Me: "Do you know what # means?"
#SmallPupil: "Is it lamb?"
Me: "Lamb?"
#SmallPupil: "Well the other one is called a beef."
Me: "B flat!"

Me: "Can you miss R.E. period 10 next week please?"
#SmallPupil: "Yes. Actually no - we're doing #Christianity and I need a #Redeemer."

#SmallPupil: "Mr Thompson, I looked you up on the internet and I think you're a little bit famous!"

#SmallPupil: "Mr.Thompson, do you work in London often?"
Me: "Yes, three times in September"
#SmallPupil: "Do you drive there in a car?"
Me: "Usually, sometimes train"
#SmallPupil: "You should cycle".

Tutor: Does anyone know what an #accelerando is?
#SmallPupil: Is it my sister?
Me: ?
#SmallPupil: She plays the 'cello.

#SmallPupil "Can you play this piece with me and can you put on the metric gnome? Is it called a metric gnome?

First day back teaching following broken knee 3 wks ago.
First #SmallPupil forgets and I have 4 staircases to deal with to find him. I'm so slow the lesson is 2/3 over by the time we get going!

#SmallPupil: "Sir, can we record 'Happy Birthday' together for my mum?"
Me: "Yes, of course!"
We rehearse, record, send the video to his mum and delete it from my phone.
Me: "Is it her birthday today?"
#SmallPupil: "No. January 1st."

#SmallPupil: "Are you the trumpet teacher?"
Me: "Yes, my name is Mr. Thompson."
#SmallPupil: "Do you have a xylophone?"

#SmallPupil "Does Mrs.Thompson hide under the pillow when you practise the trumpet?"

Me: "I was looking for Mrs.Needham, but she's clearly not here!"
#SmallPupil: "No Sir, that's her, she's just dressed like #Shakespeare."
#WorldBookDay

#SmallPupil "Sir, can I skip this rest?"
Me: "It's 3 quavers long, takes less time than the question!"

A #smallpupil and I enjoyed finishing our lesson this week with him on #ClashCymbals, me on #BassDrum, both singing at the tops of our voices #SilentNight!

#SmallPupil "Can I play God save the dead queen or is it called something else now?"