Cafeteria Music

December 03, 2003

Maria Panelli, a third grade teacher at Lake Stevens School District in Lake Stevens, Washington

To control the noise level in your cafeteria, try music. It really works! Musical pieces without words, usually classical, soft jazz or soft blues are the best. Some yoga pieces work too. Kids will lower their voices to hear the music and can be told that their voices can be no louder than the music (set at a reasonable level of course).