14 Models who are really struggling ...

... with their musical instruments

Stock photography is the enemy of musicians everywhere.

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   1. Fingers

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   2. Flute

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   3. Unconventional

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   4. Clarinet

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   5. Piano

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   6. Bow-hold

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   7. Bridge

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   8. Cool

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    9. Clarinet

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    10. One note

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    11. You're banned

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    12. Leg

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    13. Face

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    14. What is this

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When this pianist's piano broke on stage ...

... she dealt with it in the most hilarious and professional manner

By ClassicFM London

By Amy MacKenzie

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Brazilian pianist Eliane Rodrigues was about to give a performance of Chopin and Piazzolla at De Doelen in Rotterdam, however when she began her recital she noticed something wasn't quite right with the piano.

One of the pedals was sticking, so while the piano was replaced she decided to have a bit of fun with the resonating sound and perform for the audience in the meantime - and they loved it (look out for the lady crying with laughter at 6:03)! Even when the staff tried to manoeuvre around her to wheel away the piano and lower it below the stage, she continued to play as she disappeared in style. 

Watch the video here:

Want more grace under pressure?

This Verdi-embroidered Dress is basically ...

... the most beautiful gown ever

1 November 2017, 10:35

By Maddy Shaw Roberts

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This bespoke ‘La Traviata’ gown is a vision for the eyes and the ears…

A few years ago, Katy Perry rocked up on the Grammy Awards red carpet in a stunning gown, unusually featuring the score from Verdi’s La Traviata.

Here is the gown:

It’s pretty lovely, right?

The dress was designed by Valentino, and it took over 1,600 hours to embroider with Verdi’s score. It was named La Valse de Violetta Valéry, after the aria ‘Sempre libera degg'io’, also known as ‘Violetta’s waltz’ in the opera.

The aria brings Act I to a close, and is performed by lead soprano Violetta, a famed courtesan. After meeting Alfredo, a young bourgeois, she wonders if she could fall in love with him – but concludes she needs the freedom to live her life and sings the famed waltz.

Despite the title of the dress, music geeks noticed that the music on the score appears to be taken from earlier in Act I, from the aria ‘Dell’invito trascorsa è già l’ora’.

But heck, who cares! This is officially the most beautiful muso dress ever. Hats off to Katy Perry for bringing Verdi into the pop culture spotlight.

via GIPHY

(Also, it turns out Katy Perry briefly studied Italian opera at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara – which is awesome.)

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