You can usually hear a music block from miles away.’ That was the introduction I received on arriving for my first-ever teaching interview and asking for directions. Amplified music has become a mainstay of secondary and further educations. One of the big dangers of amplified music is excessive output volume. I don’t think the geography department at my sixth-form college ever quite recovered from their proximity to the music block! While we, as staff, were always careful to reinforce the dangers of practising too loudly, for young musicians the thrill of being part of a band at full roar can be too much of a temptation.
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