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FAQ's
General Questions
- Q.
When should my child begin music lessons?
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A. There is no research
that suggests any age is better than any other. However recent research from
University of California indicate that the positive effects of learning to
play a musical instrument on cognition and brain development in children is
most dramatic before the age of 12. The best time is when a child wants to
learn.
- Q.
What should I look for in a teacher?
- A. Teaching children music
is a specialty. Any teacher of children who does not allow parental attendance
should be avoided. Teachers should have experience and training with children.
Some
common recreational activities posing potential hazards to our hearing include:
Attending live music performances where sound levels often exceed 120 dB.
The closer you are to the speakers, the greater the risks involved.
Frequenting dance clubs or exercise classes where increased volume is used
to create a “mood.”
Portable cassette players and personal headset stereos are capable of producing
sound levels of more than 115 cm. A study shows that most people listen
through their headsets at volumes of 100 dB or more.
Audio systems and car stereos frequently blare at damaging levels.
Electronic arcade games emit sound ranging from 70-111 cm.
Sports such as target shooting, speed-boating, rnotorcross, or auto racing
all pose real dangers to both participants and spectators.
Noise levels from firecrackers at an average distance of 10 feet vary from
125-155 cm.
Power lawnmowers, leafblowers, chainsaws and occupations or hobbies
that involve the use of machinery such as lathes and power tools, can pose
potentially hazardous situations. Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent.
Noise-induced hearing loss is preventable.
Intensity of sound is measured in decibels (d.B) and hearing loss depends on
length of
exposure as well as loudness or intensity. The Occupational Safety and health
Administration (OSHA) has set guidelines for the length of time a person can be
exposed to various levels of loud noise beginning at 90 decibels (dB) and not
exceeding 115 db for continuous noise levels.
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