Guess the Tone

She should've won, no doubt. He's been a musician himself for several years, he knew what he was talking about. The eloquence of her polished piece and the compelling ways her fingers flowed was exceptional...at least much better than that first-place trumpet player. He believed that he was much more knowledgeable about the rules and judgement of music than the three judges himself. Then why...why did she not win? It was only obvious that something was wrong with the ears of those clueless judges. It's much safer to say that he himself would've made a greater critic.