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It is used for boys" and girls' glee clubs and mixed chorus.
The room should have a flat floor and 6-ft-wide doors so that a piano can be moved in and out. It may be rounded al rear. A chalkboard with music ruling on part of it, a pulltype screen over the chalkboard, and a bulletin board are recommended.
Furniture and equipment include movable seats of the drop-arm type, conductor's platform, record player, tape recorder, storage for records and sheet music, piano, television set, portable risers, and clock.
Room should have natural lighting, ventilation, soundproofing, provisions for music recording and reproduction, two built-in 12-in. speakers with proper connection for either record player or microphone plug-in to serve for broadcasting over school public-address system.
Instrumental Music Room
The instrumental music room should be near the rear of the auditorium so that the band can move instruments easily onto the stage, near an outdoor entrance so that the band can
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have access to the field without going through the building, and near practice rooms-
It is used for band, orchestra, brass and woodwind ensemble, chamber music groups, and sectional rehearsals.
The space should have a flat floor and doors 6 ft wide to move piano in and out. Doors should be soundproofed. Storage space in back and sides of room, chalkboard with music ruling on part of itt pull-type screen over chalkboard, and bulletin board are suggested,
Furniture and equipment include movable seats, conductor's platform, record player, tape recorder, piano, television set, music stands, small sink, counters for books with music slots below counters, storage for records and musical scores of various sine, portable risers, and clock.
The room should have special soundproofing; natural lighting and ventilation, if possible; provision tor music recording and reproduction; two built-in T2-in. speakers with proper connection tor either record player or microphone plug-in to serve for broadcasting over school public-address system; outlets for 16-mm sound motion picture projector. Reproduction in music rooms requires high-fidelity equipment.
Practice Rooms
Practice rooms should be near band and orchestra room. They are used for practicing and individual instruction.
They may serve as music listening rooms. Soundproof doors, end soundproof windows into corridor, are necessary for supervision. Equipment includes music rack, small table, music lamp, chairs, clock, and counter lor instruments and books. It may have a piano and phonograph.
Electric outlets and artificial lighting are needed. Special acoustical treatment is necessary to prevent interference between rooms and with other areas and to deaden reverberation. Special attention should be paid to mechanical ventilation.
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