
I tell em up front. Practice is what you do on your own time. Rehearsal is to work out the kinks and tighten it all up. If you show up w/ out having put in the time to learn your stuff we dont need you. Seems harsh but i am not willing nor want to be a teacher. you need help w/something, thats cool, but set up a time w/ me outside of the regular rehearsal. And of course people do have off days and thats fine too but if its there habit to be unprepared there gone. i also tell them they need to be able to show each and every time, real emergencies accepted but like wy wife, girlfreind, whatever is on the whatever kick dont cut it either. A lot of people like the IDEA of being a musician but dont want to do the work.