Kids Comments On Music
1)The most dangerous part about playing cymbals is near the nose.
2)Notes wouldn't be anything without music.
3)Probably the most marvelous fugue was the one between the Hatfields and the McCoys.
4)An oboe is a woodwind. . . whatever that is.
5)Minor keys are those allowable for children composers under 18.
6)Anyone who can read all the instrument notes at one time gets to be the conductor.
7)Flats are okay in music but bad in tires.
8)My favorite instrument is the bassoon. It is so hard to play that people seldom play it. That is why I like the bassoon best.
9)It is easy to teach anybody to play the maracas. Just grip the neck firmly and shake him in rhythm.
10)Just about any animal skin can be stretched over a frame to make a pleasant sound once the animal is removed.
11)"Go Tell Aunt Rhody" will be my favorite song when I am old and in a remembering mood.
12)The chief value of the 1812 Overture is to help remember the date.
Originally published November 14, 2002.
