How should I behave in the stands at competions?
1. It is not proper to enter or leave your seat in the middle of someone’s performance. Please wait until the performance is completed before entering or leaving your seat. 2. The time to talk and comment is in between performances and definitely not while a band is performing. 3. It is proper and expected that all spectators will applaud for all of the performers. Some spectators have fallen into the habit of only applauding for their own child’s performance, thinking that the amount of applause that a group gets might affect the score. Judges really are not affected by spectators applause. 4. Let it be known that air horns, cow bells and any other noise making devices in the stands can actually be a detriment to a band’s performance. If the judges can not hear the band perform, they can not give proper credit.
