when you sing your scales and your arpeggios.

[silveralli.livejournal.com]

[he's sitting at a piano, yes he is. and playing.]

Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do,
Every truly cultured music stu-dent knows,
You must learn your scales and your ar-peg-gios,
Bring the music ringing from your chest
And not your nose--
while you sing your scales and your ar-peg-gi-os!

If you're faithful to your daily pract-i-cing,
You will find your progress is en-cour-a-ging,
Do-mi-sol-do-mi-sol-fa-la-- so it goes,
When you do your scales and your ar-peg-gi-os...