[Trombone-l] Rules for Rehearsal

[emrose79]

Two things for me are...   loudly tapping your feet (most of the time 
your feet aren't exactly in time.. as well as being louder then the 
drums)  and.. one of my favorites...   singing along with the conductor 
when he is demonstrating a part.. makes it almost impossible to hear 
him... if you knew the part, he wouldn't have to demonstrate it!

Ed   (who has NEVER talked during rehearsal... ok... maybe once.. 
well... maybe twice.... uh... well....)




Jeff Thompson 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. 
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>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! 
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>Jeff Thompson
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