Murphy's laws, page 80
1791 quotes by Edward A. Murphy
Edward A. Murphy - engineer working on Air Force Project MX981
Was born on 11 jan 1918.
Died on 17 jul 1990, at 72 years old.
Died on 17 jul 1990, at 72 years old.
Origin country: United States
The percussion section always sounds loudest where the judges are sitting. It cannot be heard from the podium
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about judges
Clarinet squeaks always occur in the most exposed sections of the music.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about music
At least one section of the music which sounded perfect in rehearsal will go haywire.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about music, perfection
Give a strongly-worded lecture about punctuality and you will be late to the next performance.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about punctuality, contentment
You are never as good as the previous conductor.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about good, good luck, contentment
When in doubt, blame problems on the previous conductor.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about doubt, problems
After a concert, parents rave about the pop selection played and say nothing about the test piece.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about tests, parents, nothing
The conductor had explicitly given a speech about turning them off the day before.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about day
The chances of a conductor asking a section to play a passage by themselves in the rehearsal, is directly proportional to the difficulty of the passage and how well the people can play it.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about nation, difficulties, chance, people
String players will not have a pencil the day the conductor gives new bowings or fingerings.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about day
The difficult passage practiced for hours, will not be played correctly once the student plays it for the teacher the more a student practices, the less likely he will play correctly during the lesson.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about students, teaching, teachers
The more the student hates a specific piece, the more likely he will have to play it.
EQuote by Edward A. Murphy about students
