Quick answer: In music schools, each small room needs good sound inside, and rooms should not bleed into each other. Acoustic panels fix the echo and boom inside each room, so lessons sound better. Stopping sound passing between rooms needs solid walls to the slab, sealed doors and sometimes double walls.

Key takeaways

  • Panels fix sound inside each room.
  • Bleed between rooms needs better walls and doors.
  • Plan both during fit-out.

Inside each room

Panels go on the walls and ceiling of each teaching room. Drum and brass rooms need more, while piano and string rooms need less. The aim is a clear sound, not a dead one. See school acoustic panels.

Between rooms

Do panels stop sound passing between rooms? No. That needs walls up to the slab, solid-core doors with seals, and sometimes double walls. See treatment vs soundproofing.

Not sure what your room needs? Send us a photo on WhatsApp or request a free quote. We'll tell you how many panels, where they go and the price. See our acoustic panels for schools and recent projects.

Music school sound infographic
Inside vs between rooms diagram

Corridors

Long, hard corridors carry sound from room to room. Panels on corridor walls or ceilings stop sound bouncing along them. They make waiting areas calmer for parents too.

Teaching

In a boomy room, teachers raise their voices over the instrument. A calmer room can make speech easier to follow. Students also hear their own playing more clearly.

Fit-out

Walls to the slab and door seals are easy to build in at the start. They are hard and costly to add later. Plan partitions and panels together before opening.

Cost

Small teaching rooms often need 6 to 10 panels each. At S$185 per panel installed, that is about S$1,110 to S$1,850 a room. The exact count is confirmed from photos. See panel prices.

Drum rooms

Drum rooms need the most treatment inside and the most isolation around them. Thick panels and corner panels help with boom. Keeping drum sound out of other rooms is a building job, so place drum rooms away from quiet ones.

Recital space

A recital room should keep some liveliness for performances. Use fewer panels here than in a teaching room. Spread them out so the sound stays even across the audience.

What we see on real jobs

Music schools get the best result when we talk to them before the partitions go up.

Get a straight answer for your room

Send a photo of the classroom or studio on WhatsApp (+65 8930 1905) with its rough size. We'll recommend panels for clearer lessons and schedule installation around your classes or school holidays.

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