Hi, my name is Peighton. I'm 12 and I play trumpet. But recently, my band teacher asked me to switch to tuba(3 valve, Bflat) and I said that I'd give it a shot- So they let me try it to see if I can get down that low. And I could. My teacher said that I'd be a great tuba player, and that I have a great natural sound. So then I ordered my mouth piece(they provide the tuba). But what I was wonder if it was easy or difficult to learn the fingering and things like t
That is an F tuba you use right, I now have an F tuba myself and I learned the fingerings really quickly, but the fingerings for anything below a Bb are awkward.
Your range is just stellar as is your musicianship. Been a pleasure to watch your videos. Inspiring for me as I get back into the big horn after a lapse of many years.
It's very difficult to reach the double-pedal note at 2:18 with a regular tuba unless the tubist playing it is very well-trained and very experienced. Beth McDonald is both since the double-pedal C she played sounded okay to my ears. Has Ms. McDonald been trained by Mr. Roger Bobo, widely regarded as one of the world's best tuba players?
@MattOwen23 Matt Owen.... You are insulting. Your comments to me concerning what I said were a personal attack on my character and, if I didn't know better, I'd swear you're either a KKK member or a Neo-Nazi skinhead. I know what I was talking about when I said that Beth McDonald and Oystein Baadsvik should have used larger tubas when playing 'Encounters II' and that the lowest notes on those tubas sounded weak and strained. I am NOT dumb and, as far as I'm concerned, you can KISS MY ASS!
I AM a member of the KKK AND a Neo-Nazi Skinhead. Actually, dude. What are you talking about? This is something that started as a simple post. And you're throwing around technical terms like you're muthafuggin' Roger Bobo or Arnold Jacobs. Keep your mouth shut. You're obnoxious, and your obsession with tubas and tractors scares the shit out of me.
No one cares what you have to say. No one even cares that you exist. You've become a nuisance to the YouTube community. If it was up to me, you'd be banished for your ridiculous absurdities. I bid thee farewell. Stay gay!
@MattOwen23 You said things that constitute LIBEL...I may report you to legal authorities and request that YT suspend or close your account. I hope you BURN IN HELL!
The double pedal C still sounds a bit strained on Beth McDonald's tuba. Although she plays very well, I still believe a larger tuba would more easily play the double-pedal C at 2:18.
true dat, but if you find out what kind of tuba Roger Bobo plays, that's prob the best, cuz this solo was written based off of when he demonstrated what he could do for William Kraft... of course, Bobo's incredible
Roger Bobo is, no doubt, among the best tuba players in the world. I still believe that a very large subcontrabass tuba would play the double-pedal C at 2:18 with much less strain than the tuba Beth McDonald uses in this video or even the tuba Roger Bobo uses. Also, I have no doubt that Beth McDonald is also an excellent tuba player. Just that, for William Kraft's 'Encounters II' which uses the double-pedal C at 2:18, a much larger tuba should have been used.
@glenn3rd2004 You obviously either used faulty audio equipment or no audio equipment at all when viewing this video. I used a subwoofer capable of reproducing notes down to 8 Hz and the double-pedal C at 2:18 sounded okay to me. Yes, a larger tuba might have played the double-pedal C louder but a very-well-trained tubist can play the double-pedal C with almost any tuba.
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Sounds nice but I wish she used a GIANT subcontrabass or hypercontrabass tuba that can more easily reach the lowest note of 'Encounters II' which is C0 or 16.35 Hz. The lowest notes sounded a bit strained on this tuba.
@joshopsho I don't appreciate your insulting comment. If I didn't know better, I'd swear you're either a KKK member or Neo-Nazi. I know what the hell I was talking about when I commented about Beth McDonald's tuba. I still think she should have used a larger tuba to play 'Encounters II' and the lowest notes sounded weak and strained.
