FALLING FAR FROM THE TREE
As a member of a musical family - mostly drummers - but a couple of good singers - I love these back-handed comments for performances that might not have been so great. Reminds me of my band days in both high school and college.
• Wow! That was some playing.
• I had forgotten just how you play.
• This was a really consistent performance.
• I cannot speak too highly of your performance.
• Of all the bands I have heard, this is certainly one of them.
• Boy! You really got after it today.
• That first selection was really something.
• This was indeed some performance.
• I’ve never heard a performance like this before.
• Those inner parts were really in there.
• Your type of accuracy is amazing.
• Unbelievable!
• Your pitch control was really something.
• Your concept of this number is unbelievable.
• Your presentation gave me chills.
• A person would have to hear this to believe it.
• I’d like for my brother-inlaw to hear this band.
• You really don’t hold back when you perform.
• Your technical accuracy is amazing.
• Where did you learn to play this way.
• This band is a true reflection of its conductor.
• Everyone is going to hear about this performance.
• I’m sure your parents are proud of you.
• With your sound, the oboe parts were not even missed.
• Your attention to fundamentals is reflected in today’s performance.
• After a weak start, your performance leveled off.
• Your efforts will not go unnoticed.
• This band does exactly what the conductor requires of it.
• What kind of reeds do you use?
• I knew the minute the curtain opened that you were going to really play.
• This band really sounds!
• I cannot describe the excitement which you generate.
• You really earned your rating today!
• It is virtually impossible to describe your performance.
• Your technical accuracy was such that the intonation was not very noticeable.
• Everyone should hear a band like this one at least once.
• The sound of this band is overwhelming.
• You have really changed my impression of this number.
• The composer would be truly amazed at your rendition of this work.
• I knew that someday I would hear a band like yours, and now I have.
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