Wit & Wisdom from the
Students of Daniel Light
Daniel Light
Louisville, Kentucky
Teaching piano is my passion and my career. Students frequently delight me with their comments–often hilarious, sometimes witty, occasionally sweet and tender. Here are some of those gems.

“Today I had a pinkish-red booger that looked like a diamond. I showed a lot of people.”
–2nd grader
“My grandma gave me a Coke that expired in 2017.
–4th grader
“I saw ‘naked’ in the dictionary today.”
–3rd grader
“To save us all from Santa’s pow’r when we were gone astray.”
–1st grader, misreading lyrics.
“Sometimes I just want to lie on the couch and watch TV.”
–1st grader, on why she hadn’t practiced.
“May the fourth be with you.”
–3rd grader, just before playing a piece that began with the interval of a fourth.
“That sounds like a baby wrote it.”
–3rd grader, after completing a sight-reading exercise.
“I know a naughty version of Yankee Doodle, but I’m not allowed to say it.”
–3rd grader
“Thank goodness it’s finally time to leave!”
–3rd grader
“I left my piano books in the car all week, and mom said I could wear mascara to the father-daughter dance tonight.”
–3rd grader
“Mom’s been gone this week, so Dad just let us eat candy.”
–3rd grader
“Today was opposite day.”
“How did you participate?”
“I combed my hair.”
–9th grader
“You’re more fun than my first teacher. She was kind of . . . serious.”
–3rd grader
“I think I’m growing in my hip.”
–3rd grader
“What does the p mean?” I asked the second grader after he’d played his quiet piece very loudly.
“Penis.”
“You need to get married.”
–1st grader
“You know there are invisible unicorns, right? That’s how you can sneak them into school.”
–3rd grader
“Mom said my breath smells like donkey butt.”
–1st grader
“Your piano is still dusty.”
–3rd grader
“My mom won’t let me get a toad, so I guess I’ll get a parakeet.”
–3rd grader
“I need a nap!”
–3rd grader
“Why do you suppose Bach wore that powdered wig?” I asked.
“‘Cause he wanted to look famous?”
–2nd grader
“My dad sounds like an elephant when he blows his nose.”
–2nd grader
“I think that’s when my grandma was born, too.”
–2nd grader, observing Beethoven’s date of birth.
“That’s annoying my ears.”
–2nd grader