Members of the CHS drum line and front ensemble are required to wear ear plugs or sound reducing headphones while performing indoors. Pit may wear them only when rehearsing inside with the drum line. Protecting the hearing of our students and instructors is important. The standard recommended dosage is 85 decibels over eight hours to stay safe.
For every three decibels you add, you cut that time in half: 88 decibels is safe over 4 hours; 85 decibels is comparable to loud traffic in a downtown area or using a lawn mower. An ambulance siren is about 120 decibels. A rim shot is around 115 decibels. If a snare line is around 100 decibels, our ears hit their limit for the day in less than a minute. In fact, if the 85 decibel figure is 100%, drummers check in at 900-940% of their daily diet.
All percussionists are required to have hearing protection by BAND CAMP!
For every three decibels you add, you cut that time in half: 88 decibels is safe over 4 hours; 85 decibels is comparable to loud traffic in a downtown area or using a lawn mower. An ambulance siren is about 120 decibels. A rim shot is around 115 decibels. If a snare line is around 100 decibels, our ears hit their limit for the day in less than a minute. In fact, if the 85 decibel figure is 100%, drummers check in at 900-940% of their daily diet.
All percussionists are required to have hearing protection by BAND CAMP!