artlady Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Okay. my husband is a band director and before he ever takes his kids to a competition he goes over Drum Corp Etiquette with them. He also sits with them at the performance venue. In San Antonio, in my 46.00 upper level section, were several high school band students who were having more fun talking to each other and on their phones than watching the show. Many others (not high school band students, but adults) were either on their phones or kept getting up during a performance. What has happened to drum corp etiquette? Not talking during the show (an occasional, ooh, that was cool, or watch that move, is different) about everything but Drum Corp. Turn off that annoying cell phone or put it on vibrate and take the call between shows. (Thank you to the person next to me who answered his (it was on vibrate so I didn't hear it) and then turned it off. Got up to call the person back between shows and didn't come back until the next one was over). Please, if you bring a group of teenagers (or adults for that matter) to a competition, go over drum corp etiquette. People pay pretty steep prices to enjoy a phone free, talk free (unless the corp is doing it) show. Also if you bring a group of kids, sit with them. They will probably behave better if you are there instead of dumping them and coming for them at the end. I am sorry I am on my soap box, but an earlier post about the Dallas and SA show got me to thinking about this. He was complaining about a group of "Maroon" high school band kids who were so abnoxious. This doesn't have to happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backstrom Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I agree. This is not a football or a baseball game, where the players are focused on beating each other, but a performance, where corps members have worked hard to perform for you- the audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumCorpsMom Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Agreed! If these people were at a theater or a performance anywhere else, they would be escorted out of the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Nights Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 There was a thread last week about this, involving Emily Tannert's column of the same topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backstrom Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Yeah, exactly. People don't talk around and get up at Avery Fisher in the middle of the NY Philharmonic's repetoire, do they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearz Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 At every show I've ever been to, there is a program handed out. WHY, oh WHY don't they put a brief article outlining show etiquette? I think DCI really needs to get on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentleman Marcher Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 At every show I've ever been to, there is a program handed out. WHY, oh WHY don't they put a brief article outlining show etiquette? I think DCI really needs to get on this. At most of the contests I've been to (smaller sized ones) the announcer takes a moment to go over ettiquette with the crowd...this year at Fairfield the announcer probably got more attention because he was funny with it: "if you get a cell phone call, don't answer it and call them back later--you're at a drum corps show, they'll understand!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 At every show I've ever been to, there is a program handed out. WHY, oh WHY don't they put a brief article outlining show etiquette? I think DCI really needs to get on this. At the Spokane show this year, the announcer gave a brief overview of etiquette, and it seemed to work pretty well. Did this happen at anybody else's home show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backstrom Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Yes, they did that in Boise, but the problem you see is... San Antonio and Spokane aren't exactly the same. One hand, you have a small, intimate setting, mostly everyone can hear the PA. On the other hand, you have the Alamodome, crowded and noisy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davam Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 There was a thread last week about this, involving Emily Tannert's column of the same topic. Link to Tannert's column: http://www.dci.org/news/news.cfm?news_id=3...7a-86d55cfdde45 Link to previous discussion: http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums//ind...ience+Etiquette I would add one thing: When someone is being rude at a show, audience members shouldn't be afraid to politely ask them to be quite during a performance or offer a quiet "shush" in the proper direction. I've done this (unfortunately more times than I'd like) and most people respond accordingly. Many times the offending parties are just not aware that their actions are ruining the show for others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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