Miscellaneous: Today, my piano teacher told me that she "forgot" to inform me...

By pianonerd - 15/09/2009 06:16 - Canada

Today, my piano teacher told me that she "forgot" to inform me that she volunteered me to play a 5 page song in a recital in front of 300 people that's happening next week. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/07/2013 06:52 - United States - Crystal Lake

Today, I was at a piano lesson playing a song I had worked very hard to make perfect. Halfway through, my teacher abruptly stops me and asks, "Did you notice that I rearranged the furniture?" FML

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Pure evil

By PiaNO - 10/11/2009 21:41 - United Kingdom

Today, I was teaching a ten year old how to play piano. Halfway through the lesson, she made a minor mistake, which, trying to be a good tutor, I corrected her. She smiled up at me, paused, then slammed the key cover down onto my fingers. FML

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Is that a pass then?

By Anonymous - 12/09/2020 11:01 - Hong Kong - Central District

Today, I had a piano exam, for which I'd worked hard. I went in, and the examiner asked me to play some scales. I was so nervous, I played 3 octaves and then realised I'd ran out of space. I might have then said, "FUCK!" really loudly… and she heard. FML

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Bad omen or what?

By Chipper - 09/06/2009 00:14 - United States

Today, I was playing piano for a wedding rehearsal. Bored, I decided to pass the time playing through a book of music I found in the piano bench. Some time later the bride turned to me and screamed at me to stop. I had turned the page and had begun to play "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off." FML

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Play 4′33″ by John Cage

By NonPianoMan - 26/08/2021 16:01

Today, after I'd told this girl I’m seeing that I play piano to impress her, it turns out her father is a pianist and has a grand piano in their house. Tonight, I’m supposed to go to her place to play her my "favorite piece." FML

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Make an entrance, not a scene

By Anonymous - 14/03/2022 18:00

Today, I was a guest performer for a school orchestra concert a grade above mine. When they called my name, I didn’t hear them, so when they started the song hundreds of people watched me run on stage. FML

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Show off

By Anonymous - 15/04/2009 04:17 - United States

Today, I had a test in orchestra class, which I'd practiced over 30 hours for. After I played my part, which I thought I did very well, my teacher asked how long I'd practiced. Trying to show off, I said, "Oh, just 30 minutes." My teacher said, "It shows; that was terrible." She was serious. FML

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Inappropriate Billy Joel

By Anonymous - 18/04/2016 19:28 - United States - Carlisle

Today, I performed a piano piece at a school play. Everything went well until I got up and accidentally smashed my shin against one of the piano legs. Before I could bite my tongue, I'd already yelled "Fucking hell!" in front of about 50 second graders. FML

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Alexa, play 4'33" by John Cage

By Anonymous - 07/09/2020 17:00

Today, I was the first to sign up to play the national anthem for my school, at one of my volleyball games. My teacher told me she would bring my sheet music. She didn’t. So I just sat there, awkwardly, not playing my cello. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/05/2013 07:18 - United States

Today, my piano teacher complimented my song, calling it great. I was proud and thanked him, then realized he was being sarcastic. FML

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Tuesday 15 September 2009 12:13

You should get a few lessons from her without paying and then "forget" that you fired her.

nerdking21 10

Tuesday 15 September 2009 12:12

Yeah, that's gonna be hard to pull of. But if you work hard and don't screw off, you could probably do it.

Comments

thefury 0

Tuesday 6 October 2009 6:34

that's not a volunteer that's what we in the air force call a "voluntold" so don't do it and it's not your fault

anonomyous13 0

Monday 21 June 2010 1:47

learn to sight-read. it makes impromptu/last-minute recitals so much easier :)

drakem 7

Sunday 4 July 2010 11:25

same with me, ish. I can't read guitar music but memorize wha my teacher dies, yet the trumpet is fine

Tequila_Hilton 3

Thursday 29 July 2010 19:39

man up, it's not too bad. it would be bad if u couldn't have the sheet music to look at while you played.

bluemaizeman13 0

Friday 30 July 2010 14:17

I agree with 96. five pages isn't a lot. and neither is three hundred people. my first piano recital had 1000 people when I was in third grade. my first band concert packed house 1500 suck it up. and if you can play the piano correctly you'll be fine.

jablair13 0

Wednesday 15 September 2010 17:21

I wudve flipped out n killed her!

Sushimomo 0

Wednesday 8 December 2010 5:28

7 Page piece in front of 600 classical musicians on clarinet, at a master class and the piece is the most well known clarinet concerto ever written: Mozart Clarinet Concerto Movement 1. Less then a week warning plus it had to be memorized. And all my art teachers from my art school, and my clarinet teacher in the audience to "support me" and other students who I go to school with that are playing. Relax, your a musician, it's your job.

jwp171 5

Thursday 5 May 2011 13:33

are you good and. fyl hahahhahahahha

kyliebear 15

Thursday 18 August 2011 0:20

If you don't want to do it as your afraid to stuff up, just the day before say you badly injured your fingers.

iBiteRoses 22

Tuesday 20 December 2011 7:16

I'm sorry for all the people here bragging about all the stuff they've done to make you look shallow... they're dicks. I feel bad for you... I would never be able to do that, I have the worst stage fright.