Besson manufactured a BBBBb hypercontrabass tuba many years ago and it was used at Harvard University. Unfortunately, this tuba wasn't well maintained and had to be replaced by another Besson tuba, a 'mere' subcontrabass BBBb tuba which is used occasionally in band concerts. And for all those who criticized my last comments, I still believe larger tubas can more easily play the double-pedal C of 'Encounters II'. Ms. McDonald is an excellent tuba player but a larger tuba should have been used
@glenn3rd2004 its true...i just got a new tuba its just 3/4 size i think and i can play higher notes and i have muchhh better tone but with the full size tuba i can play lower and with the 5/4 tuba i can play evennn lower....but all in all technically its not how big it is...its how much tubing it has..and usually tubas are bigger because of more tubing
@glenn3rd2004 I checked out all your comments. You, sir, are a dumbass! I read all your pointless comments on YouTube and Flickr concerning tuba players, pipe organs, construction and mining equipment, farm tractors, cruise ships, supertankers, and Serena Williams and found all your comments utterly stupid. You obviously have no idea what you're talking about in any of your stupid comments. SO STOP COMMENTING ON YOUTUBE AND FLICKR VIDEOS WHEN YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!!!!
@gor32006 What you said here constitutes LIBEL! I will contact YT and have your account suspended or closed and may sue you for libel! YT is not for attacking peoples' character...just commenting on VIDEOS!
@glenn3rd2004 You need to think before making such comments. What sound equipment did you use to listen to this video? It's apparent that your sound equipment doesn't reach the double-pedal note at 2:18. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if your comments are fraudulent or you used a stolen YouTube ID.
@glennrickard1958 I certainly agree that 'glenn3rd2004's comments are stupid and pointless. In fact I read at least 100 comments posted by 'glenn3rd2004' on YouTube and Flickr concerning a variety of subjects and found all of them utterly pointless. However, you MUST HAVE PROOF OR EVIDENCE before saying that 'glenn3rd2004' is a fraudulent or stolen YouTube ID. It's much better to report stolen/fraudulent YouTube ID's to law-enforcement or YouTube's central office than post them in public.
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@glennrickard1958 HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT MY YOUTUBE ID IS FRAUDULENT OR STOLEN!!! Your comment is so libelous that I might contact legal authorities and my lawyer and take civil (and perhaps criminal) action against you when I find out your identity. Anyway, I used stereo equipment when I listened to this video and I still say that the low note sounded weak and strained. As far as I'm concerned, you can GO TO HELL and KISS MY ASS!!!!!!
@glenn3rd2004 I read at least 100 comments posted by you on YouTube and Flickr concerning a variety of subjects and found all your comments utterly pointless. Please refrain from posting comments on any website unless you do your research.
Tuba like this actually sounds good. I think the best part about tuba (or at least what it should be known for) is that it has a HUUUGE sound :) this is exercising it to the max lol
F tubas low range, regardless of 3/4 or 6/4 ( I play a 3/4) is not going to be round..(thats a PT 10R right)
I know you won falcone.....remember this piece was written for Bobo and Kraft experienced with the sounds (but u had a good performance) and the high range on a CC (his 184 miraphone) made the encounter sound just as good....but real good job
effective performance...I know you are good....but I think (as a fellow performance major) that this piece works better on CC, gives the lower range a rounder sound, which was Krafts intended effect
Arguably the weirdest flamewar yet seen on youtube...
JohnChernoff 1 month ago
Double pedal C at 16 Hz, technically below the human hearing range, if you don't hear it, you will feel it.
Bromthebard 1 month ago
THIS IS NOT SPAM! PLEASE READ!!!
Hi, my name is Peighton. I'm 12 and I play trumpet. But recently, my band teacher asked me to switch to tuba(3 valve, Bflat) and I said that I'd give it a shot- So they let me try it to see if I can get down that low. And I could. My teacher said that I'd be a great tuba player, and that I have a great natural sound. So then I ordered my mouth piece(they provide the tuba). But what I was wonder if it was easy or difficult to learn the fingering and things like t
Roflmao0516 1 month ago
@Roflmao0516 it is easy to learn, I've been playing for 6 years, it's not that hard at all, and it's not easy to learn 4 valve fingerings either.
