nice, truly sincere compliments

[pianistimo]

usually from people who don't play the piano, since the ones that play piano can be fairly hard on everyone. 

some comments that are nice to hear:

that sent shivers down my spine (hoping that's pleasure?)
that was awsome (awsomely good, or bad?)

some things you might remember:

a student comes and sits outside your door the whole time you practice.
(did happen once to me)
faculty passes by and looks in the practice window (thinking either that they want to know who is playing so good, or who is that massacring that piece?)
someone pops their head in the practice room and says 'that sounds good'\
people in the hallway clap after you finish playing in the practice room (now this could also be taken two ways)

[minimozart007]

One day after an orchestra concert, I was playing Bach's  D minor concerto.  This one bassist walks up to and says "dang! how do you do that?"  My reply was, 

[rc]

When someone asks to hear a certain piece you played two weeks ago, but they don't know what it's called.

I like this one:

someone pops their head in the practice room and says 'that sounds good'

...Anything from the audience you didn't know you had is a compliment in itself.

[musik_man]

Are you a music major?

No, Engineering

Gotta love compliments that are completely based in ignorance. (I sound nothing like a music major ^^)

[timothy42b]

Compliments or criticisms - how can you trust them? 

Do you say negative things to people?  I don't.  I find something nice somewhere in the mess, or I say nothing at all.  So you can't trust me.  Besides, you have no clue if I know what I'm talking about or not. 

There is only one true compliment.  Absolutely trustworthy, and absolutely competent. 

Hire me again.  That tells me all I need to know. 

[Bob]

Nice tone.  Singing tone.  Good phrasing.  Attention to detail in the score.

[rimv2]

usually from people who don't play the piano, since the ones that play piano can be fairly hard on everyone. 

some comments that are nice to hear:

that sent shivers down my spine (hoping that's pleasure?)
that was awsome (awsomely good, or bad?)

some things you might remember:

a student comes and sits outside your door the whole time you practice.
(did happen once to me)
faculty passes by and looks in the practice window (thinking either that they want to know who is playing so good, or who is that massacring that piece?)
someone pops their head in the practice room and says 'that sounds good'\
people in the hallway clap after you finish playing in the practice room (now this could also be taken two ways)

Hehe

Tha lonely classic:

You looked beautiful last night