"This "Oh!" moment brought to you by your #2 Pencil!"

- Monty

Context: We were playing a song and Monty told us we were playing the rhythm incorrectly. I noticed the mistake and said "Oh" so he told me to mark it with my pencil.

Joseph: "Jump, Jive an' Wail."
Kelsey Guthrie: "Drunk Drivin' Whale?"

Context: The Jazz Band was about to play Jump, Jive an' Wail, and I was letting Kelsey know.

"This whole thing is like a fat guy climbing the stairs."

- Monty

Context: Describing how the low brass part should sound. This was the first image to pop into his head at that time.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, like infinity."

- Monty

Context: He was counting something to show there was a lot and he gave up.

"If you contort yourself to play your instrument, your instrument is playing you."

- Monty

Context: He was talking to the band about posture and breathing correctly.

Monty: "Humoreske, It's German for 'Death'."
Student: "Really?"
Monty: "Hah, no."

Context: He was naming off the songs in Instant Concert.

"I am more interesting than anyone in the low brass section."

- Monty

Context: Students in the low brass were talking to each other while Monty was trying to talk.

Context: Monty asked the band which section had control of the tempo. It was the low brass.

Monty: "Who drives this part?

Katie Richardson: "Car?"

Jake: The score was 11-10.
Austin: Who got the runs?

Context: Talking about baseball.

"This is supposed to be angry grandfather; you're playing it like a napping grandfather! Teach this boy a lesson!"

- Monty

Context: Said while playing Peter and the Wolf

"You were stomping on baby chicks! Stop killing the baby chicks!"

- One of the clinicians on the Eastern Washington Trip

Context: Info Needed.

"The 1/8th notes need to be 13.5% shorter."

- Monty

Context: Info needed.

Context: We were listening to announcements today and there was an announcement about opening night for 9 to 5. The announcer was reading the announcement in an interesting way.

"Everyone be quiet. We are witnessing literacy in action."

- Monty

"Thank you for putting away your chairs and stands. And thank you for being awesome."

- Monty

Context: Said while we were packing up.

"I'm fishing, I never catch anything, but I get back and  they ask if I caught anything. No, but one of them almost bit. I know it."

- Monty

Context: Someone said they almost hit a note or something, and Monty explained how almost is the same as not happening.

"You guys played perfectly together a rhythm that isn't in your parts."

- Monty???

Context: I believe it was saxophones playing a part incorrectly, but playing it completely together.

"Say 'Cheese.' What happens in your throat?"

- Adjudicator for Global Connections

Context: He was having them feel the shapes of their throats as they made different sounds. So that they could make their general band sound better.

Adjudicator: "Have you guys seen Gladiator? Where at the end the guy is reaching into heaven cause he was stabbed and knew he was gonna die?"
Student: "Whoa, spoiler alert."
Adjudicator: "No? Never mind."

- Adjudicaton for Wind Ensemble

Context: Describing a part of the music they were playing.

"I called you all here, to tell you how awesome you all are."

-  Monty

Context: Said while we were waiting for the buses to the PAC for the Soundview Festival.

Context: I suggested to Monty that he should scat for us. Vocal scatting. However, out of context it could have different meaning.

"I scat all of the time."

- Monty

"You'll hear him speak in Australian."

- Monty

Context: He was telling Brady Flotten and I about a website with instructional videos from an Australian guy.

"Stop breathing!"

- Monty

Context: Monty was telling us to breath the beat before the start of a song, and Tevita Tupou had very loud intakes of air.

"We need someone cooler than me to lead it. *some people raise their hands* Oh, everyone thinks they are cooler than me now."

- Monty

Context: He was asking if we did the "Time is Fine" exercise, but didn't want to lead it himself.

Monty: "This is not my time for isometric exercises."
D. Joseph: "Isometric?"
Monty: "Is that a thing?"

Context: He was holding his arms up ready to conduct and waiting for us to pick up our instruments.

"It's like we're building the skeleton of your solo."

- Monty

Context: We were working on chord tones and the head for Things Ain't What They Used To Be.