Post by Phil on Sept 4, 2014 16:00:04 GMT -6
Little Johnny wants to join the school Jazz band. They tell him they need a bass player, so he buys a bass guitar and goes to his 1st lesson. They teach him the "C" note and tell him to go home a practice that note all over the fretboard.
He practices and goes for his 2nd lesson the following week. He is taught the "G" note and is told that "G" is the 5th degree of the "C" scale and that now he knows how to play the 1st and 5th in "C". They tell him to go home, practice, and see if he can find the 1st and 5th intervals in some other keys.
The third week he doesn't show up for his lesson. The teacher asks, "Where's Johnny?" One of the other kids says, "Oh, I forgot to tell you. Johnny called me and said to thank you for teaching him everything he needs to know to play the bass guitar. He said he now has so many gigs lined up that he doesn't have time to play in the school band."
He practices and goes for his 2nd lesson the following week. He is taught the "G" note and is told that "G" is the 5th degree of the "C" scale and that now he knows how to play the 1st and 5th in "C". They tell him to go home, practice, and see if he can find the 1st and 5th intervals in some other keys.
The third week he doesn't show up for his lesson. The teacher asks, "Where's Johnny?" One of the other kids says, "Oh, I forgot to tell you. Johnny called me and said to thank you for teaching him everything he needs to know to play the bass guitar. He said he now has so many gigs lined up that he doesn't have time to play in the school band."
