[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":208},["ShallowReactive",2],{"book-resource-expectation-clarification":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":184,"extension":185,"meta":186,"navigation":203,"path":204,"seo":205,"stem":206,"__hash__":207},"bookResources\u002Facademy\u002Fbook-resources\u002Fexpectation-clarification.md","Expectation Clarification Template",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":166},"minimark",[9,13,19,24,28,35,38,42,45,48,52,55,58,62,65,68,72,78,83,88,93,97,100,104,109,112,116,119,123,126,130,133,137],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"expectation-clarification-template",[14,15],"resource-download",{"description":16,"file":17,"label":18,"title":5},"Free editable Word guide you can copy, fill in, and share with your band. Also readable on this page.","\u002Fdownloads\u002Fbook-resources\u002Fexpectation-clarification.docx","Download guide (DOCX)",[20,21,23],"h2",{"id":22},"how-to-use-this-guide","How to use this guide",[25,26,27],"p",{},"Template for clarifying expectations with new members. Fill the four blanks in one sitting and walk out with a norms page every member agreed to out loud.",[25,29,30,34],{},[31,32,33],"strong",{},"Getting it done:"," one member drafts the punctuality, phones, booking, and money-timing norms beforehand; the band edits them in a single meeting, then reopens the page whenever someone joins or a season starts.",[25,36,37],{},"People violate norms they never agreed to. Clarify early—especially at onboarding and season starts—before resentment invents a history.",[20,39,41],{"id":40},"common-unspoken-failures","Common unspoken failures",[25,43,44],{},"The same five friction points surface in almost every lineup: arrival times, phones during rehearsal, who is allowed to book shows, who may post to the band's social accounts, and when gig pay actually lands. A drummer who learns the posting rule only after a blown album announcement will reasonably feel ambushed, so write these norms before the busy month starts.",[25,46,47],{},"Anything that would matter on show night deserves one plain paragraph now rather than a blowup after the third fight. Spell out what “on time” means — doors at seven, players in the van by five — because two members can honestly hold different definitions and both feel wronged.",[20,49,51],{"id":50},"how-to-clarify-without-a-lecture","How to clarify without a lecture",[25,53,54],{},"State each norm in three parts: what is expected, why it exists, and what happens when it is missed. Then ask every member for explicit buy-in out loud, because silence after a group-chat message is not consent and people will claim they never agreed to anything.",[25,56,57],{},"When the band's ambitions shift from hobby weekends to paid bookings, reopen the page together instead of quietly enforcing stricter standards. A bassist who joined for fun twice a month should hear the new bar in a meeting, not discover it through a frosty text after missing a weeknight showcase.",[20,59,61],{"id":60},"when-agreements-are-ignored","When agreements are ignored",[25,63,64],{},"One missed call time can be human error, so treat a first slip as a conversation rather than a verdict. If the same member keeps ignoring something they explicitly agreed to, escalate the same way you would with chronic lateness: a documented reminder, then a formal talk.",[25,66,67],{},"Repeated ignoring after buy-in is membership data, not a surprise character flaw to argue about at midnight load-out. Three violations in a quarter tells you whether this person can honor band commitments, and the written page keeps that conversation about behavior instead of personality.",[20,69,71],{"id":70},"fill-in-expectations-to-write","Fill-in: Expectations to write",[25,73,74,77],{},[31,75,76],{},"Punctuality:"," ________",[25,79,80,77],{},[31,81,82],{},"Phones:",[25,84,85,77],{},[31,86,87],{},"Booking rights:",[25,89,90,77],{},[31,91,92],{},"Money timing:",[20,94,96],{"id":95},"putting-it-into-practice","Putting it into practice",[25,98,99],{},"Write and agree four expectations before the next busy weekend.",[20,101,103],{"id":102},"faq","FAQ",[105,106,108],"h3",{"id":107},"what-expectations-fail-most-often-if-unspoken","What expectations fail most often if unspoken?",[25,110,111],{},"Punctuality, phone use in rehearsal, who books gigs, social posting rights, and money timing.",[105,113,115],{"id":114},"how-do-we-clarify-without-a-lecture","How do we clarify without a lecture?",[25,117,118],{},"Write the expectation, the why, and the consequence. Ask for explicit buy-in. Silence is not consent.",[105,120,122],{"id":121},"what-if-someone-agrees-then-ignores","What if someone agrees then ignores?",[25,124,125],{},"Treat it as a pattern with progressive response—same as attendance—not a surprise character flaw the first time only.",[105,127,129],{"id":128},"should-expectations-be-renegotiated","Should expectations be renegotiated?",[25,131,132],{},"Yes when goals change (hobby → paid). 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