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September 27, 2012 at 9:12 pm #102930

Abby Kent
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I have had quite a hard time trying to get all of my practicing in at my house because my neighbor does not like me practicing past 9:00pm. I practice the best in the evening, but since I’m homeschooled, I thankfully have the opportnity to practice all throughout the day. However, when I was recently in a hotel room practicing for auditions, the man next door said the harp was too loud at 7:30pm. Then, at a different hotel, I was practicing for a concert in the room, and I was told that my practicing was too loud and to stop playing. You would think that this is an underhanded compliment, but I need to practice in order to play well in any situation. How do touring harpists practice in the hotel? How do harpists practice in an apartment?

September 28, 2012 at 12:57 am #102931

patricia-jaeger
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Abby, I also play violin professionally and when I don’t want to disturb others I use a heavy “practice mute” that sits in top of the violin’s bridge. I think many musical instruments have some kind of a mute. Years ago,
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