I found my spirit animal. I'm a trumpet player, and I'm watching a video about Tubas. And no, I don't have a massive ego. My self esteem has been destroyed during middle school.
I like playing the instruments nobody plays in my band too. I play bass clarinet and French horn I’m the only one in my grade who plays horn and I’m the only one in my school who plays bass clarinet. I love them both so much my lips are a bit swollen form playing my bass clarinet so much lol. So now I can’t play until my lips heal.
I was in band and honors band in school playing the tuba and I never once memorized the names of the notes. I knew where the notes were on the scale, what knobs to push and how to blow. Yes their are some basic rules you have to follow but when it comes to learning to play music, do it the way you memorize best. I wanted to play the drums but there was already too many drummers so the tuba is what I got. One thing I learned is if you can play an instrument (any instrument) you can play the drums. The drums are by far the easiest, and most fun, instrument to play.
Learning the note names can certainly help you later on as it basically allows you to know how to finger any note without looking it up among other things
I wouldn't say drums are the easiest, it's alot more than hitting a thing with a stick. some percussion instruments are quite comical though like the triangle and finger symbols but as a percussionist you will play many instruments from mallets to snare drums
Not everyone is going to have a larger tuba in the background as these instruments are expensive. So it would be best that she show you how to work with any tuba that you have. It's not like picking a size to match the player.
It can be harmful to your playing, a lot of factors go in to whether or not it is exactly harmful to your playing. It depends where the puffing is happening, if it is in the low register it may not matter, but unless circular breathing, puffy cheeks in the upper register could be harmful to your embouchure by putting unnecessary stress on it.
www.musica-orichalcinus.eu/compendium%20for%20eeb%20bass%20and%20brass%20band.pdf. If puffing cheeks fully then there is loss of control, however, slight puffing of cheeks is sometimes necessary. It is not black and white to say it's wrong.
I am blind, and I never really got a chance to actually touch the tube or really check out how it works, can you try to explain it to me in more detail, and possibly show me the lowest note on the tuba and how you get that note?
I suggest not tightening your corners too much it makes it so the low notes don’t come out you kinda just have to mess with your embouchure and see what works best it’s kinda of just a trial and error thing
anyone heard of Allison Jensen? made a vid about the first five notes for trumpet, tuba etc..? I'd like to get more of her vids. Contact her, find her home page or whatever...
