Audience & Pledge Etiquette

How should you enter the theater?

• As loudly as possible

• Backwards

• Quietly

During the concert, it is a good idea to ...

• Discuss the performance with your neighbor

• Eat a snack

• Sit quietly and appreciate the performer's efforts

When should you clap?

• Never! The performers hate that.

• At the end of a piece, when the conductor lowers his/her hands.

• Whenever you hear something you like.

How should you show your appreciation of the performance?

• Clap enthusiastically at the end of a piece

• Cheer loudly for your favorite musician

• Do a dance

Why should you be quiet during an orchestra performance?

• So the attendants can't find you

• To be be respectful to the musicians

• You're suppose to be quiet

How do you know a piece of music is over?

• The conductor puts his/her hands down and turns around.

• The music stops

• The lights flash

If you must enter or leave a concert, you should do so ...

• in between songs

• when they are playing loudly or softly

• anytime

Using flash photography during a concert...

• makes the performance better

• blinds the performers

• is the best way to get a picture

A concert-goer should not wear a hat during a performance because...

• it is distracting to the conductor.

• it will block the sound.

• it blocks the view of the stage.

The audience should clap

• while the music is playing.

• between smaller sections of a musical piece.

• at the end of a musical piece.