Random ramblings of a music nerd...
Sep. 12th, 2006 01:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
candylandHeard in choir yesterday...
PK: *to the accompanist* CRASH! CRASH! (in reference to hitting the chords hard)
Choir: *laugh*
Girl next to me: *leans over* I don't think it's a good idea to shout 'Crash!' on 9/11...
Me: *looks down at music and starts singing* Homeland, the country that I love...
Forget blondes--I think altos have the most fun.
Someday, when I'm a choir director, I hope I have moments like that, when I say something intended to be completely innocent, but everyone takes it the wrong way. I also hope that I'll realize what I said so I can laugh about it. See, I think it's a law that choir teachers do that kind of thing--my favorite PK-ism is probably what she said to the All-State altos in reference to German pronunciation: "The faster you wrap your mouth around it, the faster it'll come. Don't be shy, now!"
But my favorite of all time was told to me by a guy at ICDA. They were singing "O Come O Come, Emmanuel," and this director was uber into text. And he got a little upset about their pronunciation, I guess...
Director: No, no, no! You're not feeling the come! You need to wrap your mouth around the come! Your mouth must be fill with come!
From what I hear, he was a rather large scary man, so everybody bit the insides of their cheeks and tried not to laugh.
ashleymouse (who is new to LJ, BTW--everyone go say hello!) started singing to my pet fish last night. He got very, very droopy. But I saved Kaito-fishie. And don't worry, I'm only teasing--she's got an awesome voice. Plans for Monopoly: The Musical! are well underway. I think we just need an actual storyline ♥ And, ya know...rights, perhaps?
PK: *to the accompanist* CRASH! CRASH! (in reference to hitting the chords hard)
Choir: *laugh*
Girl next to me: *leans over* I don't think it's a good idea to shout 'Crash!' on 9/11...
Me: *looks down at music and starts singing* Homeland, the country that I love...
Forget blondes--I think altos have the most fun.
Someday, when I'm a choir director, I hope I have moments like that, when I say something intended to be completely innocent, but everyone takes it the wrong way. I also hope that I'll realize what I said so I can laugh about it. See, I think it's a law that choir teachers do that kind of thing--my favorite PK-ism is probably what she said to the All-State altos in reference to German pronunciation: "The faster you wrap your mouth around it, the faster it'll come. Don't be shy, now!"
But my favorite of all time was told to me by a guy at ICDA. They were singing "O Come O Come, Emmanuel," and this director was uber into text. And he got a little upset about their pronunciation, I guess...
Director: No, no, no! You're not feeling the come! You need to wrap your mouth around the come! Your mouth must be fill with come!
From what I hear, he was a rather large scary man, so everybody bit the insides of their cheeks and tried not to laugh.
ashleymouse (who is new to LJ, BTW--everyone go say hello!) started singing to my pet fish last night. He got very, very droopy. But I saved Kaito-fishie. And don't worry, I'm only teasing--she's got an awesome voice. Plans for Monopoly: The Musical! are well underway. I think we just need an actual storyline ♥ And, ya know...rights, perhaps?