Miscellaneous: Pure evil

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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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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Slipping up

By englishfail - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I was teaching a class when a student pointed out that I'd used the wrong "your/you're" while writing on the board. FML

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You deserved it 48 481

Feeling a light 4 on this one

By Anonymous - 02/08/2024 22:00 - Hong Kong - Kowloon

Today, I started recording my piano exam pieces to submit, and I was proud at my interpretation that I spent time trying to make it sound good. That was until my tutor walked in and said I had "shit rhythm and ass intonation." My mom was there. FML

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You deserved it 102

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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You deserved it 390

By Charley - 25/11/2016 10:44

Today, I was teaching a new student their first ever piano lesson, hoping that they would sign up for more lessons. Thirty minutes had gone by and after the 5th time of me saying what a talented, sweet little girl she was, the mother told me it was in fact a boy. They didn't sign up. FML

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You deserved it 3 086

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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You deserved it 5 177

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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You deserved it 3 354

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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You deserved it 51 511

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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You deserved it 4 919

Extended play

By Not a babysitter - 09/02/2024 15:00 - United States

Today, I taught a kid piano for a two hour lesson. The mom left to do some errands, and by the time two hours was up, she texted me asking to watch the kid for another "15 minutes" while she returned home. No problem, she had the money too, so I stayed. Four hours later, she showed up, and refused to pay me extra. FML

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You deserved it 121

Jewelofagal 2

Wednesday 11 November 2009 2:38

Ten years old is plenty old enough to know that such an action would hurt someone's fingers. At this age, it's just scary and psychopathic behavior. If I were in your shoes, I would release this "client" from further lessons.

nonynony 0

Wednesday 11 November 2009 2:42

What a brat! I used to teach lessons. Tell her parent to either discipline their ******* kid or forget coming back. Their choice. If they've let their kid get to age 10 with this kind of behavior, they should be ashamed. God I hate parents these days.

Comments

Voids 0

Thursday 12 November 2009 0:01

Ha! Pwned. :)

sterotype 2

Thursday 12 November 2009 0:35

if i were u i'd still be whipping that ass

MoradoJess 0

Thursday 12 November 2009 0:46

But if this is the OP's main job she probably needs as many students as possible :S

radman 0

Thursday 12 November 2009 4:36

Ouch. Take the cash, explain to her parents that they will be paying any medical bills for broken fingers, and also inform them that if their daughter wishes to learn how to play the piano, they should find her a new teacher.

meaganliz 0

Thursday 12 November 2009 7:27

Damien's little sister?

LilaBear 1

Thursday 12 November 2009 9:02

Holy crap. Ask the parents for compensation, at least to cover the medical bills. Perhaps give the kid one more chance (who knows, if the parents discipline the kid she might not do it again) but otherwise say that kid isn't welcome at your piano ever again! That said, I can't believe she did that. What have her parents been teaching her?? There's no way in the WORLD I would have done that to my piano teacher when I was a kid, a) because she was too nice but b) I would have been TERRIFIED of what my parents would do to me if I had.

Sam_Cellist 0

Thursday 12 November 2009 17:08

oh my god, and you're a pianist too!

blacklite69 0

Thursday 12 November 2009 22:01

OOOOOOOOOH OUCH. That made me flinch. Similar story - a nun was teaching my mum how to play when she was a kid, got frustrated with her and did the same thing as punishment for not getting the notes right.