NAME OF OFFENDER: INFRACTION DATE: |
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MUSICAL OFFENSE |
FINE |
Playing highest note possible in warm- up Sound-checking mic with obnoxious jazz licks Raising hand after mistake Practicing multiple tonguing not called for on gig Blacking out after high note Obnoxiously show-offy warm-up Taking tuning note up an octave Vibrato on unison passage Failure to use 3rd valve slide Playing B-flat when band tunes to A Being told by conductor to play louder Failure to swing |
$100 $15 $15 $15 $20 $25 $25 $50 $50 $75 $400 $1000 |
LEAD PLAYERS |
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Changing mouthpieces mid-song Faking section into early entrance Faking self into early entrances Missing high lick, then mentioning previous gig(s) Asking conductor if it's ok to take a lick up Asking conductor if it's ok to take a lick down Taking a lick down that you took up in rehearsal Missing last note of "In the Mood" |
$10 $20 $25 $25 $400 $100 $200 |
SECTION/NON-LEAD PLAYERS |
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Missing entrance when lead drops out Pointing out to the lead that guy on the record took that last lick up Attempting unassigned lick biffed by lead Asking lead what mouthpiece he uses Hanging over past lead on last chord Attempting to out-screech lead on last chord Successfully out-screeching lead at any time |
$15 $20 $50 $75 $100 $100 $500 |
EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS |
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Playing with screw on rim Polishing horn on stage Dropping mute Dropping horn Dropping dead Forgetting pencil Forgetting mute(s) Forgetting bowtie or socks Forgetting mouthpiece Forgetting magazine Blaming mistake on sticky valves Getting marble or similar object stuck down bell |
$10 $15 $10 repairs + $20 Warning $20 $50/ Each $30 $30 $100 $25 $75 |
CRIMINAL BAD TASTE |
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Having nicest gig-bag in section Talking about the great deal you got on a new horn Hawking old horn on bandstand Quoting Herb Alpert or Mangione Song Farting on bandstand Defecating on bandstand Practicing legit style on swing gig Discussing how plentiful gigs were in the old days Beginning a sentence with "When I played for Kenton..." Casually mentioning to Musical Director of cheap theater that you also play keyboards |
$10 $10 $10 $25 $25 $75 $35 $50 $50 $100 |
BASIC STUPIDITY |
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Wearing old MF tour shirt Wearing new MF tour shirt Playing on a Jet-tone mouthpiece Continually asking "where are we?" Drunkenness on stage Stoned on stage Pretending to be friends with a bone player Actually being friends with a bone player Dating a bone player Loaning money to bone player Sitting next to conductor at meals |
$15 $25 $20 $25 $25 $50 $50 $200 $750 4x amount loaned $100 |