LSO Masterclass - Tuba

[bandgeeksrulez1]

tips for a new tuba player?

p.s.my 4th brass instrument!

1.trumpet (3years)

2. baritone(1month)

3. trombone (been playing 5 months now)

4. tuba(12hours+)

[napsuta]

I always listen and watch a video on you tube before reading the comments. As I watched and listened to Mr Harrild I was struck by the natural and unassuming way he spoke. There is a warmth about him that compelled me to listen. I am not a tuba player but having listen Mr Harrild I wish I had 'taken up the tuba instead!' *

I am not surprised by the comment by by 2 recent posters who have met him. How lucky you are.

* The phrase is a quote from Flanders ans Swan.

[PaybackTyme]

3:05, im sorry to say this but i didnt hear that crescendo at all, apart from that i really like your sound and you speak a lot of sense

[ByakuganRaven123]

TUBAS RULE!!!

[danrhi]

Fortunate enough to be taught by the fantastic Mr Hariild for over 2 years learnt more than most teachers could teach in a life time

A True True Genius and dedicated professor of music

[thetemplar1]

This man is truly a genious in every sense of the word! I have been fortunate to have been taught by him and I have been inspired! Thank you Mr Harilld from a certain euphonium player from KH named Jonny.

[jenieone]

nice....

Inspires me to practice. Been playing as a hobby for years and its great to see passion Patrick has for the tuba. Where is a good place to get a tuba like his. I have a B and H Imperial - I have been using on loan with the Waverley Bondi Beach Brass Band. I've been thinking of getting my own instrument.

Reading the comments below reminds me of how Cliff Goddchild (Principal Tuba Player with the SSO - over 30yrs) would continuously remind all to keep their fingers on the valves.

[cezza92]

EEb besson sovereign. one of the 80's ones too. shows that you dont need a brand new instrument to be an awesome player. :)

[stickom]

Phenomenal stacatto, I wish I had that on my horn...

[Jimmytuba08]

That is most definitely an Eb-tuba...the LSO tuba players have consistently played Eb-tubas to the best of my knowledge.

[Niels1804]

It is a E FLAT/Eb Tuba - Besson Soverign with a dennis wick mouth piece.. i KNOW because play on a model just like it ! the only difference is that i use a Helleberg 7b mouth piece for my tuba... so stop calling it a Bb tuba it's not !

[alankace]

the last note of menuet sounded sharp

[minazahazazugemo]

can someone point me to mp4ify? saves youtube video to mp3 or mp4 and it is easy? i was told to search on any search engine for "mp4ify"

[minazahazazugemo]

YouTubeVideoToMp3 (.) com

[platapus68]

In the words of Mr. Harrild himself (soz thats what I call him): BAH!

[alfamad155]

Incorrect Platapus68, Les Neish is the best tuba player in the UK

[Billie1982Jean1]

good high note

[tubaman51]

Thanks You PAtrick

Good to see a 3 valve piston tuba souns so very very beautiful and clean

Paul Ostler

Oompahman

[Yoyocita2]

it's 4 valves.. I do agree that it's very clean though.

[angodamango]

its a four valve, the fourth is in the side or the tuba

[Tubaman9]

Absolute legend! Best teacher I will ever have!

[noah112234]

be careful of the reethem> ahahhahah

[Arkietuba]

Looks like a Besson Eb, right?

[joshopsho]

most Europeans play on Fs and Ebs. Nrlly all us Brits play Eb as first instrument tho :)

[williebeaty]

actually russians and germans is BBbs...

[HuggumsMcgehee]

Not a brass player, so I never understood "BBb". What does that mean?

[TricoreSonata09]

Pedal B flat

[angodamango]

its the key/ pitch of the instrument, tubas can be in F, Eb, C or Bb with variations on each. You can figure out what key a tuba (or any other brass instrument) is in by playing an open note (no valves pressed) and comparing it to another tuba or instrument

[HuggumsMcgehee]

I know all that, but tubas are sometimes referred to as BBb as opposed to just Bb.

[williebeaty]

@HuggumsMcgehee that's because of the notation system. a BBb is the tuba's fundamental pitch. a Bb tuba would be a euphonium

[tobixcupcakes]

whats he saing i CANT HEAR!!!!!!!!

[tubanator2010]

Most Europeans play on Eb so thats my best guess...

[PidgeonDeath]

His voice matches his instrument perfectly. Awesome.

[starofthewesttuba]

i like the besson :)

[platapus68]

The pure and simple fact is that this man is the finest tuba player in Britain, and possibly the finest orchestral player in the world. I have had a few sessions with him and literally everything he says is genius whether you realize it or not at the time.

[TheCynicalZoid]

Internat symphony?

Think you'll need an elastic metronome to play along with his solo at the end.

Ba Ba BAAAH

[thegoodgeneral]

The piece at the end is from a 'cello suite by Bach. There's no accompaniment. You also never play from Bach's 'cello suites with a metronome.

People are so eager to show how little they know.

[hangukawesome]

ba 12, ba 50, ba...ba...bar?

[rgjanssen08]

why would he end with that note? it doesn't soud right at all other than being well played.

[houseisawesome96]

You're right, it's really out of tune.

[Dstuba06]

The note that Patrick sung at 5:55 is an A.

[thegoodgeneral]

Sounds more like Bb to me.

[williebeaty]

it's an Eb Besson

[thegoodgeneral]

Read all of the comments. We're talking about pitch, not the type of tuba.

