How to Play Tuba

An instructional video I made for my Thinking Skills class which helps the rest of the world understand the tuba and the people who play the tuba.

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Music

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• tuba
• multiphonics
• lederhosen
• the
• planets
• how
• to
• awesome
• family
• guy
• Kirkconnell

[altosaxophoneist203]

if i play bass clarinet and i wanted to play tuba could i? i would i have to start out on the baritone or euphonium?

[smuzz89]

@altosaxophoneist203 Haha, of course you could play tuba! I have a good friend who is mainly a bass clarinetist but plays some tuba as well (especially for marching band). When I went into band myself, I started on tuba straight off without playing euphonium/baritone first; I don't see any reason why you should need to =D

[victorlovesmusic]

2:50

What in the world did you play? Gahh it's so familiar but I can't get the name of the piece

[smuzz89]

@victorlovesmusic That was the opening from Jupiter, one of the pieces in Gustav Holst's suite The Planets.

[cmsbassist]

any recommendation of mouthpieces?

[smuzz89]

@cmsbassist Well, in that video, I was using a Marcinkewicz mouthpiece. It plays pretty solid in all registers, but the sound is a little bright and less beefy. Now, I use a Conn Helleberg, which has a bigger bore and a smaller cup, and it gets a darker sound without compromising the low register too much. I'd say the Conn Helleberg is one of the better choices (considering price) out there, but if money is no object, then it depends on what you're looking to get out of your mouthpiece.

[ijkoool69]

You look like Bin Laden

[lykebank]

JESUSSSSSSS!!!!!!

[ragerpez]

dude is that beard real? thats fucking awesome!!! the beards would be proud

[bellababee98]

All I have to say is, im watching this for a music project. And your beard is epic!

[countrygal1674]

you are quite strange dude

[countrygal1674]

@ijkoool69 that is not a compliment

[altosaxophoneist203]

@smuzz89 thanks for letting me know.

[victorlovesmusic]

@smuzz89 Yesss, that's what it was. Niceeeeee, I love the planets, Mainly Mars