V.R. (6 years old): Tania is explaining to the child where the notes live and where they go to work in order to make music, which makes people happy. After this explanation, Tania asks: "Now, did you understand the fairy-tale about the life of the notes?" Child: "Yes!" Tania: "Well, can you repeat to me what you have learned?" Child: "I learned that your eyes are just as brown as mine!"
K.M. (6 years old): Tania is explaining to this student that staff has five lines and in between them there are four spaces, into which we also write notes. The boy is asking: "And why must there be four spaces among the five lines? Couldn't there only be three spaces?"
G.P. (13 years old): Kosta is asking his student: "What do you think, why do the birds sing?" Student: "Well, I guess they have nothing better to do." Kosta: "And why do people sing?" Student: "I guess they pay them well for it?"
V.K. (4 years old): While she is playing, the child is vigorously moving her legs and despite Tania telling her to stop, she continues. Tania says: "OK, time to stop moving your legs so much. See, they are making such wind that it's making me cold. I might get sick." Child: "I can't! I can't tell them to stop. They want to dance! They like my music a lot and that is why they dance!"
S.T. (5 years old): This anecdote is about a young student, who comes from a family of musicians. To be able to play an instrument, one has to have short fingernails, so no one in this child's family has had a manicure or wears nail polish. One day, a lady visits the boy's house. She has long, brightly painted fingernails... The little boy looks at her hands and is profoundly intrigued. "Are you a witch?" Lady: "No, I'm not." Boy: "Then what do you need those nails for?" Lady: "For beauty; it's fashionable." Boy: "But then how do you play an instrument with them?" Lady: "I don't play an instrument." Boy: "But how come? Don't you have any job? Are you unemployed?"
Q.Y. (6 years old): Tania and the boy are rehearsing for the approaching recital and the song, which they are preparing, contains accompaniment by the teacher. All of a sudden, the boy stops playing and states: "I don't want to play together with you at the concert.I want to play by myself!" Tania: "But why? This is your very first concert and I am just helping you by accompanying you. You are the soloist and all I do is highlight your solo. Don't you like the song with accompaniment?" Boy: "The song is nice, but I don't like that you are better than me!"
K.M. (6 years old): The student is leaving for India for the summer vacation to visit his family. Tania says: "Oh, you are going to India now! How interesting, you probably will see elephants there!" Boy: "Oh, no, no. I am not going to see elephants there. I am going to see my grandparents, not elephants." Tania: "Well, you can still see some elephants somewhere when you are in India." Boy (very seriously): "Oh, no, Tania, my grandparents don't live in the jungle. They live in the city. There are no elephants there!"
W.W. (7 years old): Kosta is giving the boy a new song called "Peanut butter." The student, very confused, says: "Sorry Kosta, but I can't play this song." "But why? The song is very nice and you could learn it" replies Kosta. "Well, I have a peanut butter allergy and I can't play it!" says the boy sadly.
Students' musical dictionary:Metronome- Monitor
Diminuendo- Dyamandiendo
Recital- Recicle