举一反三的笑果

Yesterday afternoon, my students and I were playing 《渔舟唱晚》. As usual, some of them will 谋杀 the notes by producing quavers (half beat) instead of crotchets (one beat). Towards the middle of the repertory, my brain processed a little faster than normal, before we played the repeat a certain segment, I shouted: “突慢!”And for that, we skipped a lot of bars. One fast learner happily said: “老师, 你谋杀了很多个小节!”. The whole class burst into laughter.

Last night, when I shared this with my brother, he said: “你的学生应该说：老师，你屠杀(massacre)了很多个音！”