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Bass Player Violations (Wayne Dyess)

Subject: BASS PLAYER VIOLATIONS

BASS PLAYER VIOLATIONS NAME OF OFFENDER - _____________________________________
INFRACTION DATE - ____________________

MUSICAL OFFENSES FINE

[ ] 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

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