Neighbours haven't complained yet..Guys at home, always complain.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Apr 4 2007, 05:31 PM
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More often its my parents who complain - although I know my neighbours have young children so I won't play after 9pm, and try to stop well before then. I am thinking I may need to structure my day a little better though, rather than leaving practice until last as an incentive to get all that homework done, because too often I finish too late to play at all!
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post Apr 4 2007, 07:53 PM
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My husbands just finished mending a double bass he bought from a lad who had the head stock snapped off in an accident. Hubby has never played double bass but now he's merrily plucking away on it, and all I can think off is "I hope it's not disturbing the neighbours!" Maybe I need to chill a bit.
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post Apr 4 2007, 08:15 PM
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Im lucky i have a vicar on one side and a priest on the other side (do you think someone is trying to tell me something?) and they seem to love it, especially in the summer when I sit and practice in the garden. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

The Vicar seems to apprciate it more though.
But its all good (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Apr 4 2007, 08:24 PM
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My neighbours work night shifts sometimes; every 6 weeks I think, so it's particularly difficult to fit in a practise session. Now that I am at college, I do most of my practise there.

My Neighbours don't seem to mind the music very much that both my sister and I produce, although the piano is quite loud, as it is up against the wall. At least it's not beginner stuff though.
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post Apr 5 2007, 08:12 AM
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f (forte) the neighbours are complaining
mf (mezzoforte) testing the neighbours tolerance level.
pp (pianissimo) the neighbours are at the door.
ff (fortissimo) the neighbours`are out
fff to h*ll with the neighbours!
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post Apr 5 2007, 10:59 AM
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QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Apr 5 2007, 09:12 AM) *

f (forte) the neighbours are complaining
mf (mezzoforte) testing the neighbours tolerance level.
pp (pianissimo) the neighbours are at the door.
ff (fortissimo) the neighbours`are out
fff to h*ll with the neighbours!


My friend has a mousemat with all that on! I remember some of the other stuff on it being even better, but can't remember what it was darnit.

My first neighbours were OK - I got a CD of Horn Concertos when they left, which was nice of them (and they'd been around since I was a total beginner, so they put up with a lot)! The others have been OK (no complaints), but my parents won't let me & my sister practise (even when I use a mute) after 8, which is really irritating - 9 would be much better since some nights I don't get in until 8 and this makes practise pretty much impossible (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Apr 5 2007, 11:09 AM
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I'm lucky because I live in a detached house so you can't hear me play. However with the warmer weather coming I always worry about practicing with the windows open, especially when I'm practicing high notes - eek!!

We're looking to move house at the moment (I'm hankering after my own music room!). Everything that we can afford seems to be semi detached so I keep turning them down because I'm thinking of my practicing!!!
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post Apr 5 2007, 11:32 AM
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QUOTE(Firebird @ Apr 5 2007, 11:59 AM) *

QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Apr 5 2007, 09:12 AM) *

f (forte) the neighbours are complaining
mf (mezzoforte) testing the neighbours tolerance level.
pp (pianissimo) the neighbours are at the door.
ff (fortissimo) the neighbours`are out
fff to h*ll with the neighbours!


My friend has a mousemat with all that on! I remember some of the other stuff on it being even better, but can't remember what it was darnit.





So have I , but I dont think I could post anymore as its probably copyright.
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post Apr 5 2007, 03:30 PM
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My neighbours are fine with me practising but I tend to stop at nine because there are a few toddlers where I live. Sometimes in the summer, if I have my window open, a few dog-walkers stop and listen to me! It's quite embarassing but at least they like (or pretend to like!) my playing! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Apr 5 2007, 04:05 PM
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Nobody has ever complained to our faces and we have a piano, clavinova, 2 cellos, 2 violins, 2 clarinets and a bassoon in regular use. Fortunately the girl across the road also plays the bassoon because that can be loud!
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post Apr 5 2007, 04:57 PM
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So far I've always been reasonably lucky with my neighbours. I lived in a flat for a while where I had a downstairs neighbour that would put the stereo on full belt whenever I played a note on anything.

My current neighbours are really tolerant....I play Eb clarinet a lot and I know it can't be pleasant. I try to keep the really annoying stuff for when I know the neighbour we are attached to is out but I don't practice beyond 8pm.

I'm quite worried though, the houses on both sides of me are currently up for sale (maybe the Eb has scared them away). Fingers crossed for more tolerant neighbours.......or maybe one who is a great accompanist looking for a recital partner, or another clarinet/recorder/saxophone player......where's the smiley for drifts off into a dream world of her very own?
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post Apr 5 2007, 04:58 PM
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Goodness, that is a lot of instruments in one house, cellophan!!!
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