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What is proper concert etiquette for the audience?
Enter the auditorium quietly. Once you have been seated, be alert to activity on the stage as the musicians take their place for the concert. When the conductor enters, it is customary to applaud politely. Whistling, yelling, or screaming is not appropriate at any time before, during, or after a concert.
What is the proper concert etiquette for audience when attending classical concerts?
Stay Quiet As best you can, avoid talking, whispering, whistling, singing along or humming to the music while the concert is ongoing so as not to distract other people. Listening attentively to the music and paying attention to the performers on stage will help you appreciate the concert more.
What are the 5 audience expectations?
Audience Analysis Factors
- Audience expectations. When people become audience members in a speech situation, they bring with them expectations about the occasion, topic, and speaker.
- Knowledge of topic.
- Attitude toward topic.
- Audience size.
- Demographics.
- Setting.
- Voluntariness.
- Egocentrism.
Why is stage etiquette important?
Stage Etiquette (accepted behavior during the auditions, rehearsal, and run of a production) is one of those great topics for Theatre professionals that is nearly never actually discussed. The rules are just ‘there’ – people are often expected to just know them unless you’re early on in your career.
What are the things not to do during the proper audience decorum in this kind of concert?
Hold your applause until all selections in a set are completed. Turn off all cell phones. Remain seated during the performance. Whistling, yelling, or otherwise congratulating the performers is generally not appropriate for classical music concerts.
What should you not do in an orchestra?
10 REALLY annoying things you should never do in an orchestra rehearsal
- Show up half an hour late…
- Show up in sweaty gym clothes, forgetting it’s a two-hour rehearsal in a space that shouldn’t even be classified as a room.
- Leave your instrument in a cold place so it doesn’t warm up in time.
When should you leave the auditorium when attending a concert?
Don’t enter or exit the hall while a performance is in progress unless absolutely necessary. If you must leave your seat, do so quickly and quietly, proceeding to the nearest door or asking the nearest usher for assistance.
When to teach etiquette at a music concert?
Make it part of your lessons early in the school year and reinforce it when concert time comes. Teaching the students first provides positive behaviors for them to model for their often less-informed families. And let’s face it – the students want everyone to pay attention to them during a concert just as much as you do.
Can you teach etiquette in a performance hall?
The performance hall, whether it’s a theater, auditorium, cafeteria or gymnasium, is an extension of YOUR classroom. So good behavior from everyone should be expected. There are more and more lesson plans available on the web. Simply search on “Concert etiquette lesson plans” or “Concert behavior” and you’ll get hits.
Can you teach etiquette at every grade level?
Appropriate concert etiquette can be taught at every grade level the same way we teach and manage our classrooms. If it’s going to be effective, it should be taught as part of the curriculum. Yes, you can and should make time for it in your lesson planning. And why wait until you’re in “crunch time” during the concert season?