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    Tuba Arban's Method, Any good?

    Alright. Thanks. I'll stick with my trombone version. Having the convenience of down an octave isn't worth $50 to me. =Pvbmodified
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    Tuba Arban's Method, Any good?

    Does the Tuba Arban's Method have anything worth the $40-50 price tag if you already have the trombone version? It's a fairly large investment, and I'd like to know before I purchase it. Any help...
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    Home Improvement - "Jill's Passion"

    Yet another tuba sighted. It's in a pile of junk that they're moving to create room for a Studebaker.vbmodified
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    Good practice?

    Now, normally, a private instructor would give you tips/assign you a way to to practice (or maybe I'm mistaken =/). However, the only tuba private teacher is an hour or so away and is $90 a month...
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    Peter Wolf - Light's Out (music video)

    In two shots it's sitting on the ground, then one of the chicks is holding. sadly, no one's playing it. =Pvbmodified
  6. Poll: What instrument did you start your musical career on?

    I borrowed a clarinet from my aunt in 4th grade. Tried to teach that to myself for a week or two, but soon gave up. 6th grade I join choir, and in 7th I was in both choir and band (on the tuba). 9th...
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    Breathing Exercises?

    hahaha. Probably cost me more than $35 if I end up in the hospital. vbmodified
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    Breathing Exercises?

    I don't have money for either. =P

    But when I do happen to $35 laying around, I'll pick it up. vbmodified
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    Breathing Exercises?

    Funny you mention the Breathing Gym, Rick. My band director brought in a guest conductor and he recommended it. =)

    But jeez... $35 for it. ouch. I could get a new trombone mouthpiece for that...
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    Breathing Exercises?

    What are some productive breathing exercises? I'm looking to increase my lung capacity.

    Any help, tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. =)

    thanks,
    Chrisvbmodified
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    Second Suite - Gustav Holst

    Yeah. Song of the Blacksmith is funky. =P

    Sadly, when we sight read it, our Euphonium player didn't have a TC part so he couldn't play it. =(vbmodified
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    Building Strength and High Range

    This should help with me increasing my range on the Bass Trombone. Thanks Dave!vbmodified
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    Building embouchure

    After Not playing for 2 months or more (Summer vacation) on the tuba, I attempted to pick it up and play as I had at the end of school. I soon realized that I needed to build up embouchure muscles...
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    AT&T Commercial

    Bring all walks of life together under one roof - Including a sousaphone player!vbmodified
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    Second Suite - Gustav Holst

    This features a Tuba playing (I think) four notes at the beginning of the piece, without any accompaniment. These four 16th notes (or is it 8th notes?) go through the band.

    Tuba also gets a...
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    First Suite in Eb - Gustav Holst

    If you haven't played First Suite, you are deprived. =P

    It features a Tuba/Euph duet at the beginning, and I think it is a very, very cool song.

    However, in the third movement, the tuba does...
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    Playing Eb

    haha, that'd be hilariously great.

    So all the fingering should be the same as if I was playing a normal BBb part?

    and thanks. =)vbmodified
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    Playing Eb "only" music on a BBb?

    A Carnival of Venice tuba solo on Oystein Baadsviks' site, www.baadsvik.com, says that it is Eb tuba only. However, the piece in written in bass clef, and simply appears to be a really high part...
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