Percussionist drops a stick Director says “good enough” Chair squeaks at the wrong time Director tries to dance Someone forgets a pencil Someone enters on wrong measure 🎺 Occasional (pop up here and there) “Let’s try that again” Someone sneezes in a quiet part Saxophone squeak Phone goes off in rehearsal Someone drops their music Director tells a story Someone yawns loudly Someone plays a note an octave too high Director demonstrates on an instrument Random applause breaks out “We’ll end early today” (never happens) Director makes a pun Director sings a line Wrong page number called Sudden tempo change fails Director loses baton/pencil Instrument key stuck Stand partner mix-up 😂 Rare / funny (memorable when they happen) “Eyes on me!” reminder Tuning note goes sharp Someone mouths “oops” Wrong note in a solo Someone laughs mid-piece Percussionist improvises a sound effect Someone forgets their folder Someone plays during rest Director air- conducts dramatically Section plays too loud Music stand falls over Director counts off too fast “Take it from the top” Brass player forgets mute “One more time” (actually three more) Director claps the rhythm Percussionist drops a stick Director says “good enough” Chair squeaks at the wrong time Director tries to dance Someone forgets a pencil Someone enters on wrong measure 🎺 Occasional (pop up here and there) “Let’s try that again” Someone sneezes in a quiet part Saxophone squeak Phone goes off in rehearsal Someone drops their music Director tells a story Someone yawns loudly Someone plays a note an octave too high Director demonstrates on an instrument Random applause breaks out “We’ll end early today” (never happens) Director makes a pun Director sings a line Wrong page number called Sudden tempo change fails Director loses baton/pencil Instrument key stuck Stand partner mix-up 😂 Rare / funny (memorable when they happen) “Eyes on me!” reminder Tuning note goes sharp Someone mouths “oops” Wrong note in a solo Someone laughs mid-piece Percussionist improvises a sound effect Someone forgets their folder Someone plays during rest Director air- conducts dramatically Section plays too loud Music stand falls over Director counts off too fast “Take it from the top” Brass player forgets mute “One more time” (actually three more) Director claps the rhythm
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Percussionist drops a stick
Director says “good enough”
Chair squeaks at the wrong time
Director tries to dance
Someone forgets a pencil
Someone enters on wrong measure
🎺 Occasional (pop up here and there)
“Let’s try that again”
Someone sneezes in a quiet part
Saxophone squeak
Phone goes off in rehearsal
Someone drops their music
Director tells a story
Someone yawns loudly
Someone plays a note an octave too high
Director demonstrates on an instrument
Random applause breaks out
“We’ll end early today” (never happens)
Director makes a pun
Director sings a line
Wrong page number called
Sudden tempo change fails
Director loses baton/pencil
Instrument key stuck
Stand partner mix-up
😂 Rare / funny (memorable when they happen)
“Eyes on me!” reminder
Tuning note goes sharp
Someone mouths “oops”
Wrong note in a solo
Someone laughs mid-piece
Percussionist improvises a sound effect
Someone forgets their folder
Someone plays during rest
Director air-conducts dramatically
Section plays too loud
Music stand falls over
Director counts off too fast
“Take it from the top”
Brass player forgets mute
“One more time” (actually three more)
Director claps the rhythm
