KKoro, I may be missing it in the discussion above, but what kind of tuba did you buy?
This thread is perfectly timed for me, as I just ordered a tuba last week myself. I'm primarily a pianist, but played trumpet as a kid, and when my daughter started middle school band a couple of years ago, I realized that the fingerings I still had in my head for the trumpet would work for the euphonium in treble clef. I bought a used Jupiter 3-valve and played it for a while, then bought a Mack Brass compensating 4-valve euphonium. I have been absolutely thrilled with this beautiful instrument and have worked my way up to playing a few solos at church. I have always been fascinated by the tuba as well, and decided to take the plunge.
I have been so impressed with my Mack euph (and with Tom McGrady) that I decided to stick with a Mack, and I ordered his 5-valve CC tuba. I'm hoping this will work well for me, as the fingerings for a CC should be basically the same as the TC 4-valve euph fingerings that I already know, with a few 5th-valve tricks in the lower range. I have a Kelly 25 mouthpiece that I bought several months ago to mess around with, and just bought the Arban text to learn on.
Any advice from you experienced players about how to approach learning the tuba while still developing skills on the euphonium? Will I lose ground with respect to euphonium skills for a while? I hope not; I'm hoping that both instruments will complement one another and that I'll eventually be able to switch back and forth without too much trouble. I plan to play the tuba a lot this winter, but I don't want my euphonium to feel neglected.
This thread is perfectly timed for me, as I just ordered a tuba last week myself. I'm primarily a pianist, but played trumpet as a kid, and when my daughter started middle school band a couple of years ago, I realized that the fingerings I still had in my head for the trumpet would work for the euphonium in treble clef. I bought a used Jupiter 3-valve and played it for a while, then bought a Mack Brass compensating 4-valve euphonium. I have been absolutely thrilled with this beautiful instrument and have worked my way up to playing a few solos at church. I have always been fascinated by the tuba as well, and decided to take the plunge.
I have been so impressed with my Mack euph (and with Tom McGrady) that I decided to stick with a Mack, and I ordered his 5-valve CC tuba. I'm hoping this will work well for me, as the fingerings for a CC should be basically the same as the TC 4-valve euph fingerings that I already know, with a few 5th-valve tricks in the lower range. I have a Kelly 25 mouthpiece that I bought several months ago to mess around with, and just bought the Arban text to learn on.
Any advice from you experienced players about how to approach learning the tuba while still developing skills on the euphonium? Will I lose ground with respect to euphonium skills for a while? I hope not; I'm hoping that both instruments will complement one another and that I'll eventually be able to switch back and forth without too much trouble. I plan to play the tuba a lot this winter, but I don't want my euphonium to feel neglected.
Comment