Music Jokes 
"Haven't I seen your face before?" a judge demanded, looking down at the defendant.
"You have, Your Honor," the man answered hopefully. "I gave your son violin lessons last winter." - "Ah, yes," recalled the judge. "Twenty years!"
Jacques Thibault, the violinist, was once handed an autograph book by a fan while in the greenroom after a concert. "There's not much room on this page," he said. "What shall I write?"
Another violinist, standing by, offered the following helpful hint: "Write your repertoire."
Music Definitions:
Bar line: a gathering of people, usually among which may be found a musician or two.
Cadence: when everybody hopes you're going to stop, but you don't.
First inversion: grandpa's battle group at Normandy.
Supertonic: Schweppes.
Recitative: a disease that Monteverdi had
KEYBOARD
Click on keys below for a large keyboard you can play on your computer - then choose run file from current location - then Yes. Takes a few minutes to download. Endless fun making up tunes or playing the pieces below!
Try these well known Beethoven themes on your keyboard.
| RHYTHM CODE : Black = 1 count, Blue = 2 counts, Green = 1½ counts, Pink = ½ count |
| 4 counts to a bar - (4/4 time) |
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ODE TO JOY - Theme From the 9th Symphony , last movement |
| 7 U I I U 7 T R R T 7 7 T T 7 U I I U 7 T R R T 7 T R R |
| T 7 R T 7 U 7 R T 7 U 7 T R T Q 7 7 U I I U 7 T R R T 7 T R R |
| RHYTHM CODE : Red = 3 counts, Blue = 2 counts , Black = 1 count, Olive = 5 |
| 6 counts to a bar - ( 6/8 time) |
| SYMPHONY no.6 'PASTORAL' - Theme from the last movement |
| I Y P I Y E Y I P I 9 U 9 U P I Y I U R T E E Y |
Puzzle 2 - Names of Beethoven compositions
(1) Sonata for a mulatto (2) Quartet with pedals ? (3) A ruined overture ? (4) Too many for a Concerto? (5) A joyful Ode (6) A spooky trio (7) An Overture steals fire (8) A favourite Andante (9) A strop over money
Answers at bottom of page
Some Amazing Facts!
Beethoven's deafness began in his twenties, but he wasn't totally deaf until in his fifties
Fur Elise was actually written for Therese Malfatti - 'Elise' was often used to refer to a loved one
Beethoven never married, but after his brother's death he was a co-guardian of his nephew Karl
Beethoven was once mistakenly arrested as a tramp due to his rather dishevelled appearance!
In the space of 40 years he moved lodgings at least 70 times!
The famous opening of the 5th Symphony is morse code for V and was used as a victory symbol by the allies in WW2.
Ode to Joy from the 9th Symphony is used as the European National Anthem
Answers to puzzle 2
1) 'Kreutzer' Sonata (2) 'Harp' Quartet (3) 'The Ruin Of Athens' (4) Triple Concerto in C (5) Symphony no.9 (6) 'Ghost' trio (7) 'Creatures of Prometheus' (8) Andante Faviori (9) Rondo Capriccio - rage over a lost penny | 
