“A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. We provide the music, and you provide the silence.”
~ Leopold Stokowski, reprimanding a talkative audience
With a recital coming up in a week, here's a gentle little reminder of how we should act during a performance:
1. Don't talk during a performance.
2. Don't get up and leave while someone is performing.
3. Don't enter the room while someone is performing.
3. Don't enter the room while someone is performing.
4. Keep small children with you during the performance.
5. Avoid doing anything distracting during the performing--moving around, fiddling around with something in your purse, checking your phone/texting, coughing, etc.
6. Turn off your cell phone.
7. Don't cheer or yell out after someone performs--this is appropriate for sporting events but not for performances.
8. Smile and offer non-verbal encouragement to performers.
