For concerts, we ask that you silence your cell phones, PDAs, etc, and refrain from using flash photography during the performance. Due to copyright restrictions, video and audio recording of performances is not permitted.
It is expected that all band members stay for the whole concert and do not leave after their group has finished. Concert performance and attendance are part of the class grade. Parents and other audience members are also encouraged to stay for the entire concert as each ensemble appreciates an audience. Please enter and exit the auditorium only during the applause breaks or breaks during ensemble changes.
It is customary and considered good concert manners not to applaud between movements or sections of a piece, but rather to hold your appreciation until the completion of the entire artistic work. The end of a piece is signaled by the conductor, who will lower his or her hands and usually turns to acknowledge the audience and take a bow for the entire ensemble. In jazz, it is customary to applaud each soloist after she/he has finished soloing, even while the rest of the tune is going on. Your cue to applaud is when a soloist sits down or a different soloist starts playing.