RIP Roger Bobo, if it weren't for your sound and your teachings I wouldn't be playing the tuba. Your sound will continue to inspire for generations to come
He just died this past February. Without a doubt the greatest tubist, possibly of all time. We're losing too many of the irreplaceable greats. RIP Sir, & thank you!
I joined the marine corps band and didn’t have a very fond outlook on tuba. I mostly thought it was just used for playing two’s and four’s and occasional eighth note runs. This man has changed my entire mind and how I view this instrument, it is so versatile it is RIDICULOUS. He passed away the day I got to the school of music, I’ll never forget.
What a master! He plays more notes in the last minute than most tuba players will play in their entire life. At 3:21, he changes his grip on the instrument for the difficult final two variations. He wasn't hanging on for dear life, I think the the tuba was trying to get away!
i am in love with this song now because i saw roger bobo play it, ive seen it so many times and im amazed everytime, he is great and i only wish i could be half as good as him
As a child I chose the tuba right away in middle school band class.. i guess because I saw the sousaphone players in marching bands, and thought it looked like a lot of fun lol
And somewhere there's a mechanic that keeps those valves tight and responsive at that speed! This is normally a *trumpet* virtuoso showoff piece. Any time I see/hear a tuba at this velocity, I picture hippos ice skating to "Gloria".... I have a pre-war Conn Sousaphone in my garage, and the valves on it move so slowly that I'd have a hard time even playing the basic melody without all the frills. Mr. Bobo is a Formula One driver with a serious hotrod of an instrument here. Well done to all!
THats how i started out. mom said to start on piano and i learned the basics like note names scales dynamics and so on. and finally in six grade i started out on trumpet. i had a wonderful band director name Mr. Wolcott who happens to be the director og the 59th army band. and when i went into middle school he needed a tuba player so I voluntered and as roger said it felt right and i liked it. and now i'm still playing it and going off to the high band Las Plumas which is a really good band.
I find it remarkable that Mr. Bobo - although probably well into his 50s when playing this on TV - didn't have his "epic teaching voice" yet back then. He must have acquired that later, when je started to do more teaching. Interesting!
He doesn't do all the variations.. After the lyrical sections, it's triple tonguing but if you are refering to the very end after the final variation , thats double tongued ... he just slurs the first two 32nd notes... another incredible rendition of Arban's Carnival of Venice by an incredible artist!
@elbeaner6 please tell me, in what book or from what teacher, have you ever heard that two extra valves automatically means that its an Eb tuba? haha. this is an F tuba. many F tubas have 6 valves (4+2), and many Eb tubas have 6 valves (4+2). there is no rule anywhere stating any differently. BBb and CC tubas generally use 5 valves so you can play as low as needed. many Eb and F tubas also have 5 valves, but often have 6, so the low range can be played in tune on a higher instrument.
Definitely Sheridan, Baadvsik John Fletchure. The Canadian Brass man is definitely a couple of notches down imo because his playing is not as clean and alittle woofy at times. Fletch was one of the cleanest players there has ever been.
