Miscellaneous: Today, I was at a piano lesson playing a song I had worked very...

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 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 - 09/06/2021 08:01

Today, I was happy to take a break and do a guitar performance, but my teacher was the rudest ever. He had his guitar at the front row, playing while I was, and he played the song live with me just to confuse me, and ending up ruining the performance. 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 - 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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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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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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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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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 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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ManInTheMachine 19

Tuesday 30 July 2013 16:24

Jesus Christ OP, how could you be so inconsiderate as to start playing a song you've practiced for hours to get right without even complimenting the teacher on the furniture. Talk about being rude. But in all seriousness, next time try and figure out if anything has changed to avoid them interrupting you in the future. Or just play a quick game of 20 Questions with them.

Gothicbunnyx3 16

Tuesday 30 July 2013 16:31

That's terrible, find a better piano teacher! I'd be overly pissed if someone stopped me midway during a song!!

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AGB10 19

Tuesday 30 July 2013 16:37

You shouldve replied "Next time you stop me..ill re arrange your face"

Hydromicide 6

Tuesday 30 July 2013 16:37

She wants the D

Wizardo 33

Tuesday 30 July 2013 16:47

No, no, no it was D#, you have to be pitch perfect!

RedPillSucks 31

Tuesday 30 July 2013 17:21

OP is a woman, so D-flat?

emmingle 24

Tuesday 30 July 2013 16:39

She may not have meant it In a rude way. Chances are she was just really excited about the change and couldn't wait to tell you!

Gothicbunnyx3 16

Tuesday 30 July 2013 16:40

She could've asked OP after she finished the song.

migmit 11

Tuesday 30 July 2013 17:00

Or before she started.

thebaddayblues 3

Tuesday 30 July 2013 16:42

Whenever I coach kids, I always try to draw them out of their comfort zone to see how they will react. Your teacher was most likely doing the same by interrupting you. He/she wanted to see how you would handle the disruption, and if you had truly mastered the song, it wouldn't have been a problem.

cmayer 20

Tuesday 30 July 2013 16:56

That might've been the case but the OP uses the words "abruptly stops" not "interrupts" so I get the feeling it wasn't the case at all.

9echo 17

Tuesday 30 July 2013 16:57

I've played piano for six years and I've never had a teacher interrupt me during a song unless I was doing something that could make playing it a waste of time. Even then they apologized because everyone knows it isn't any fun getting stopped during a piece. This teacher sounds like an idiot.

SolarFlare 20

Tuesday 30 July 2013 20:32

If you''ve played piano for a long time you know that when your know a song perfect you can play it without watching at your fingers, thinking and at some point even without attention (Im not saying it still sounds perfect). I understand it's bad timing of the teacher and totally useless information for the piano player. the fml is not the interrupting, it is that op doesn't get the attention she deserves. fyl op.

thebaddayblues 3

Wednesday 31 July 2013 5:24

25- Not sure what the difference is between interrupts and abruptly stops..

cmayer 20

Wednesday 31 July 2013 6:18

Interrupting means that she just said it. Abruptly stops means that she probably took the time to stop OP and then say what she wanted to say. But maybe not everyone pays attention to the subtle differences of wording.

kurodansei 16

Tuesday 30 July 2013 16:44

you should keep a menacing angry song in your piano reportoire for such occasions.

buddy51 23

Tuesday 30 July 2013 16:59

OP, your teacher is trying to feng shui the room in hopes that it will somehow improve your playing! I think she's trying to say that your efforts on the ivories are less exciting to her than moving furniture around the room.... Play harder, OP, play harder and see if you can keep her wandering attention.... YDI for not playing well enough!

perdix 29

Tuesday 30 July 2013 17:03

What kind of musician are you going to be if you don't notice your surroundings? It's well known that Beethoven walked around the house with a protractor to make sure all his furniture was at the correct angle before composing. And look where that got him!