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Music rehearsal space


A music rehearsal space is a room or number of rooms dedicated to music-making. A professionally soundproofed practice room(s) is an acoustic environment defined by its purpose and layout, designed to keep sound inside and unwanted sound out. Spaces can combine rehearsal and recording functions. Music rehearsal spaces are unique in response to their users, location and the building they are housed in developed over several years. Rehearsal spaces serve local musicians and to make access easy are usually located in urban areas. There are many places used by musicians, ensembles and bands for rehearsing, including makeshift rooms and shared areas such as halls and community centers.

A dedicated music rehearsal space gives musicians the space to perfect their ensemble music-making, compositions and performance skills. Regular rehearsals disciplines the musicians, honing their music-making before performing in front of an audience. A good space enables and nurtures the music-making process. It should help musicians to feel comfortable, encouraging freedom of expression and implicitly agreed by its users as a safe place to explore ideas. Accessibility is a major factor too because music instruments and equipment can be bulky and heavy.

Musicians may not necessarily rehearse and prepare for shows in the same space as they live. This is due to a sonic requirement for space. Loud volume will need to be tolerated by landlords, tenants and the building’s physical structure. These particular space requirements are not appropriate for residential and most commercial spaces. Although there may be plenty of commercial space available, sound proofing and acoustic treatment can be costly, requiring technical know-how often beyond the capabilities of the average person. These particular space requirements have left a specialised niche market which has been filled by rehearsal space businesses.

The National Museums Liverpool in the UK, asserts a variety of spaces are used for music rehearsals. Many are run on a commercial basis solely for band rehearsals. Music rehearsal spaces enable musicians to practice new songs and support local music scenes. In Liverpool in the 1980s two important rehearsal spaces were Vulcan Studios and The Ministry set up in old Victorian warehouses and used by many local rock musicians.

BBC News in 2006 reported the opening of a music rehearsal space in Wrexham in Wales in the UK. Many musicians had no option but to practise in bedrooms or garages, so Wrexham Council donated a rehearsal space to develop local bands. At its launch, the Welsh Economic Development Minister Andrew Davies, highlighted the significance of the music industry to the UK economy, and by providing space for musicians to work on their music will help sustain the local music scene.


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