[Trombone-l] Rules for Rehearsal

[Jason Smith]

I too play with a community group but I can say that
none of that crap goes on in our rehearsal.  Our
director, is an old retired army band master and makes
it clear that we are there as his guest and that we
are there to play not socialize and if you dont like
it go find out somewhere elese to play. I think we
have a really good band because of it.  Those that
arent serious about playing dont last very long but
those that work had and we dont sound all that bad.

Jason


--- Jeff Thompson <7cuh-asb6 at spamex.com> wrote:

> 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
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