Joke of the Day: Drummer vs. Conductor

This little nugget of humor came across my desk the other day and I just knew I had to share it. In one stroke, it manages to pick on both percussionists and conductors; the only thing it’s missing is a good-natured swipe at violists, pipers, or accordionists.  :-)

Enjoy!

A musical director was having a lot of trouble with one drummer. He talked and talked and talked with the drummer, but his performance simply didn’t improve. Finally, before the whole orchestra, he said, “When a musician just can’t handle his instrument and doesn’t improve when given help, they take away the instrument, give him two sticks, and make him a drummer.” A stage whisper was heard from the percussion section: “And if he can’t handle even that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a conductor.”

Keep playing (or conducting!),
Mark

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Joke of the Day: Drummers and Levels

Since we haven’t picked on anyone in the percussion family in awhile, today’s joke is for them. Or about them. Or both. 

Q: How do you know when the stage is level?
A: The drummer is drooling out of both sides of his mouth.

Keep playing (with one eye on the drummer!),
Mark

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Quote of the Day: Henry David Thoreau

Today’s quote has as much applicability to life as it does to music. For those days when you wonder why you’ve taken up this rewarding-but-challenging pastime – or why so many obstacles seem to present themselves in other areas of your life – check the music within you. It’s there for a reason. 

“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.”

Henry David Thoreau
American author, poet, and naturalist (1817-1862)

Keep playing,
Mark

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