Ed, I don't envy you at all. That could be a very touchy situation. Would there be any way you could get someone to do a group situation testing at the school for students and/or faculty? Perhaps with some kind of presentation on decibel levels and what can cause hearing loss. Do you have any kind of weekly recital where that could be done as a special presentation? If you have a sympathetic faculty member who's a good friend of the person with the suspected problem, maybe their help could be enlisted. I've been thinking about getting a decibel meter and taking readings in piano major practice rooms (and others with grands) to try and convince the "powers that be" to install carpet to cut down on the volume level. That was originally scheduled but when they had to find a way to cut costs, that is one of the things that went. Let us know if you figure out anything. Good luck. Avery > The following is NOT FOR PUBLICATION !! It is just for us to discuss >amongst ourselves. OK? > I am presently beginning to wonder about the hearing of certain persons >that are involved in making decisions at our school. When more and more >audience, (myself included), are hearing the concert piano as harsh, and a >faculty member that has a say-so is saying "leave the voicing where it is", I >would naturally think it is a musical judgement. However, that same faculty >member is beginning to break more and more strings, and beginning to complain >that he cannot hear other instruments on the stage when he is >playing....................Anybody out there got some tactful way of getting a >hearing test suggested? > >Regards, >Ed Foote ___________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4893 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu http://www.uh.edu/music/
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