Music room

Rooms designed for music teaching vary a great deal, with students practising singing and music with acoustic and electrically amplified musical instruments. Dance teaching is often a matter of large open spaces and musical accompaniment. In drama teaching the spoken word is vital – it has to be easy to speak and to listen.

• As it is impossible to optimise the room for each purpose, it is important to carry out a broad use analysis. Decide what the room will mainly be used for and plan for that purpose.
• This type of space should not be located near quiet activities.
  

• Refer to an acoustic consultant.

Ecophon Master/alpha, beta or gamma can be used in different combinations if the room is solely used for playing music.

 

Building codes and standards

• UK regulations, Building Bulletin 93 (BB93), states that in music classrooms an unoccupied mid frequency (Tmf) reverberation time of <1.0 seconds must be achieved. In a small practice/group room <0.8 seconds must be achieved. In ensemble rooms 0.6 – 1.2 seconds must be achieved. In performance/recital rooms, 1.0 – 1.5 seconds must be achieved. In recording studios 0.6 – 1.2 seconds must be achieved and in control rooms for recording <0.5 seconds.
• No Swedish Standard.

Product recommendation

• Ecophon Master (alpha/beta/gamma) for the ceiling.
• Ecophon Wall Panel for additional sound absorption on walls.