Penalties for Bass Infractions
NAME OF OFFENDER (Bass Player)_______________________
INFRACTION DATE___________________________
MUSICAL OFFENSES
Playing loudly during warm up -----------------------------$10
Sound-checking amp with funk slapping --------------$25
Loud cursing after mistake -----------------------------------$10
Playing high and fast after mistake ----------------------$20
Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes----------$20
Asking for "E" tuning note -------------------------------------$25
Playing E anyway when horns tune to Bb ------------$50
Playing written-out walking line ----------------------------$50
Failure to play written walking line -----------------------$75
Writing note names over ledger-line notes-----------$50
Writing beat numbers under dotted figures-----------$50
Playing eighth notes----------------------------------------------$5 each
Playing sixteenth notes ----------------------------------------$10 each
Playing above 1st octave ------------------------------------ immediate dismissal
Dragging fast tempo ---------------------------------------------$75
Dragging ballad tempo -----------------------------------------$100
Blacking out during ballad -----------------------------------$200
Ignoring drummer's tempo -----------------------------------$100
Following drummer's tempo ---------------------------------$250
Asking to borrow Real Book for All Of Me -------------$1000