Thirteen Malaprops From High School And College Music Examsfrom 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said, ed. Steven D. Price
- A good orchestra is always ready to play if the conductor steps on the podium.
- When a singer sings, he stirs up the air and makes it hit any passing eardrums. But if he is good, he knows how to keep it from hurting.
- Most authorities agree that music of antiquity was written long ago.
- Refrain means don’t do it. A refrain in music is the part you’d better not try to sing.
- The correct way to find the key to a piece of music is to use a pitchfork.
- A harp is a nude piano.
- A fugue was something the Hatfields and the McCoys had.
- Diatonic is a low-calorie soda.
- Music sung by two people at the same time is called a duel.
- It is easy to teach anyone to play the maracas. Just grip the neck and shake him in rhythm.
- If they sing without music it is called Acapulco.
- A virtuoso is a musician with real high morals.
- A trumpet is an instrument when it is not an elephant sound.
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#4 is my favourite.
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I can relate to #13 when my son was first learning the trumpet.
Great list.
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# 10 made me laugh out loud
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Really good stuff here. I have zero musical training, and I think even I wouldn’t make bone-headed mistakes like these. I’m going to start using Acapulco. With my hick accent, everyone will think I’m seriously stupid, which perversely I think is funny.
LOL! 😀 Those are hilarious! Too funny. 🙂 Thanks for the laughs!
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it’s a funny list, i would say…happy TT!
ROTFL these are great – as a former music teacher, I think I’ve heard a few of these ;). Happy TT!
Lil’ Duck Duck
Love it! These are hilarious — I especially love #12.
Acapulco, I love it.
You know, you would hope that most of those were just smart ass answers…. but I somehow doubt it!
Great TT – thanks for the giggle 🙂
This was a fun list, I laughed at a few of them and I don’t know music! Thanks for stopping by mine.
Stacie
Too funny!!! Thanks for the list.
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Oh, those cracked me up. Thanks for sharing. What a fun TT!
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hahah! a duel and a diatonic! hilarious!! very funny list. happy tt!
Ha! Funnee!!! 🙂 Thanks for the laughs! 🙂
ha! this is me i fear….
6, 9, 10, 13. . ha! Actually all fun, but the piano. . .