Music Jokes

Creator: 
Michele Zimmerman (recorder and speaker); three other string players who would prefer to remain anonymous (speakers)
Description: 

Sound recording of violin students at UNCSA making viola jokes. Instrumentalists often make fun of people who play different instruments, but these jokes are disproportionately directed at a few groups, including violists.

Contributor: 
Michele Zimmerman
Format: 
m4a
Language: 
English
Type: 
Audio
Date: 
October 14, 2015
Location: 

UNCSA; Winston-Salem, NC

Subject: 

Violinists, Violists, Music Students, Viola Shaming

Transcription: 

Michele: Give me a viola joke. String Player 1: Okay. What's the definition of perfect pitch? Michele: What? SP1: Throwing a viola in a dumpster without hitting the sides. SP2: Toilet. SP1: Whatever. Okay, what's the difference between a viola and a trampoline? Michele: What? SP1: You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline. Michele: Ooh SP3: Why is viola called bratsche in German? SP1: I don't know, why? SP3: 'Cause that's the sound it makes when you sit on it. Michele: OOOH

Duration: 
00:00:25
Bit Rate/Frequency: 
73 kbps/44.100 kHz