Singers and musicians who belong to show groups spend many weeks and months bringing together their concert pieces. They take every care to give their best efforts both to highlight their talents and to make the concert as interesting and enjoyable for the public. It only takes one person in the audience to ruin the entire event for everyone. You can avoid being that person by knowing what it takes to be a mindful and respectful audience member at a California choral musical performance.
It seems like everyone has a cell phone with them today. Most people dare not venture into public without their cell phones in their purses or pockets. While you are welcome to bring yours to the event, you are reminded that it is rude to have it on during the actual concert. As you are taking your seat, you may turn it on vibrate and silence the ringer if you have to have it on at all.
When everyone is looking at you, you realize quickly your mistake and might even wish you could take it back. However, you may have already made the singers and fellow audience members annoyed with you. By turning off the ringer, keeping it on vibrate, or turning off the phone entirely, you help the show go off without a hitch better.
The next thing that makes singers and conductors alike angry is when someone gets up to leave during the song. Many people in attendance might get up to leave at some point to use the bathroom or to stretch their legs. However, getting up to leave when the show is still going on is rude. Proper etiquette dictates that people stay seated until the music ends or the show has reached a transition phase.
While children's concerts are given at special times during the year like around Christmas, many public venues like these are ideally suited for adults. You may not want to bring your children to the show especially if they are very young and cannot sit still for long periods of time. Noisy children and crying babies disrupt the singing and irritate people who are trying to listen to the music.
While you may already know these basic etiquette rules, you could be unclear about applauding. Of course you know to wait until the piece has ended. However, you may not know when the end has arrived. Your foremost clue comes from watching what the conductor is doing with his or her arms.
When the conductor has his or her arms poised above his or head or extended in front of the chest, he or she is giving a sign the song is continuing and not ended yet. It is only when the conductor drops the arms to both sides that he or she demonstrates the finality of the piece. At this point, you may clap if you enjoyed what you heard.
These simple rules for enjoying musical performances in California and elsewhere can come in handy when you want to be a respectful audience member. You prefer not to draw the ire of those around you or the performers on stage. You will show the appropriate amount of attention and respect by keeping these manners and behaviors in mind while you are listening to the music.
It seems like everyone has a cell phone with them today. Most people dare not venture into public without their cell phones in their purses or pockets. While you are welcome to bring yours to the event, you are reminded that it is rude to have it on during the actual concert. As you are taking your seat, you may turn it on vibrate and silence the ringer if you have to have it on at all.
When everyone is looking at you, you realize quickly your mistake and might even wish you could take it back. However, you may have already made the singers and fellow audience members annoyed with you. By turning off the ringer, keeping it on vibrate, or turning off the phone entirely, you help the show go off without a hitch better.
The next thing that makes singers and conductors alike angry is when someone gets up to leave during the song. Many people in attendance might get up to leave at some point to use the bathroom or to stretch their legs. However, getting up to leave when the show is still going on is rude. Proper etiquette dictates that people stay seated until the music ends or the show has reached a transition phase.
While children's concerts are given at special times during the year like around Christmas, many public venues like these are ideally suited for adults. You may not want to bring your children to the show especially if they are very young and cannot sit still for long periods of time. Noisy children and crying babies disrupt the singing and irritate people who are trying to listen to the music.
While you may already know these basic etiquette rules, you could be unclear about applauding. Of course you know to wait until the piece has ended. However, you may not know when the end has arrived. Your foremost clue comes from watching what the conductor is doing with his or her arms.
When the conductor has his or her arms poised above his or head or extended in front of the chest, he or she is giving a sign the song is continuing and not ended yet. It is only when the conductor drops the arms to both sides that he or she demonstrates the finality of the piece. At this point, you may clap if you enjoyed what you heard.
These simple rules for enjoying musical performances in California and elsewhere can come in handy when you want to be a respectful audience member. You prefer not to draw the ire of those around you or the performers on stage. You will show the appropriate amount of attention and respect by keeping these manners and behaviors in mind while you are listening to the music.
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