Favorite Thing About Playing the Tuba...?

Tubadan · Post by **Tubadan** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 1:15 pm

jdsalas wrote:My favorite that I always get is "Man!, That thing is almost bigger than you are!" or "I can't see you behind that thing when your playing".

Here's to all the short tuba player's in the world.

J.D.

My favorite one that I've been told is "Hey, I bet you could fit into your case!"

smurphius · Post by **smurphius** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 10:04 am

i personally have always enjoyed people's fascination with the tuba...... AND STICKING THEIR HEAD IN THE BELL WHILE I BLAT A BEAUTIFUL NOTE!!

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 4:44 pm

I had a trombone-playing friend who started noodling on tuba for brass techniques class in college.

Within about two notes, she noticed that her whole entire lap was vibrating.

She realized how the sensation, um, felt, and she immediately thought, "Oh, so THIS is why you guys like to play tuba!"

tubapress · Post by **tubapress** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:46 pm

to consume vast quantities of beer or other liquorous substances of all quality levels.

Dan Satterwhite · Post by **Dan Satterwhite** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 3:16 pm

Principal pay plus cartage to play one piece out of seven on a concert...

timayer · Post by **timayer** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 3:43 pm

My favorite thing is trying to convince all the horn players in my school that Strauss really did write that concerto for tuba.

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Favorite Thing About Playing the Tuba...?

The Natural Ability....