Minding Your Manners At A California Choral Musical Performance

By George Bell


Live entertainment venues can provide you and your friends and loved ones with hours of amusement. You get to listen to beautiful music while watching talented singers and musicians perform. However, when you are in the audience of a California choral musical performance, you are generally expected to follow some basic etiquette rules. You will ensure the fun for everyone by observing these common manners at these events.

The most obvious courtesy involves turning off your cell phone ringer prior to the show. When a phone goes off during a concert, the attention of the audience is diverted from the stage to the person whose phone was not silenced. The people on stage likewise may be thrown off cue or forget words to the songs they are singing.

If it goes off during a song, you inevitably will garner attention that will be anything but flattering or appreciated. The people on stage will resent you for taking the attention off of them. The people sitting around you will be annoyed that they heard your ringer rather than the singing on stage. You will avoid all of this scenario by turning down or off the phone before you take your seat.

Another courtesy you want to extend involves remaining in your seat while the show is ongoing. It is understandable that people may have to get up to leave or use the restroom at some point. However, the audience generally is expected to stay seated while the singers are on stage and performing. You may wait until they are finished and the sets are being transitioned before getting up to leave the concert hall.

While children's concerts are given at special times during the year like around Christmas, many public venues like these are ideally suited for adults. You may not want to bring your children to the show especially if they are very young and cannot sit still for long periods of time. Noisy children and crying babies disrupt the singing and irritate people who are trying to listen to the music.

If you are new to attending concerts, you may be unsure of when to clap or applaud. Some people make the mistake of applauding during a pause in the song or before the conductor has given the singers their cue to end. You may know that it is time to applaud by watching the conductor's arms.

If the arms are in midair and poised while holding his or her baton, you will know the song is still being performed. When the conductor drops his or her arms to his or her sides, this is a nonverbal cue that the song is over and the audience may then applaud if they liked are so inclined. This cue also saves you from the embarrassment of clapping too early.

Musical performances put on by California choral groups can provide for a fun evening away from home. You are exposed to beautiful music that you may before have never heard. You also get to witness musicians and singers showcase their talents. You will ensure the enjoyment of everyone in the audience with you by knowing what manners to abide by while you are there.




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