Robbins Middle School Music Room Acoustics

With its glazed brick walls and a vaulted ceiling, it was easy to see why tests revealed that the room had a reverberation time of 4.59 seconds. Rehearsals were chaotic and far from harmonious.

The school decided to install a combination of Class 1 fire-rated Sonex® One Acoustic Foam Panels and Sonex® One Hanging Baffles. Installation of the room’s acoustical treatment was simple and fast. The school’s maintenance crew covered the walls and ceiling of the art room in only six hours.

The installation reduced the room’s reverberation time by more than 66% – from 4.59 seconds to 1.5 seconds. “Now we have an excellent rehearsal room,” says Music Instructor Robin Piertrick, “I can hear individual parts, the students can hear me, and I can even hear all the way to the drummers in the back row.” Sonex® One Acoustic Foam Panels and Sonex® One Hanging Baffles are both available in a wide range of thicknesses, patterns, and surface coatings. They can be used in virtually any environment and are easy to clean with a damp cloth.