Practicing at Home: Noise Regulations v. Professional Development
Hi Horn Homies, and any other musician friends who may have found their way here! It's mid-March 2020, and suddenly, it seems many of us younger musicians are faced with something that we have maybe not seen before in our endeavors to build a professional career in music: having to practice in our residences, since we are quickly finding our public spaces closed to try and slow the spread of COVID-19. While for some of us this may be old hat, for others it is the first time we have really had to ask things like "Will my neighbors complain?" and "Will my landlord evict me for noise violations?" With the fluidity of everything that's going on around us right now, I wanted to try and provide some insight as to what your rights are as a musician, and try to help soothe some concerns that may make us hesitant in our practice habits. (If we're going to be telecommuting and isolating for an indeterminate amount of time, what better opportunity to be able to h...