MSMTA Program Etiquette Guidelines
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Preparation Guidelines
Performance Guidelines
Audience Guidelines
Thank you for your consideration and careful attention to these etiquette guidelines as established by Mid-State Music Teachers Association.
Preparation Guidelines
- Once a student is scheduled to perform on a program, it is his or her responsibility to be present and punctual.
- Performers should arrive 15 minutes before the start of the program and check in with the program chair.
- Performers should wear concert attire: dresses, skirts, or dress pants for girls; dress pants and a button-down shirt for boys. No jeans or shorts are permitted.
Performance Guidelines
- Approach and leave the bench from the front of the stage. Do not walk around the back of the bench.
- Before you begin, find the pedals, adjust the bench and adjust the music rack if needed.
- When finished playing, please acknowledge the audience with a smile and a bow.
- Please bow only at the end of your performance.
Audience Guidelines
- Everyone in the audience should refrain from talking, whispering and walking around while a student is playing.
- Everyone is expected to remain for the entire performance unless a small child needs to be taken out.
- Do not enter or exit through the doors while a student is performing. It is very noisy and distracting to the performers.
- Videos and non-flash photos may be taken during the performance. Flash photography is allowed at the end of the program.
- All cell phones and electronic devices should be silenced or turned off during the performance.
- Eating and drinking is prohibited in the auditorium.
Thank you for your consideration and careful attention to these etiquette guidelines as established by Mid-State Music Teachers Association.