[lvtuba]

If he was playing Carnival of Venice, I bet he would be out on his fingertips because the amount of work your hand has to do to create the movement of the valve is lessened if you leverage your entire finger against the valve throw instead of pushing at the hinge like he is doing here. Go check out the video of Baadsvik playing carnival and you will see what I am talking about ... the fingers barely move where they connect to the hand.

[nell3e]

At 9:03 he you can see that he isn't playing whith his fingertips. why? my tuba teacher always tells me not to do like he does...

[starofthewesttuba]

its all preference of the player- i play better and faster with flat hands like he does then with fingertips...sometimes my fingers curl over the valves lol :)

[crumikins]

Is he using a 4th valve on his left hand? I never saw him play any 1 and 3

It just seems strange to me that he would play a horn with only 3 valves...

[andrewlucasblaize]

Yes mate. It's an EEb Besson Sovereign - standard instrument in the UK. You reach around and play the 4th valve with your left hand.

[angodamango]

yer, hes got a 4th on the side and using his left hand

[Scrummmy]

This man's voice sounds like a tuba.

[thegoodgeneral]

What a master. I'm very impressed with this man's ability and his articulate means of vocal expression.

[aretrospection]

I have sat in on some of his masterclasses.  He is an unbelievably captivating and knowledgeable teacher! He definitely knows what he's talking about.

[boazn8]

5:56 "Sang" a note on the tuba? Can anyone explain this technique? I've never heard of it before. A video might be preferable. Thanks.

[Rodier1128]

I dont actually play a brasswind, but I imagine it would pertain to:

Wile buzzing, and playing the crescendo, you can still sing in you throat. I do know how to buzz, and i can get this effect, so I would try that.

[schnieef]

Yes, that possible, but only with the deeper brass instruments which have a bigger mouthpiece.

[crumikins]

All he did was sang into the tuba. lol Have you even just put your mouth on the mouthpiece and just talked into it?

That's all he's doing. It's a lot simpler than your thinking =P

[boazn8]

My reactions to your reply:

1. But isn't that... cheating?

2. I guess my two year is much further advanced than I thought. :)

3. The transition from blowing to singing is going to take some practice to make it sound as seamless as he made it. Wow!

Thanks for your replies!

[crumikins]

Hey, he's the professional. If he says singing is acceptable....

I think I'll go sing into my tuba right now.

[StreakDHS]

hey does anyone have a copy of any of the music on the "Recommended List" that you can send to me via email? Or if anyone knows a place to download or acquire the music without a financial transaction I'd greatly appreciate it.

[MartinSeemann63]

Try the "icking musikarchiv". You can download the notes from there, sorted by composer. I found the Cellosuite #5 by Bach (for bass trombone).

Greetings

Seaman

[CplJoebot]

What Mr. Harrild plays at the end is not one of the pieces on that "recommended" list, and I don't know why the issue has to be brought up, because we are *required* to play from the "Recommended" list (and all 3 of those excerpts are public domain). I don't see why the issue of transcriptions needs to be brought up because the point is moot here! We have an audition list already (the "Recommended" list)

[chemblue91]

*claps claps claps*

wish i could play like him...

[tubadn8]

what key is this piece in?

[Zer0Kage]

I haven't looked at focality and things like that yet but it is four sharps in the beginning, no sharps or flats in the middle and then back to four sharps. Sounds like E major to me.

This is probably actually pretty challenging for me. I'll see if I can get it to something I'm satisfied with before trying it out. Best of luck!

[tubadn8]

thanks! you to!

[andreflp1]

foda

[buldren0101]

Hmm, singing as high as possible versus playing as high as possible, that's an incredible idea, very clever way of thinking, I'm gonna have to work on that. Anyways, what was the piece he was playing at the end? one of the video 2 pieces?

[Avarixin]

no, i believe it is menuet II from bach's 1st cello suite, :).

[edwardismyworld]

okay, i don't play an instrument-well a little guitar-i am a singer, but does anyone think these people are just a little big headed from their little bit of fame?

[Geass13]

Clearly you do not REALLY play an instrument, for if you did, you would not be saying something such as that. This is not just because I play the tuba, I respect all of these musicians, but they exhibit a level of skill that takes decades to gain. Besides, these people are doing these videos to aid us non-master level musicians, that is really good of them so comments like that are uncalled for.

[DLee594]

No. They are trying to help us, not brag to us.

[thegoodgeneral]

Hahaha, idiot.

[PrinceAngwards]

is baritone, since its brass, is it with the same part as tuba??

[1epic1]

usually baritones are with the trombones

[100flyingfish]

funny guy

[danystorm]

He speaks... like his tuba!!! Great sound.

[sengokuranse]

hahaha thats wat I thought too

[iluvsystemofadown]

what was he talking about when he said something about copyrighted =/?

[CplJoebot]

All of the staple tuba solo literature right now is under copyright basically whereever you live, and the rules say that the solo pieces must be public domain. Since this is the case, public domain music written for other instruments has to played (and, if needed, transcribed).

[gibbymanmusic]

ah good mr harrild, wonderful guy, wonderful teacher!

[SupErBigxGulP]

edie wad are u thinking to?? haha

[edydiedie]

rofl "the first thing you have to remember is that you play a brass instrument you have to remember to blow it"

[FungoBoy]

wrong rhythm on 2:59

[underthetrees12]

Yeah, nice call. Too bad they can't repost it with the right rhythm. :(

[CplJoebot]

Amazing! This extremely helpful. Mr. Harrild is an extraordinary musician.

[legzandherpiano]

This is amazing.

[azdiaz1]

will patrick be responding because i have a question real quick