I am sorry people don’t like it. However it is my home and I will do whatever I please in it - while staying in the boundaries of common sense and local laws regarding quiet times.
Such a comically hostile attitude. Believe me, there are plenty of ways for me (if I'm your neighbour) to make your life hell, too. I'm really sorry you don't like it, but you'll just have to deal with it.
The key to peaceful coexistence is restricting yourself to accommodate others. Like singing? Go take a walk in the woods (or along a busy road, I personally do this).
Such a comically hostile attitude! The key to peaceful coexistence accommodating others. Don't like my singing during the day? Go take a walk in the parking lot, or along a highway.
See, this works both ways. Singing is loud, playing instruments is loud. Pets and babies can be loud. People can have guests over and throw parties, and those can get loud too. Should everyone forego those activities, or do them in an "insulated location" to accommodate everyone? I don't think so.
It doesn't mean foregoing all potentially annoying activities, it just means mutual respect. If you sing loudly enough to bother others and are asked to cut it out, a "deal with it" response is basically an anti-social tantrum. As much as you like the sound of your voice, not everyone else does. Deal with it.
It goes both ways, indeed. Good luck if you're ever my neighbor, you just might have to move;)
PS are you actually comparing singing to having children?
It is probably nice as a musician to not live in an apartment or any other shared living situation with nearby neighbors.
Occasionally I hear bands and/or people practicing on amplified instruments, drums, or brass, and I can't imagine how anyone on the same block can stand it.
Though apparently people across SF were mostly OK with hearing Green Day play in Golden Gate Park.
But all of these sound annoyances pale when compared to the horrible scourge of loud videos played on smartphones.
I think that pleading politely is a good start. However, original poster wrote "Please make sure to sing/play instruments from within an insulated location!". Adding "please" doesn't make it polite, really. Neither it is a reasonable request.
Or control how loud, when and for how long you sing. Some people have trouble sleeping/working with noise and/or have different schedules than you.
For me it's always a godsend to find a quiet place, if the source of noise (no matter how objectively beautiful) is not under my control I can get sleep deprived within days. Yes I have earplugs and noise isolation cans but they cause ear issues long term.
Don’t like it? Deal with it.