How can you tell if there's a bass drummer at the door? - The knock speeds up.

How do you get a drummer to play an accelerando? - Ask him to play in 4/4 at a steady 120 bpm.

A man is standing on a street corner with a sign saying, "Tell me your IQ and I'll guess your profession." A guy walks up, and says "My IQ is 147." "Oo...", says the man. "You're a nuclear physicist, eh?" "That's right", says the guy, and walks off. A second guy walks up and says, "My IQ is 189." "Wow", says the man. "Brain surgeon, eh?" "Right you are", says guy #2 and he walks off. A third guy walks up and says, "My IQ is 62." The man asks, "Really? What kind of sticks do you use?"

How many tenor drummers does it take to change a lightbulb? - "What's a lightbulb?"

How does a tenor drummer's brain cell die? - Alone.

A piper and a bass drummer were walking in a park. The piper saw a dead bird and said to the bass drummer, "Look, a dead bird." The bass drummer looked up and asked, "Where?"