Iowa
High School Speech Association Iowa High School
Music Association
Performance
Etiquette for Attending Fine Arts Events
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Please
refrain from talking during the performance.
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While
you may only be whispering it does create a distraction for those around you.
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This
also includes whispering to or disciplining your other children
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Please
turn off/silence all pagers, cell phones, and watch alarms.
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These
can be very distracting to the performers and others in the audience
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Do
not wave to your child/friend during the performance.
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This
creates a distraction for the performer and others in the audience
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Refrain
from using flash photography during the performance.
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Flash
photography is a distraction and creates a dangerous atmosphere for the performers
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Applaud
at appropriate times.
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Formal
Concert – at the end of each selection not after each movement.
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Jazz
Concert – at the end of each selection or to recognize the efforts of a
soloist.
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Theatre
Production – after each act/scene.
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Do
not leave as soon as your childŐs portion of the performance is over.
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All
of the students deserve a full audience for their performances.
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Remember
that the next time, your childŐs performance might be scheduled last.
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In
the contest/festival environment it is appropriate to leave once the door has
been opened.
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Do
not leave while the performance is in progress.
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If
you need to use the restroom do so between musical numbers or between scenes.
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Arrive
at the performance with a positive attitude.
o Your child is sensitive to your attitude
towards their performance. Their
performance may very well reflect your attitude.