Musical sayings

Mrs. Minner says the funniest things in orchestra rehearsal. In Tuesday's rehearsal she was telling the violins to vibrate the high notes in a certain passage of a piece. "Even a little wiggle helps the sound." (Other than the word "wiggle" that wasn't a direct quote because it was about a billion times funnier than that. And yes I know funnier isn't a word, but I like it, so I use it.) I thought her actual quote was hilarious and tried to ingrain it in my mind so I could still remember it at the end of rehearsal and write it down. Sadly, by the time I remembered to write it down, much later at night, I had forgotten the actual quote. It was a very sad time for me. Yesterday in rehearsal Mrs. Minner said more amusing things, all of which I've forgotten by now. I think maybe I should buy one of those really, really tiny Moleskines and keep it on the music stand during orchestra rehearsals so I can jot down any hilarious Mrs. Minner quotes right after she says them. I've often thought about keeping one of those really small Moleskines in my pocket at all times for just such instances as that, but then I'd have to find a tiny pencil/pen that would fit in my pocket too and I'm just not sure they exist. Anyway, if you're ever in a mood to hear some really funny sayings, come hang near the orchestra rehearsal room in Mabel Wood Hall.