Passing along few more etiquette rules from an 1848 book for gentlemen, featured earlier this week.
This one goes out to all the musicians (and music lovers) in the crowd!
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If you intend to sing, do not affect to refuse when asked, but at once accede.
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Endeavor to adapt the style of your song to the character of your audience.
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If you are singing a second, do not, as it were, drag on, or tread upon the heels of your prima; people seldom attribute this to superior knowledge, but usually to want of judgment.
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If playing an accompaniment, do not forget that your instrument is intended to aid, not to interrupt; that the instrument is to be subordinate to the song.
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Never converse while singing or playing is going on.
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When a lady is going to the piano, if near her, rise and give her your arm; if you can read music, turn over the leaves for her at the proper time.
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If you are at a concert or a private musical party, do not beat time with your feet or cane upon the floor.
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