Orchestra joke from CSO Bass Blog
Michael Hovnanian just put up a post on his CSO Bass Blog that started with a great joke:
The last chair bassist of a major orchestra fancied himself something of an amateur conductor. One day the Maestro fell ill and with no conductor on call the orchestra manager approached the bassist to fill in. So the bassist led rehearsals and concerts, receiving accolades from both the public and the critics for his performances. The following week the Maestro returned to the podium. When the bassist took his usual seat at the back of the section his stand partner turned to him and asked, “Where the hell were you last week?”
Check out the complete post here, and check out Michael on this week’s Contrabass Conversations (coming out on Sunday)!
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Jun 9th, 2007 at 11:04 am
Another Classical Bass joke (which some of you may already know):
A local bass teacher starts off a student from scratch:
“This is the bow and this is the bass. There are 4 strings to work on.
Practice the thickest and lowest one first by playing an open E, then play an F natural with your first finger, an F# with the second, and a G with the 4th finger. Work out these notes well for next week’s lesson.
“Yes master, I shall do my best” replied the young beginner.
The following week, the student underwent his 2nd lesson:
Now we come to the A string: Open A first, then B flat with the first finger, B natural with the second, and finally C with the 4th finger. Practice these notes well for next week’s lesson.
“Yes master, I shall do my best” replied the young novice.
The following week, the teacher waited and waited for his student who never showed up nor called.
“Oh well, another discouraged future bass player who had let me down!” he thought.
A month later, the teacher ran into the same student at a bus stop.
“Hey you- what ever happened? How come you don’t come to see me anymore?” inquired the professor.
“You will have to excuse me”, he replied, “but I have no more time to fit bass lessons into my very busy schedule of rehearsals, gigs, concerts and recordings!”
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