23 petrifying phrases to tell a classical musician this Halloween

30 October 2019, 14:23 | Updated: 30 October 2019, 16:40

Want to freak out a classical musician this Halloween? Here are some spooky phrases you can use...

Trick-or-treat your musician friends this Halloween, with these 100% evil made-up phrases.

1. They said the overhead lockers were too full, so we’ve just put your cello in the hold. Hope that’s OK. x

2. The practice rooms are all taken

3. You can transpose by sight, can’t you?

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4. Hey man, I’ll drop your violin bow back to you in a bit. You’re meant to wash them with soap, right?

   

5. Hope you’re ready for your solo tonight!

6. You can read alto clef, right?

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7. Hey, I heard your old music teacher is coming tonight

8. Just randomly shout ‘intonation’ at them

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9. The page turner just dropped out. You can turn your own music though, right?

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10. The music’s in 12/8, key is D flat minor and the concert’s in an hour

    

11. Watch out for that modulation over the page

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12. Heard your ex is coming to your recital tonight. Cool that you guys are still friends.

13. You can conduct and play the bassoon, right?

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14. You’ve gone viral!

15. Randomly shout “vibrato"

16. Remember that time you said you could sing in five languages? I need a favour…

17. Hey man, saw the review last night. Don’t listen to them, I think you sounded great.

18. Offer a singer a cough lolly randomly

19. Damn, our soprano’s just pulled out for Boris Godunov tonight. You’re fluent in Russian, right?

20. The sound engineers say they’ve had some trouble tonight – but I told them you could just sing a bit louder.

21. Good luck at the concert tonight!

    

22. Hey, thanks for letting me borrow your violin. That post bit inside is supposed to rattle around, right?

23. Just seen the video online. Don’t worry, it happens to the best of us. Your career will recover.