My son attended Interlochen Music Camp this past summer and I was inspired to create this puzzle.
Q:
Michael loved the orchestra. But upon each entrance, he let out a horrible screech. “My oboe won’t work. I think it’s a reed.”
“I think it may be both reeds…again,” replied the conductor. “If our concert is to be a success, you must be prepared. And if I’ve said that once, I’ve said it a thousand times. Some of our larger and more unusual instruments are hard to maintain,” he went on, “like the wood pipes and the quasi-xylophones. I guess even the harps, which weigh the most of all, may have an excuse. But you play an oboe with tiny little reeds.”
“I’m sorry,” Michael replied. “I mean I never wanted to be a problem. At least not this often.”
Seeing the shame on the young man’s face, how did the conductor respond?
A: “It’s okay, Michael. Even my best players make mistakes.”
B: “It’s okay, Michael, but if it happens again, you’re out.”
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