Music rooms and equipment / Clarence J. Best.
| Author/creator | Best, Clarence J. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : Music Educators National Conference, ©1949. |
| Description | 111 pages : illustrations, plans ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Music Education Research Council bulletin ; no. 17 Music Education Research Council bulletin ; no. 17. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Introduction -- General requirements -- Location of music rooms -- Types of music rooms. Chorus room ; Orchestra room ; Band room ; Theory and appreciation room ; Instrumental class, ensemble and sectional rehearsal room ; All-purpose general music room ; All-purpose room for elementary schools ; Two-room unit ; Practice rooms ; Combined auditorium stage and music room ; Piano classroom ; Combined gymnasium, auditorium stage and music room ; Combined gymnasium and music room ; Director's office ; Instrument storage room ; Music library room ; Music instrument repair room -- Acoustics. The role of acoustics in music rooms and buildings -- The problems and criteria of acoustic control. Acoustic environment ; Hearing conditions ; Acoustic criteria -- Sound isolation. Estimation of allowable background sound levels (SLA) ; Estimation of source sound levels (SLS) ; The noise reduction factor (NRF) ; Estimation of transmission loss (TL) required for construction ; Sound insulation values of structures -- Sound absorption: reverberation control -- Room shaping: distribution control -- Illumination -- Heating and ventilation -- Equipment for the music department. Chairs ; Risers ; Music stands ; Director's stand and podium ; Instrument storage equipment (Shelves, lockers, cabinets ; Percussion cabinet ; Music folder cabinet) ; Other essential equipment (Pianos ; Tuning bars ; Music and record filing cabinets ; Storage cabinets ; Music sorting rack) -- Radio and other audio-visual aids. Radio ; Phonograph ; Combination radio-phonograph ; Recording machine ; Wire and tape recording machine ; Chromatic stroboscope ; Electric metronome ; Other electrical equipment ; School-owned band and orchestra instruments ; School-owned instruments for the elementary classes -- Floor plans, diagrams, drawings -- Band shells. First steps in planning a band shell ; Fort Dodge music pavilion ; A rebuilt and modernized band shell ; A music pavilion for a small town ; Proposed Elkhart music pavilion. |
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| General note | "Floor plans, diagrams, drawings": pages 73-98. |
| General note | "Band shells": pages 99-106. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 107-109. |
| LCCN | 50000518 |