One of the most important expenses to keep a close eye on is rehearsal costs.
You probably wouldn’t want to pay a lot of money for an hour of rehearsal?
Is getting to the rehearsal place for several hours also a serious problem?
Does meeting time in the rehearsal room affect the team’s microclimate?
It would be nice to solve all the problems with the right decision on choosing a place, or even a building, for rehearsals.
Whatever premises you choose, you always have to choose: close to home, but expensive; cheap but far away; the acoustics are good, but the instruments are not; The instruments are cool and high quality, but the acoustics are not impressive.
It’s all so complicated, confusing, difficult to combine, and sometimes very expensive. Dividing your selection into criteria will help simplify your choice, allowing you to find the exact space that suits your team.
Criterion 1: Location.
Determine where you would prefer to play. In a residential area, in the very center; in the city, outside of town. Find out which stops and/or metro stations are nearby. Check with your colleagues about the possibility and convenience for them.
Criterion 2. Building/room material.
Be very careful about the wall, floor, and ceiling materials of the room you choose.
Wooden buildings tend to rot and, to the surprise of many, burn very easily (sorry, that’s my problem!). However, if you are just starting out, playing in wooden buildings is much cheaper than in all the others. Then take all the risk on yourself.
Metal rooms are reliable, but often very cool, and if there’s no heater, be careful of your fingers, guitarists. If such a room has no interior finish (bare metal), it’s best to consider it only during the summer rehearsal months.
Stone/brick rooms, including garages, can serve as excellent rehearsal spaces, but only if they meet the following requirements:
- not concrete floors. – walls without sharp angles with the floor and ceiling.
- the ceiling is high, preferably double.
- the entrance closes tightly, without gaps.
- several electrical outlets around the perimeter.
- and, of course, a heater.
to be continued…
