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I'm kind of sad, because my orchestra teacher hasn't given us enough class time to make Les Mis any good, and it feels so horrible to ruin my favorite thing ever. We're taking ATEOTD at about half tempo, for some reason, and the teacher wants us to play DYHTPS in a swing rhythm, and she told us to make it "more sloppy." I don't understand. It should be anything but sloppy. And it's definitely not swing. The rhythm should be very clear. And whenever the class tries to give her advice on how the songs should sound, based on how the show goes, she shoots these ideas down, even though she has never seen the show, the movie, or either of the anniversary concerts. She literally does not know how Les Mis goes, yet she thinks that she knows everything about how we should play it. She tried to tell us the plot that goes along with each song, and she literally knew nothing. The class had to correct her. And adding that on top of the fact that not everyone knows their notes is probably going to make this end badly. :(

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That sounds absolutely horrendous. I'm just boggling at how she thinks that DYHTPS should have a swing rhythm. Just... what? No. No no no. Does not fit thematically at all.

The most frustrating thing is the world is an ignorant person who refuses to educate themselves. Seriously, how hard would it be for her to watch one of the concerts or the movie? You have my deepest sympathies.