Practice, Affects On Pets. Options

[Crotchetymum]

One of my cats sits on my son's lap when he plays the piano. It's quite a useful habit - make sure he sits up properly (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (I've got it as my profile photo)

[Clari-Netty]

i have six pet rats, all adorable little angels. and when i play clarinet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clarinet.gif) they tend to go to sleep (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) ...on their heads (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) curled up in balls like a hedghog would.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) i guess to drown out the sound...rats vocal and hearing range is mostly ultrasonic so if they do join in with the squeeking i am makeing, with their own brand of squeeks i cant hear them..

saying that though, at first i thought it was a co-inky-dink, but i have noticed on the occasions when i randomly SQuuuuEEEEEe its often followed by disgruntled Rattie squeeking...The rats admonishing me for my bad embouchure and fingering maybe or just for piercing their eardrums


years back before i took up the clarinet again...i had 3 love birds..oh my days..they would have to sing (well screach) along to every sound i made...tv, radio, hoover, hairdryer, cough sneeze....sweet to be included as part of their flock they wanted to sing with me but omg love birds make an awful screaching racket

[sweffling]

One of my cats sits on my son's lap when he plays the piano. It's quite a useful habit - make sure he sits up properly (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (I've got it as my profile photo)

Just looked up the photo - aaah!

i have six pet rats, all adorable little angels. and when i play clarinet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clarinet.gif) they tend to go to sleep (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) ...on their heads (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) curled up in balls like a hedghog would.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) i guess to drown out the sound...rats vocal and hearing range is mostly ultrasonic so if they do join in with the squeeking i am makeing, with their own brand of squeeks i cant hear them..

saying that though, at first i thought it was a co-inky-dink, but i have noticed on the occasions when i randomly SQuuuuEEEEEe its often followed by disgruntled Rattie squeeking...The rats admonishing me for my bad embouchure and fingering maybe or just for piercing their eardrums


years back before i took up the clarinet again...i had 3 love birds..oh my days..they would have to sing (well screach) along to every sound i made...tv, radio, hoover, hairdryer, cough sneeze....sweet to be included as part of their flock they wanted to sing with me but omg love birds make an awful screaching racket

My son had a pet rat and he was gorgeous, rat, not son. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Is there any way you could listen in to your rats, like borrowing a bat detector, then you could work out their musical response.

I know what you mean about being an honorary member of a birdie flock: my two parrots get very cross if I talk on the phone for any length of time without including them. The bigger one makes the sound of the land line phone and the smaller makes the sound of my mobile, to get my attention again. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

For those interested the following links show parrots beating time and dancing to music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6Hy5HW1y6Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bt9xBuGWgw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJOZp2ZftCw...feature=channel

but I have to admit that my playing cannot send my parrots to quite these extremes!!

[sweffling]

I was wondering whether any of you have similar tales about pets reacting to music, either in apparent pleasure or pain!

No pets here, but my oboe playing seems to charm the birds from the trees. Actually I think they are just coming down to help the poor, unfortunate creature that is in such obvious distress.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

I am a foster mum to my friend's parrot for eight weeks of the year. If I sing in my normal range (C below middle C to the C above) he couldn't care less. If I sing higher he also goes mad, eyes going and nodding his head, not sure if he thinks it's a mating call (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
I practice the trumpet well away from him, that beak is sharp!!

My dogs don't care about either but if one thinks I've been practising too long he'll continually push his nose under my arm, he doesn't like that getting more attention than him (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Thank goodness you keep that trumpet away from him! Did you see Stephen Fry on Last Chance to See when he was down in New Zealand and a cackapo got too friendly? It looked very painful. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

[Clari-Netty]

[quote name='sweffling' date='Feb 10 2010, 10:37 PM' post='921969']

[quote name='Clari-Netty' post='921965' date='Feb 10 2010, 10:20 PM']
i have six pet rats, all adorable little angels. and when i play clarinet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clarinet.gif) they tend to go to sleep (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) ...on their heads (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) curled up in balls like a hedghog would.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) i guess to drown out the sound...rats vocal and hearing range is mostly ultrasonic so if they do join in with the squeeking i am makeing, with their own brand of squeeks i cant hear them..

saying that though, at first i thought it was a co-inky-dink, but i have noticed on the occasions when i randomly SQuuuuEEEEEe its often followed by disgruntled Rattie squeeking...The rats admonishing me for my bad embouchure and fingering maybe or just for piercing their eardrums

My son had a pet rat and he was gorgeous, rat, not son. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Is there any way you could listen in to your rats, like borrowing a bat detector, then you could work out their musical response.

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totally agree rats are fantastic pets, totally gorgeouse and adorable in everyway (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

you know a while ago i looked into getting a ultrasonic.....thingy...hahah cant remember what its called as i was sooooo intrigued as to what goes on with them out of my sound range, so much goes on that i just dont hear what i can hear is possibly about 10% of a rats vocal range. but they were too pricey for me at £100+ just so i can spy on my rats (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ninja.gif) but i watched some great you tube vids of rats playing and Laughing listeing on the ultrasound it was so amazing

[Juniper]

I was wondering whether any of you have similar tales about pets reacting to music, either in apparent pleasure or pain!

