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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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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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Coda

By Anonymous - 05/09/2022 10:30

Today, I was at a very important music competition. When we'd rehearsed the song in question, the conductor said we were to repeat the last four bars of the song three times. As I went to play the third time, the whole orchestra stopped playing. I kept playing by accident and we came in third because of my mistake. 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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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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By auto boogie man - 19/11/2015 16:44 - United States - New York

Today, at school, I was asked to play a complex piano piece in front of my class, teachers and guests. I nailed it, but what stood out most for everyone was how I apparently looked like I was being possessed while performing. FML

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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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Practise makes perfect

By Anonymous - 16/06/2023 16:00

Today, I've practised a particular fast passage at least hundreds of times, it was perfect… then came the competition. I sat down on the chair and played it, but halfway through, my instrument chose to just fall off my hand, not even the bow or something, the entire instrument. It was recorded too. FML

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By mitochondriaisthepowerhouseofthecell - 27/12/2018 02:00

Today, I had my final piano performance. There is a guy in my class who constantly tells me I suck at piano, so I was looking forward to watching him play badly since he never practices. Instead, he played the most beautiful music that would make Mozart weep. He got a standing ovation. FML

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By Music Lover - 07/11/2020 05:01 - United States - San Jose

Today, after entering a conservatory of music, I've worked really hard on my academic subjects to past through the exam, so my major is pretty weak. After practising 6 hours a day for three weeks, my teacher asked me to change my major and said I'm the worst student she's ever seen. And there‘s nowhere I can go. 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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Wednesday 15 April 2009 12:06

i guess pracriced is the new word for terrible practice

WhoaNelly 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 12:30

If you told your teacher how long you really practiced, it may have impressed her that you worked so hard. But, no, you didn't.

Comments

ultravioletbaby 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 20:07

Oh #17 you are so right ahahahaha! OP- YDI for being so arrogant

SSC_fml 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 20:12

Liar Liar pants on fire! Next time, don't lie :)

sara942 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 20:17

Ew... orchestra teachers hate hearing that you're not practicing enough! Why would you lie about that! That being said, 30 hours for a chair test is just ridiculous, lol; chill out!

firefalcon 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 20:30

I don't believe it. I was in orchestra myself, and no one practices 30 hours for a simple test. If it was a professional thing or something, I could see it... But other than that? No way. And seriously, after 30 hours, your outcome shouldn't be "terrible".

xkaokaox 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 20:47

>_> Meh. Maybe the OP has some sort of stage fright.

mobius8 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 20:51

Pfft. People saying you shouldn't have lied about it are kidding themselves. I'm pretty sure everyone has exaggerated something in consequential like that at some point. You probably did fine and your teacher just wanted you to try harder next time. If I was teaching you I'd think "that's pretty good, but imagine how much better he'd be if he'd actually worked hard on learning this" and say exactly what your teacher did.

tweak_fml 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 20:56

A little grammar and spelling "pracrice" wouldn't hurt either, you retard.

layout50 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 21:05

First of all, if you're going to lie about how much you practice, it should be saying you did more, not less. Teachers never take kindly to laziness. Secondly, the amount you practice is something you have to work out for yourself - I know amazing players who only play an hour or two a day, and some amazing players who play 5 or 6 or more. IMHO, overpracticing does cause more problems than it fixes. Thirdly, everyone bashing trumpet players can go to hell. A few have egos, but a lot more are very chilled out. Besides, it's not our fault that string players suck. Signed, a trumpet player with a music degree

_violet_ 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 21:31

How would it impress someone that you didn't practice a lot? Teachers WANT to hear that you tried your best and practiced as much as you could. Not that you did as little as possible.

laffytacky_fml 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 21:31

ummm. mayb you practiced for thirty hours, but you could have just played the same song over and over again. you really have to stop and think about what your playing, and really feel the music, not just learn a piece. i play piano, and i really do hate practicing.