JUST FOR A LAUGH

• 18 steps to Improve Brass Band Performance (thanks Gavin)
• Notabene for Musicians (with acknowledgement to Peter Hayward)
• Trombone: a slide whistle with delusions of grandeur.
• Q: What's the definition of a gentleman?
  A: Somone who knows how to play the trombone and doesn't.
• Q: What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians?
  A: A drummer.
• Q: Why is the baritone the most divine instrument?
  A: Man blows into it, but God only knows what comes out.
• Q: Why do trumpets look bigger than cornets?
  A: They're actually the same size, but cornet players have bigger heads.
• Trumpet players do it with 3 fingers. Tuba players do it with 4 fingers. But trombonists do it in 7 positions.
• Q: How do you make a band stand?
  A: Take away their chairs!