The piano
There once was a pirate named Ford
who chopped up a piano with his sword.
But the kindling he sought
would better have been bought,
for he found all he got was a chord.
who chopped up a piano with his sword.
But the kindling he sought
would better have been bought,
for he found all he got was a chord.
Q: What's the difference between a piano and a fish?
Piano Tuner: I've come to tune the piano.
A: You can't tuna fish.
Music Teacher: But we didn't send for you.
Piano Tuner: No, but the people who live across the street did.
Q: What key is "Exploring The Cave With No Flashlight" written in?
A: C sharp or B flat.
I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play: Artur Schnabel, Australian pianist, when asked the secret of piano playing.
music definitions:
• time signature: what you need from your boss if you forget to clock in.• first inversion: grandpa’s battle group at Normandy.• staccato: how you did all the ceilings in your mobile home.• major scale: what you say after chasing wild game up a mountain: “Wow! That was a major scale!”• aeolian mode: how you like Mama’s cherry pie.• bach chorale: the place behind the barn where you keep the horses.• audition: the act of putting oneself under extreme duress to satisfy the sadistic intentions of someone who has already made up his mind.• accidentals: wrong notes.• interval: how long it takes to find the right note. There are three kinds: 1) Major interval: a long time; 2) Minor interval: a few bars; and 3) Inverted interval: when you have to go back a bar and try again.• metronome: a city-dwelling dwarf.• allegro: leg fertilizer.
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