Cohousing-L Mailing List: Music during Dinner in the C/H?

I live in Springhill Cohousing in Stroud SW England. It's beautiful  

and fully occupied for 2 years.  We have been eating in the common  

house 4 times a week for just over a year. Occasionally the cooking  

team play music during the meal, often left over from preparation. I  

have a problem in mostly not liking music whilst I eat. Tonight I  

asked the cooking team leader if I could turn it off half way through  

the meal, she was fine with that. Another cohouser objected and  

thought that I shouldn't take unilateral action in turning it off and  

should at least seek some kind of consensus.

I have discussed this with a few friends and neighbours, most people  

don't have strong opinions, a few like the music and another few  

don't like it. My view is that the status quo should be no music  

unless there is prior agreement to have it - but then I'm biassed and  

may not be able to see the issues clearly. People seem a little  

hesitant to have this issue come up at the residents meeting as it's  

just another in a long line of issues from parking to pets.

Is this an issue in your community? What do you do? If it's never  

arisen as an issue why is that?

thanks for listening
David Michael