What times for piano?

[CommunistLegoBloc]

Just out of interest, and absolutely not because I've been trapped in my house for months listening to it with no escape, between what hours would you permit your DC to play piano, if said piano had been thoughtfully placed right up against the only party wall?

I think 9am-7pm? Then it doesn’t disturb babies at bedtime, people get a peaceful evening and by 9am most people are up and awake? Obviously not continually between those hours though

Aww no I'd hate that 😑 During this lockdown period? Probably 2 half hour slots a day, after 11am and no later than 7pm.

9am-5pm

Between 5-7pm only.

I’d say any time between 9am and 8pm, but only in one slot. So maybe 45 mins at once, but certainly not constant on and off during the day.

Two hours a day max between the hours of 10am and 7pm. That’s when I do noisy stuff in my house or garden. I don’t think it’s fair to mow my lawn out with these times as people could be sleeping. I wouldn’t make noise all day as babies could be napping however an hour of noise here and there won’t be too much of a pest hopefully.

Depends on how good the piano playing is

Would depend if it was a house flat i.e which room the noise was going into and who the neighbours were e.g. I'd avoid nap time of I knew they had a napping child, I'd avoid large parts of the day if I knew they worked nights/shifts and needed to sleep etc.

But roughly, 9am-7pm, but for no more than 20 mins at a time and a total of an hour or maybe two a day.

20 minutes is not long for a teenager doing grade 8 but plenty for a 5 year old.

It's anywhere between 8am and past 10pm. Sometimes for two minutes, sometimes for an hour. That's the problem! If I knew it was once a day for X time it would be fine but it's just on and off. They're not that terrible but they play the SAME piece over and over. I am the least musical person on the planet and I can now predict exactly where they'll make a mistake. Oh well, everyone needs something to focus on. I can focus on my annoyance and they can focus on nailing that fourth bar 😂

The piano might have a practice pedal. You could ask them ever so nicely if they could use it.

Another thing they could do is to fix soundproofing panels on the piano wall.

9-9 to be honest.

Or from 8.00.

From 8?! Now see I think that's too early, especially on a weekend.

I don't understand why they put it up against that wall when they have many other rooms that are detached from someone's home, including a designated playroom / teenage hangout. But here we are. I'm sure we're annoying too.

I’d say 10am - 6pm is reasonable for max 1/2 an hour at a time. Once or twice a day maximum.

We are detached and our rule was always 9am-9pm (extended now we’ve moved house and have a much bigger plot)

If we were semi or terraced and knew there were very young children next door I’d say 9am - 8pm

12-6pm. None of this 9am crap. Not everyone is up and ready to go for 9am.

At the moment Ds plays constantly for several hours a day and dh is teaching online ne.

Goodness @comefromaway I'm not sure I'd like to be your neighbour 😬

If you could play well anytime! Learning then 12-6z

9-7 is acceptable.

I’d be telling them either in writing or social distancing near the door but preferably in the phone : ‘sorry to bother you but I’m sure you haven’t realised that the soundproofing in these houses is terrible and I can hear your piano every day at all hours, especially if the windows are open. Any chance you can confine it to a couple of hours during the day please?I’m not trying to spoil your enjoyment it’s just loud and it’s not like you can use headphones as it’s not an electric keyboard. I’d really appreciate that, thanks”

If they respond well congrats. You’ve mentioned alternative suggestions. At least they can’t say you were impolite.

My children are not allowed to play their instruments before 8am or after 9pm. We don't have small children living next door - if we did I would probably bring the evening time forward.

I am often woken at 7am by next door practising their musical instruments. I feel it is a little early, but they are very talented so it is nice to listen to.

You would have hatted living next to my house growing up. 2 pianos being played at same time in different rooms, may have another instrument going as well.

Past 10pm is unacceptable! I would say 10am-7pm.