Today I had a piano recital. We have a recital every six months, and all of the students under the master teacher, including all the student teachers (me) and their students participate. Everybody’s respective families all show up to hear their sons/daughters/etc play. The student teachers also play, and I love it because it is a great chance to set a good example for students when they hear how well their teacher plays. This, in turn, is good incentive for me to practice my piece sufficiently so that it sounds good (I wouldn’t want to screw up in front of my ten students! :eek: ).
Early in the recital, a little girl was playing, when suddenly someone’s cell phone went off :eek: The cell phone was in this guy’s folder thingy and he couldn’t get to it quickly enough; it kept ringing and ringing and ringing. Here is the funny part: The little girl abruptly stopped playing and glared at Mr. Cellphone user 
. And of course, when she turned, so did everybody else, until this guy had like 200 eyeballs looking at him. He sure looked embarassed! After he shut the phone off, she finished the rest of her piece.
The recital went well for me too. Each recital, I get more and more compliments on my playing, which would suggest I’m getting better (though I don’t see it ). This recital I got a whole bunch of compliments; this is useful beyond ego stroking in that it will interest parents into having me teach their child, which in turn will help me earn more money. 