Music, Awkward and Miscellaneous: Planning

Planning

By holly - 18/07/2010 14:18 - Germany

Today, I was practising the violin in my apartment. A man knocked on the door and introduced himself with a smile, saying he wanted to know my "schedule." I replied, "I'm pretty busy but maybe we could get a drink sometime." To which he replied, "No, I just want to know when you'll stop." FML

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By Anonymous - 03/11/2010 01:49 - United States

Today, I was playing my bass clarinet around the house. I asked my dad if he would be at my concert on December 16th. His response was, "No, I'm working that day." My dad is a plumber, and gets called to work completely at random; he has no schedule. FML

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By DeeGirlMon - 03/08/2012 05:24 - Canada - Calgary

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By justplainsad - 17/09/2009 04:15 - United States

Today, I finally figured out that when a man says, "Maybe some other time, I'll be busy then" more than once, he really means, "I don't really want to see you again. I didn't think you'd actually USE my number." FML

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By cazzb - 16/09/2014 04:17 - United States - Woodbridge

Today, while waiting for my violin student to unpack his violin, he farted loudly and rhythmically on the sofa, and then went on about how it sounded like the "Shave and a Haircut" rhythm. FML

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By gotadirtydick - 14/04/2017 22:00

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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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Nomazlab 0

Sunday 18 July 2010 19:17

Hey, that doesn't necessarily mean your playing was bad. He might have just found it loud and it was waking up his baby or something.

looserdevars 1

Sunday 18 July 2010 19:16

I'm a string player myself, go to your local music store and ask for a practice mute.

Comments

dubstep87 0

Sunday 18 July 2010 22:25

haha

ToNstAAr 8

Sunday 18 July 2010 22:32

Lol never assume.

Audi___S5___GT 0

Sunday 18 July 2010 22:49

You spelled practicing wrong.

MrM420 0

Sunday 18 July 2010 23:31

You're dumb.

ilovecodyscott 0

Sunday 18 July 2010 22:56

well that would kill me if someone said that about my VOICE.

RedPillSucks 31

Sunday 18 July 2010 23:03

It's her brain. She's just so damn smart that her head can't hold it all in. (Also, she's a little bit of a show-off, this is how she exposes herself)

RedPillSucks 31

Sunday 18 July 2010 23:07

She may not play badly at all. Typically when you're practicing scales, instead of trying to learn a particular piece of music, you're playing the same set of notes over and over. After a while it will start to become irritating. My friend invested in an electric violin that she was able to plug into her stereo amp and then practice with headphones. If it's not too costly, that might be worthwhile, otherwise you might need to find a place with practice rooms.

sunshyne84_fml 0

Sunday 18 July 2010 23:51

Exactly you can get put out for making too much noise, an apartment isn't the best place to practice an instrument. You need to be considerate to your neighbors. Imagine someone out their baby to sleep and someone brings out their violin and wakes them up, I'd be pissed!

selenagirl_fml 0

Sunday 18 July 2010 23:09

that pic is from a fashion show. I recognize it from a magazine.

hedgerow 0

Sunday 18 July 2010 23:10

wow you're pretty naive for thinking that OP

hp_obsessed 0

Sunday 18 July 2010 23:16

This FML doesn't indicate that OP is rubbish at playing the violin, only that the neighbour does not like to listen to it. If OP was playing scales (especially three octave ones--they go quite high) or playing one piece repeatedly, then it would be quite easy for someone to be annoyed. Sure, the neighbour could have been more polite with how he asked, but just because he asked does not mean that OP doesn't play well. OP, if I may, I'd suggest investing your money into a practise mute, which will get rid of most of the noise that your neighbours would normally hear. Another solution is to invest into an electric violin, if that isn't too much out of range for you. All you do is plug in your earbuds, and it's much quieter without a mute than a classical violin is. Just a suggestion.