'The only problem with cat gut is that it goes out of tune very quickly...'
Silvia Irving, 19 January 00

'Four means not three.'
Greene, 20 January 00

'We KNOW that mice can't dance and sing, but if they could, this is how they'd do it!'
Dr. Death, 27 January 00

'What the fuck is a B#?!'
Alecia Drew, 31 January 2000

'I want you to study this, I want you to think about this... I want you to LOVE it!'
Greene, 8 February 2000

'What does this mean practically? NOTHING.'
Greene, 10 February 2000

'You might think it sounds simple and stupid, but it doesn't rock anybody's boat tonally.'
Greene, 10 March

'There is sort of a marriage of cousins here.'
Greene, 10 March 2000

'We're serious musicians. We don't have to really sound good.'
Greene, 10 March 2000

Greene: 'That is the hitchpin'
Tim: 'The WHAT?'
Greene: 'The hitchpin.'

'So I was clueless.'
Greene, 15 February 2000

'Rhythm is pie.'
Greene, 15 February 2000

'It could be a sub- sub- sub-division of something something...'
Greene, 15 February 2000

'The fact of the matter is, you guys should start to feel good about hanging out with the piano... you don't have anything better to do on the weekends here at Anna Maria College anyway.'
Greene, 22 February 2000

'This is a weird day.'
Greene, 14 March 2000

Greene, thick with sarcasm: 'You guys are really fast.'
14 March 2000

And now, Greene mocks me: 'Oh no!'
14 March 2000

Emily, with a huge grin: 'It's a five chord!!'
Greene: 'I think we should have one big party. I bet you guys would be great at parties.'
14 March 2000

'So that's very simple and very fun.' *pause* 'Sure it is... in whose dreams?'
Greene, 14 March 2000

'Don't go there.'
Greene, 16 March 2000

'One of the marvelous things about chords, if you're a chord nerd like me...'
Greene, 4 April 2000

'I like to use big words when I'm frustrated.'
Greene, 4 April 2000

(To reiterate his earlier statement)'Four REALLY means not three!'
Greene, 18 April 2000

'Forget it. Forget it! Just forget it. I don't know where I was going with that.'
Greene, 18 April 2000

And from Dr. Death's lecture on humor, 22 February...
'You can laugh at me if you want.'
'You expect a teacher to have a certain amount of dignity. I don't have much, but...'
'You don't expect to see someone do a ballet dance on the way to lunch.'
'Why are we laughing? It's stupid!

And back to Greene...

'...but if you leave early and come up with a sloppy four-part harmony, I think, oh, breakfast is just too much on your mind.'
Greene, 25 April 2000

'So I omit the fifth, and BANG, I'm home free!'
Greene, 25 April 2000

Emily: 'So you always omit the fifth?'
Greene: 'Yes.' *dramatic pause* 'No.'
25 April 2000

'You're just not performing up to snuff.'
Greene, 25 April 2000