The young man maintained that his entry point gave a much better effect and that he wouldn't play it as written.

When the Principal asked the Music Director why he fired the young musician from the band, he replied, "It was a simple case of cymbal disobedience."

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Bonus Joke:

One of my pet peeves as a musician in a symphony orchestra is trying to follow the erratic beat of famous guest conductors. I didn't realize how strongly the rest of the musicians felt until we were talking to someone from a university physics department at a reception.

When I asked him what his field was, he answered, "I work with semiconductors."

"So do we," I heard a colleague mutter.

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Extra Bonus Joke:

During my senior year, I reluctantly took a required psychology course. On the first day, the professor commented on each student's major, trying to provoke a response. It was working, because some students were becoming defensive. When it was my turn, I told him I was a music major.

"So," asked my professor, "what does your father think of you wasting your education to study music?"

"He's just thankful," I shot back, "that I didn't go into psychology."