Every teacher has a lot of funny stories to tell about his or her teaching experience. I do too. Fun is a part of the reward for choosing such a difficult occupation. I personally like cute wise-cracks the most, and children never stop producing them in abundance. Here are some recent pearls from my collection:

Tanya: When you skip a key from "F" what do you get?

Talia, 6 years old: A nice sound.

10 years old Luke is playing "August" from "Seasons" by Tchaikovsky.

Tanya: Please, terrace-like dynamics here!

Luke: Terrorist dynamics? Really?

I drew him a picture of "terrace-like dynamics."

Luke: Why can't you simply say that it is a stock market?

Roy, 12 years old, starts to play "Military March" by Schubert.

Tanya: Wait, trio begins in major.

Roy: Not any more.

Tanya: What will you do to warm up before the recital?

Adrienne, 9 years old: I'll put on a warm jacket.