Silly things students say….

As a teacher over the years, students say some of the funniest things. Kids especially, have such a unique a perspective and look at things so differently.

I have started a collection in a notebook of some of the humorous and cute things students have said over the years.

Here are a few funny things my students have said in the studio:

1. I introduced the song “Morning has Broken” and a new time signature. The student says, “well how are they gonna fix morning anyway”? I then explained what it meant but the student still seemed intent on how we could fix it.-boy age 10

2. I typically ask all my students how they are doing today when they come in. I asked and the answer was ⅓ tired, ⅓ disappointed and I don't know about the other ⅓. -boy age 8

3. A student was playing on song with intervals of 6th in it. So, I wrote a 6 on the music. The student asked if they were supposed to use their 6th finger to play it. I asked if the student had a 6th finger and she laughed and said no. We ended up giggling for a lot of the rest of the lesson every time she came to a 6th. -girl age 11

4. What did you say? The student had opened her book said I had to practice Bar-b-que dance. (She meant Baroque Dance).

5. I was saying please get out your books so we can go over your songs. Student: “I had some songs out of the Technique and Rotisserie book. She meant (Technique and Artistry Book.

6. I was talking about Bach and mentioned his name several times. Student, “Why do you keep making chicken noises like Bak, Bak”?

These silly comments were provided by Sarah Beckelheimer, piano faculty and co-owner of Dynamic Music Studios in Coralville, Iowa.