Penalties indicated can be applied
in whatever units you desire, financial or otherwise!
Playing highest
note possible during warm-up..........................10
Playing pedal notes during warm-up........................................20
Playing Carnival of Venice from memory as a warm-up.............50
Playing Solo Cornet part of Bugler's Holiday as a warm-up......100
Taking tuning note up an octave ............................................25
Taking tuning note down 2 octaves ........................................50
Playing tuning note in correct octave......................................75
Using vibrato on unison passages..........................................50
Failure to use 4th valve if equipped.........................................50
Being told by conductor to play softer....................................10
Being told by conductor to play louder...................................100
Playing wrong rhythm ...........................................................50
Playing wrong rhythm and throwing entire band off..................100
Missing jump to the Coda.......................................................5
Playing percussion parts where written....................................50
Improvising on as-written parts ..............................................10
Not improvising on as-written parts ........................................20
SECTION PLAYER OFFENCES
Missing entrance when lead player drops out on unison passage..15
Telling lead player that the guy on the record took it faster............20
Hanging past lead player on last chord........................................50
Attempting to "bottom out" lead player on last chord....................10
Successfully "bottoming out" lead player on last chord.................20
Attempting to out-screech lead player on last chord.....................30
Successfully out-screeching lead player at any time....................40
Asking the lead player what mouthpiece he uses.........................75
Playing another section's note on last chord ...............................50
EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS
Polishing instrument on stage.....................15
Dropping mute...........................................10
Injuring others by dropping mute..................50
Dropping mouthpiece (add cost of repair).....10
Dropping instrument (add cost of repair)......25
Dropping DEAD .....................................warning
Showing up with wrong music....................25
Forgetting pencil.......................................20
Forgetting mute........................................25
Forgetting music......................................30
Forgetting valve oil....................................35
Forgetting tie or socks..............................40
Forgetting mouth piece.............................45
Forgetting instrument................................50
Getting coke bottle or similar shaped
object stuck down bell.............................75
Showing up with wrong instrument............25
Showing up with different instruments........50
Arriving with a Sousaphone......................100
Arriving with a Fibreglass Sousaphone .....500