Bromthebard 1 month ago
Wow. I'm impressed. Great Job.
ianmeagher309 9 months ago
this is a great performance
Omgshoes017 10 months ago
You are amazing, Ive watched most of your videos and I just hope to get to that level someday! Its mind blowing.
MrCalvinBond 1 year ago
That is an F tuba you use right, I now have an F tuba myself and I learned the fingerings really quickly, but the fingerings for anything below a Bb are awkward.
OOSUTINDIINN 1 year ago
Great Job Beth!!
(Mark Meyer--trumpet player at UK 04'-06')
KillerTpt 1 year ago
Amazing! Bravo! kind regards from France!
Pianistikboy 1 year ago
love it.
sweeterthananything 1 year ago
Great performance. Must take a lot of training to effectively play the lowest notes of Encounters II with a regular-sized tuba.
grickard319582010 1 year ago
Congratulations, you are really a great tuba player! Good luck for your future career
pozzie85 1 year ago
at glenn3rd and mattowen, HAHAAAAA you both are idiots for going on that long; cause talking shit in person is dangerous.
SumoMan89 1 year ago 5
Your range is just stellar as is your musicianship. Been a pleasure to watch your videos. Inspiring for me as I get back into the big horn after a lapse of many years.
brownhunter 1 year ago
sehr gut!!!!!!!
xiandaogys 1 year ago
Wunderbar!
OmegaBellydance 1 year ago
貴方の音を、じかに聴きたいです！！
futantan 1 year ago
Cosmically good!
Amazing.
BupMajerski 1 year ago
Would anyone be able to tell me where in the video the famous double-pedal C is? I'm not sure whether I'm just hearing overtones, or what. Thanks.
axemanfan 1 year ago
@axemanfan 2:17
yrxw5 1 year ago
@yrxw5 Thank you.
axemanfan 1 year ago
Amazing!
petey815 1 year ago
Wow, excellent. Please tell me, how did you play the CCC?! I can usually only reach the pedal G above that triple C.
z2407 1 year ago
Are people seriously having a youtube fight on here? Lordy... Anyways this woman is an amazing talent. I love how she plays!
tubamarc8891 1 year ago
wow great!
i'll have to try that one day!
TheMusicify13 2 years ago
this piece is awesome. I love the different sounds and textures it can make.
ebombVizzle 2 years ago
WOW how u get that low????
nuke585 2 years ago 3
@nuke585 '
using a timed flutter tongue rather than by buzzing the lips.
FreackZz 2 years ago
how would you get up higher then a c withought hyperventilating???
nuke585 2 years ago
could explain what a timed flutter tongue is?
moonstaff1234 2 years ago
when you say the letter "r"? like RRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
FreackZz 2 years ago
don't quite understand, but Im getting an idea, i should get a tuba teacher THANKS!
moonstaff1234 2 years ago
It's very difficult to reach the double-pedal note at 2:18 with a regular tuba unless the tubist playing it is very well-trained and very experienced. Beth McDonald is both since the double-pedal C she played sounded okay to my ears. Has Ms. McDonald been trained by Mr. Roger Bobo, widely regarded as one of the world's best tuba players?
goriii19582006 2 years ago 2
Precioso. Que poder tienen las tubas...
TheJuanitobanano 2 years ago
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Beth McDonald.... You are amazing. I just wanted to tell you that.... And check out my videos if you have some time. :)
MattOwen23 2 years ago
@MattOwen23 Matt Owen.... You are insulting. Your comments to me concerning what I said were a personal attack on my character and, if I didn't know better, I'd swear you're either a KKK member or a Neo-Nazi skinhead. I know what I was talking about when I said that Beth McDonald and Oystein Baadsvik should have used larger tubas when playing 'Encounters II' and that the lowest notes on those tubas sounded weak and strained. I am NOT dumb and, as far as I'm concerned, you can KISS MY ASS!
glenn3rd2004 2 years ago
I AM a member of the KKK AND a Neo-Nazi Skinhead. Actually, dude. What are you talking about? This is something that started as a simple post. And you're throwing around technical terms like you're muthafuggin' Roger Bobo or Arnold Jacobs. Keep your mouth shut. You're obnoxious, and your obsession with tubas and tractors scares the shit out of me.
