How do you practice on the road in hotels?

[Abby Kent]

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?

[patricia-jaeger]

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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