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By pianoblues - 17/10/2016 20:22 - Canada - Thunder Bay

Today, I had a piano audition for a musical. Afterwards, the judge asked if I had any experience with percussion, and then told me she was considering me for a percussion part. I guess my piano audition really was THAT bad. FML

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By embarrassed - 18/11/2010 02:31

Today, I auditioned for a part in a play. I've been practicing for months, and was very excited. After I'd finished singing, the director whispered something to the other judges, and they all laughed. Hard. So much for the lead role. 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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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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Pianissimo

By Anonymous - 20/06/2010 07:21 - United States

Today, I was at work as a musician, sitting on a piano bench. Suddenly, I found myself at eye-level with the piano, dumped on the floor by the broken bench, with my legs splayed out. I felt like I picked the wrong day to wear a skirt to work - but the audience members all disagreed. 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 some band player - 10/03/2014 02:09 - United States - Highland Park

Today, I had a music duet in front of a crowd and 3 judges. I play tuba and my partner plays the saxophone. He burst out laughing in the middle of it because one note that I played sounded like a fart. 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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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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By American idol - 06/04/2011 06:19

Today, I was at a local talent show and during a piano performance I had to go to the bathroom. I sang along in the bathroom but was unaware how loud I was until I walked out and everyone started applauding me while the pianist was still playing. FML

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By gassy - 29/12/2012 09:32 - United States - Kirkland

Today, I auditioned for a role in ballet. My stomach was in pain and as I ran to be lifted into the air by my partner, I let out a huge fart. The auditorium was dead silent. FML

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dietcoke09 25

Saturday 29 October 2016 15:20

You probably weren't bad. Honestly, she may have found someone a little bit better, but I'm not saying you did a bad job. I think that when auditions are held they have to find the absolute best. But I think it's really great that she offered you another part.

Cow_Girl_Lilly 24

Saturday 29 October 2016 15:06

She might see some talent in you that you don't even know about. You never know where it can take you OP.

Comments

Nats4444 11

Saturday 29 October 2016 20:08

I was in a jazz band in high school. They considered piano a percussion instrument and my role in the band was keeping the beat through chords.

alaina1104 11

Saturday 29 October 2016 21:10

Maybe she thought you had a good sense of rhythm

leafaye 14

Saturday 29 October 2016 22:23

Umm piano is a percussion instrument though...

Kataphrakt 16

Saturday 29 October 2016 23:18

Remember a piano IS a percussion instrument

TudorGirl21 8

Sunday 30 October 2016 0:44

Actually playing piano well is normally a requirement for percussion. I didnt read it as an FML as it sounds like you played piano so well that they want you to do percussion. Which is a HUGE compliment. From a former percussionist:)

ForSeriousReally 17

Sunday 30 October 2016 2:25

I would have said that to you if you were great, but I already had a piano player in mind and I wanted to find something else for you.

speedfreak1022 9

Sunday 30 October 2016 2:16

Piano is a percussion instrument

Lalala579121 27

Sunday 30 October 2016 6:24

They're not saying you're bad, quite the opposite actually. As all musical instruments need some degree of musical ability to play well. If you were bad they would have shown you the door. Or it may have been a test to see if your knowledge of piano was vast enough to know that it was a percussion instrument, or to see how you would take it. In which case you would have failed, horribly.

serpenyx 2

Sunday 30 October 2016 6:54

Whoa. Don't take it so negatively. Piano is technically percussion and chances are, they already have someone to play piano. It is the most common instrument. So, embrace this chance to play some cool percussive shit. It'll be good.