No pets here, but my oboe playing seems to charm the birds from the trees. Actually I think they are just coming down to help the poor, unfortunate creature that is in such obvious distress.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

I am a foster mum to my friend's parrot for eight weeks of the year. If I sing in my normal range (C below middle C to the C above) he couldn't care less. If I sing higher he also goes mad, eyes going and nodding his head, not sure if he thinks it's a mating call (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
I practice the trumpet well away from him, that beak is sharp!!

My dogs don't care about either but if one thinks I've been practising too long he'll continually push his nose under my arm, he doesn't like that getting more attention than him (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Thank goodness you keep that trumpet away from him! Did you see Stephen Fry on Last Chance to See when he was down in New Zealand and a cackapo got too friendly? It looked very painful. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Ouch. No I didn't, but having seen him crack a walnut I wouldn't take any chances :-P

[sweffling]

One of my cats sits on my son's lap when he plays the piano. It's quite a useful habit - make sure he sits up properly (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (I've got it as my profile photo)

Good idea, I've just put a photo of flute loving parrot on my profile!

[Juniper]

One of my cats sits on my son's lap when he plays the piano. It's quite a useful habit - make sure he sits up properly (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (I've got it as my profile photo)

Good idea, I've just put a photo of flute loving parrot on my profile!

Now that's one lovely flute lover :-) Amazon I presume? :-)

[sweffling]

One of my cats sits on my son's lap when he plays the piano. It's quite a useful habit - make sure he sits up properly (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (I've got it as my profile photo)

Good idea, I've just put a photo of flute loving parrot on my profile!

Now that's one lovely flute lover :-) Amazon I presume? :-)

Yup, a Red Lored Amazon. You obviously know your parrots (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I always think of him as a Pirate's parrot, except that his tail is only average. Actually I always wanted a Macaw but the occasional bites I get from this one are bad enough, cannot bear to think what a Macaw's would be like. Have heard that they can crack a brazil nut or broom handle right through. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

totally agree rats are fantastic pets, totally gorgeouse and adorable in everyway (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

you know a while ago i looked into getting a ultrasonic.....thingy...hahah cant remember what its called as i was sooooo intrigued as to what goes on with them out of my sound range, so much goes on that i just dont hear what i can hear is possibly about 10% of a rats vocal range. but they were too pricey for me at £100+ just so i can spy on my rats (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ninja.gif) but i watched some great you tube vids of rats playing and Laughing listeing on the ultrasound it was so amazing

I'd love to see those vids! Any links going?

[Flossie]

One of my cats sits on my son's lap when he plays the piano. It's quite a useful habit - make sure he sits up properly (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (I've got it as my profile photo)

That looks so like my violin teacher's cat who likes to come in for my lessons. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

[Clari Nicki1]

My dog rolls around on the floor if anyone practices- so that's flute, piano, violin or piano.

Unfortunately my dog barks at my pupils as they arrive at the door. He really doesn't like one of my 14 year old boys (which is odd as I have a 13 yr old son) and really barks at him.
My cat only dares come in if the dog is firmly locked out.

[oboe d'amore]

I was reading with interest abount parrot!

We have a 8 months old kitten.
He came to our house when he was 7 weeks old, so for him to listen to the music (we have always radion on) seems like very natural.

As soon as we started to practice (my daughter: violin, Me : piano and oboe, both: recorder) he came into the room and sits down the piano chair or in the violin case, then no move at all!
most of the time, he falls asleep, so we feel guilty to move him from there. - or maybe it could be better excuse for my daughter, so she should practice longer....
Maybe it is comfortable because of velvet?

The problem is he wasts to stay when my teacher arrives, but we have to force him to go out the room. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[Maizie]

Rats are downstairs, whereas I play upstairs, so I don't get to see their reactions. Several years back, I did have a rat who was extremely responsive to me singing (I'm not a singer - just wandering round the house singing type singing). She'd always come right up to me when I was singing (it was great taking her to the vet, as she'd be in the carrier in the car and I'd just sing all the way there and she'd be happy!)

Cat seems to have gone off the recorder. She doesn't mind sleeping on the roll-bag (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) And she used to hang around in the room while I was playing treble or lower. But now she doesn't - I think it's because clearly she gets no attention from me while I am tootling, so she's not going to be in the same room as me and dignify it with her presence. Sopranino (or higher) will make her leave the house though.

[Aquarelle]

When I was at school I lived for a while with my grandmother who had a green budgie. He sat on my hands while I practised and seemed particularly to enjoy scales.

My two dogs have always ignored the piano. Until recently they both showed signs of discomfort when I play recorder or flute - as do the cats. But the older dog is now very deaf so doesn't react.

The cats don't much mind the piano as long as there is a nearby source of warmth so that they can show their feline disdain by sleeping through my playing. However the youngest kitten has taken to walking all over the keyboard when I try to play. As she is rather large for her age the result is a series of interesting clusters!

[Banjogirl]

Not a pet, but my baby son used to howl inconsolably if he heard my barbershop chorus. I thought he'd like it, having had it for nine months before he was born, but I seemed to have innoculted him against it! He's dead keen now, though. Sensible boy.