More Than Words, Op. 3

PIANO JOKES

What do you do if you lose a key?
Replace not one, but the whole bunch of them. (I.e. buy a new piano)

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A customer complained that his piano could not play loud, no matter how hard he pressed the keys. The dealer told him, "But the piano is meant to be soft." (I.e. 'Piano' means soft)

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What's the similarity between a piano key and a musician?
Both can be depressed.

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Why is a long-held harmony note at the bottom of the entire music called a pedal?
Because the composer wants the musicians to step on it (I.e. build up climax)

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Which composers are nature freaks?
Beethoven (Bee)
Bach (Bark)
Strauss (Straw)
Field
Weber (Web)
Sphor (spore)
Haydn (Hay)
Grainger (Grain)

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Why is a violin so popular during candlelight dinners?
It tugs at the heartstrings.

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During a rehearsal, the conductor yelled, "Stop!"
Immediately, the string players played chords on their instruments.

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What's the relation between a sharp and a flat?
When an object is poked by something sharp, it goes flat.

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What is the fifth note of a scale called the dominant?
In a cadence, it takes precedence before the tonic.

posted by ah lum @ 6:37 PM