Setting Professional Standards - Discovery

What is the most important thing to remember when representing yourself at a gig? Choose one.

• Have a good attitude
• Make sure you get paid
• Look presentable
• Play well
• Being 'cool'

You are in a punk band, you all decide to show up and play your gig with spray on purple hair, white shirts, black ties and smart trousers. What message does this send to: A) your audience B) the promoter/booking agent C) the bar manager D) the pub owner

What should you do if you are not happy with the sound in the venue?

• Ask the venue manager for help
• Ask the audience for help
• Directly contact the sound engineer
• Ignore it
• Smash your guitar on stage

How should you approach the gig promoter?

You turn up to the gig and there’s no crowd to watch other than the support band and the three regulars who drink there every Thursday night at the bar. You didn’t post anything on social media, no posters, you told a few mates, but no one came. What message does this send to: A) your audience B) the promoter/booking agent C) the bar manager D) the pub owner

Which of the following is a professional standard for musicians?

• Show up on time
• Play loud
• Play for free
• Play whatever you want
• Smash your guitar

What should you do if you are running late for a gig?

• Keep the audience waiting
• Apologise and explain the situation
• Ignore it
• Blame the venue

What is the most important thing to consider when playing in a studio?

• Quality of the performance
• Volume of the performance
• Length of the performance
• Attitude of the performance

What should you do if the pub owner requests a certain song?

• Refuse to play it
• Play it as requested
• Play your own version of it
• Ask for more money

What should you do if you are not being paid what you were promised?

• Complain to the venue manager
• Complain to the audience
• Complain to the promoter
• Leave without playing