[Trombone-l] Rules for Rehearsal

[Jeff Thompson]

I used to play in a community concert band for five or six years. The socializing and talking during rehearsal was rampant. We used to rehearse once a week on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 pm. We took a ten minute break at 8 pm. That was the designated time to socialize. It didn't help. There was still a lot of yakking during rehearsals. 

There was one set of people who nearly made me blow a gasket! They talked at every stoppage in the rehearsal. When the director announced which measure number
we would play at next, they never heard him. So, they invariably asked, again, where are we starting? 

One of these guys also made a near annual plea to the rest of the band to be quiet during rehearsal so we could all hear the director. I could barely contain my laughter, as he was the primary offender! 

Jeff Thompson