MattOwen23 2 years ago
No one cares what you have to say. No one even cares that you exist. You've become a nuisance to the YouTube community. If it was up to me, you'd be banished for your ridiculous absurdities. I bid thee farewell. Stay gay!
MattOwen23 2 years ago
@MattOwen23 You said things that constitute LIBEL...I may report you to legal authorities and request that YT suspend or close your account. I hope you BURN IN HELL!
glenn3rd2004 1 year ago
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comptontuba 2 years ago
fucking a, for those who don't know, she plays a double pedal C at 2:18, which is like an octave below the lowest C on a piano
HappyMealwCoke 2 years ago
The double pedal C still sounds a bit strained on Beth McDonald's tuba. Although she plays very well, I still believe a larger tuba would more easily play the double-pedal C at 2:18.
glenn3rd2004 2 years ago
true dat, but if you find out what kind of tuba Roger Bobo plays, that's prob the best, cuz this solo was written based off of when he demonstrated what he could do for William Kraft... of course, Bobo's incredible
HappyMealwCoke 2 years ago
Roger Bobo is, no doubt, among the best tuba players in the world. I still believe that a very large subcontrabass tuba would play the double-pedal C at 2:18 with much less strain than the tuba Beth McDonald uses in this video or even the tuba Roger Bobo uses. Also, I have no doubt that Beth McDonald is also an excellent tuba player. Just that, for William Kraft's 'Encounters II' which uses the double-pedal C at 2:18, a much larger tuba should have been used.
glenn3rd2004 2 years ago
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MattOwen23 2 years ago
@glenn3rd2004 You obviously either used faulty audio equipment or no audio equipment at all when viewing this video. I used a subwoofer capable of reproducing notes down to 8 Hz and the double-pedal C at 2:18 sounded okay to me. Yes, a larger tuba might have played the double-pedal C louder but a very-well-trained tubist can play the double-pedal C with almost any tuba.
gorickard319582010 2 years ago 3
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Sounds nice but I wish she used a GIANT subcontrabass or hypercontrabass tuba that can more easily reach the lowest note of 'Encounters II' which is C0 or 16.35 Hz. The lowest notes sounded a bit strained on this tuba.
glenn3rd2004 2 years ago
get a new comment
joshopsho 2 years ago
@joshopsho I don't appreciate your insulting comment. If I didn't know better, I'd swear you're either a KKK member or Neo-Nazi. I know what the hell I was talking about when I commented about Beth McDonald's tuba. I still think she should have used a larger tuba to play 'Encounters II' and the lowest notes sounded weak and strained.
glenn3rd2004 2 years ago
What the hell is a "hypercontrabass" tuba??? Give me a manufacturer and model of one of these things.
stewkingjr 2 years ago
Besson manufactured a BBBBb hypercontrabass tuba many years ago and it was used at Harvard University. Unfortunately, this tuba wasn't well maintained and had to be replaced by another Besson tuba, a 'mere' subcontrabass BBBb tuba which is used occasionally in band concerts. And for all those who criticized my last comments, I still believe larger tubas can more easily play the double-pedal C of 'Encounters II'. Ms. McDonald is an excellent tuba player but a larger tuba should have been used
glenn3rd2004 2 years ago
@glenn3rd2004 its true...i just got a new tuba its just 3/4 size i think and i can play higher notes and i have muchhh better tone but with the full size tuba i can play lower and with the 5/4 tuba i can play evennn lower....but all in all technically its not how big it is...its how much tubing it has..and usually tubas are bigger because of more tubing
slipknot555133 2 years ago
@glenn3rd2004 I checked out all your comments. You, sir, are a dumbass! I read all your pointless comments on YouTube and Flickr concerning tuba players, pipe organs, construction and mining equipment, farm tractors, cruise ships, supertankers, and Serena Williams and found all your comments utterly stupid. You obviously have no idea what you're talking about in any of your stupid comments. SO STOP COMMENTING ON YOUTUBE AND FLICKR VIDEOS WHEN YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!!!!
gor32006 2 years ago 4
@gor32006 What you said here constitutes LIBEL! I will contact YT and have your account suspended or closed and may sue you for libel! YT is not for attacking peoples' character...just commenting on VIDEOS!
glenn3rd2004 1 year ago
@glenn3rd2004 You need to think before making such comments. What sound equipment did you use to listen to this video? It's apparent that your sound equipment doesn't reach the double-pedal note at 2:18. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if your comments are fraudulent or you used a stolen YouTube ID.
glennrickard1958 2 years ago
@glennrickard1958 I certainly agree that 'glenn3rd2004's comments are stupid and pointless. In fact I read at least 100 comments posted by 'glenn3rd2004' on YouTube and Flickr concerning a variety of subjects and found all of them utterly pointless. However, you MUST HAVE PROOF OR EVIDENCE before saying that 'glenn3rd2004' is a fraudulent or stolen YouTube ID. It's much better to report stolen/fraudulent YouTube ID's to law-enforcement or YouTube's central office than post them in public.
gor32006 2 years ago 2
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@glennrickard1958 HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT MY YOUTUBE ID IS FRAUDULENT OR STOLEN!!! Your comment is so libelous that I might contact legal authorities and my lawyer and take civil (and perhaps criminal) action against you when I find out your identity. Anyway, I used stereo equipment when I listened to this video and I still say that the low note sounded weak and strained. As far as I'm concerned, you can GO TO HELL and KISS MY ASS!!!!!!
glenn3rd2004 2 years ago
@glenn3rd2004 You're stupid.
Glarfugus 1 year ago
@glenn3rd2004 I read at least 100 comments posted by you on YouTube and Flickr concerning a variety of subjects and found all your comments utterly pointless. Please refrain from posting comments on any website unless you do your research.
gor319582006 2 years ago 2
is there any structure to this song?
It doesn't follow any patterns...
308728823 2 years ago
It's not a song, it's a "study".
oldhornyman 2 years ago
next carol jantsch right there.
parasyte89 2 years ago 2
eccellente controllo...... complimenti
tommytuba36 2 years ago 2
this song's great
fob199 2 years ago
5*****!!!!!
terrestial63 2 years ago 3
who are you?
you are my hero, so good player and beatifull!!
Iam your fan
dafelipear 2 years ago
Wow..!!
i like.
Jeltje91 2 years ago
Tuba like this actually sounds good. I think the best part about tuba (or at least what it should be known for) is that it has a HUUUGE sound :) this is exercising it to the max lol
nohface 3 years ago
Very Nice.
realtalkfamo123 3 years ago 2
Nice double pedal C. Beautiful range too. Sounds like you studied with Bobo at some point.
t1u9b8a8 3 years ago 2
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Haha, it sounded like an out-of-gas outboard motor! (:
Good show!
CplJoebot 2 years ago
eres increible
dafelipear 3 years ago
Wounderful Performance, your tone and dynamics are wounderful to listen to. I have looked everywhere for that solo, where did you get from?
skillsmills18 3 years ago 2
Great job on a LIVE performance! That says a lot when you're willing to put up live material for all to see! Keep up the great work!
jhardisk 3 years ago 4
F tubas low range, regardless of 3/4 or 6/4 ( I play a 3/4) is not going to be round..(thats a PT 10R right)
I know you won falcone.....remember this piece was written for Bobo and Kraft experienced with the sounds (but u had a good performance) and the high range on a CC (his 184 miraphone) made the encounter sound just as good....but real good job
drxtuba 3 years ago 3
effective performance...I know you are good....but I think (as a fellow performance major) that this piece works better on CC, gives the lower range a rounder sound, which was Krafts intended effect
drxtuba 3 years ago 7
Yeah, I think it (like most music) has merits on either tuba, I just generally prefer F tuba.
As far as the rounder sound: considering I'm playing on a 6/4 F, any lack of roundness is probably my fault and not the horn's...
daitryk 3 years ago 5
Good Job!
xochtli48 3 years ago 10