Playing experence

adam0408 · Post by **adam0408** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:00 am

12 years, rarely more than a month or two off per year during that time.

Dean E · Post by **Dean E** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:40 am

Rare-earth wrote:. . . I was wondering how much playing experence Tubenet members' have under their belts.

Over eight years' experience playing Eb & BBb tubas:
Seven years in grade school and high school bands (1958-65); 1.5 years in community bands and Tubachristmases (2003-05).

tubeast · Post by **tubeast** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:10 am

Is this tuba-playing only, or will other musical activities count, too ?
4 years church choir, then
5 years flugelhorn/trumpet, after that
16 years tuba

Highams · Post by **Highams** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:11 pm

39 in total.

4 of those on tuba (E flat & B flat).

30 of those years in brass bands, the last 9 in winds.

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windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:44 pm

29 years brass
19 on tuba
(not counting a 6 year coma hiatus)

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:01 pm

Since 1956... with 25 years off to raise a family that wasn't one bit interested in instrumental music! Glad THAT part of my life is over!

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:19 pm

Experience is important; but clearly there are other factors that determine the quality of a tubist. Two examples come to mind. First, Carol Jantsch, who I suspect has had a lot of great experiences, but in a very short period of elapsed time. Second, Alan Baer who has a lot less years of playing experience than many Tubenetters, but is clearly a better tubist than most, if not all, other Tubenetters.

Bob Mosso · Post by **Bob Mosso** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:11 pm

5 years of trumpet, grade school to freshman
3 years euphonium, high school
1 year electric guitar
5 years euphonium, university concert band (non-music major)
18 years working, starting and raising a family
2 years classical guitar
6 months euphonium, community band, glad to be playing again!

This is a great forum, there are many professionals here who's advise is invaluable.

Mark Preece · Post by **Mark Preece** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 2:17 pm

On tuba now for 16 years... and counting!

Lew · Post by **Lew** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 3:11 pm

I have played tuba for 18 years, starting in 1969. There just happened to be an 18 year hiatus in the middle. I have been playing for 12 years since picking it up again.

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:11 pm

I started on tuba in 1970, and did not play between 1977 and 1985.

That's quantity. I won't go into quality.

Rick "who has spread ten years of real experience over 35 years" Denney

winston · Post by **winston** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:34 pm

TexTuba · Post by **TexTuba** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:32 pm

Hmm...I've been playing for 11 years, but I didn't really become "aware" until about 2 years ago. By that I mean I had finally figured out what tuning was and the like!

I've done the occasional holiday gig for about 6 years now. I look foward to what lies ahead.

Ralph

Dylan King · Post by **Dylan King** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:39 pm

Let's see here. I was born in 1974. My mother had me on the piano pretty early I can't even remember.

1982-1985 Violin lessons

1987 Started on trombone

1988 Learned tuba to replace the tubist in the jr. high band. I didn't want to be known as a tubist, so I still considered myself a trombonist until college, but kept up with the tuba.

1992 UCLA offers me a full tuba scholarship and trombone goes in the closet.

2005 The trombones are still in the closet. But I take them out from time to time to work out my right arm.

tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:39 pm

Bb tuba 8h grade thru the third year of college
trumpet,cornet,valve and slide trombone 45 years
rhythm guitar-electric then acoustic 43 years
vocals-back up 45 years,lead vocal 43 years
Eb tuba last 14 years and I will have them bury me with that fart horn.

tubatooter1940
www.johnreno.com/

scottw · Post by **scottw** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:52 pm

My tuba bio reads a lot like tubatinker's--started in 1956 (6th grade) until about 1976, then a 25 year hiatus until resuming in 2000, with a lot of bass playing in the middle for income! I'm having a great time and regret deeply having let my playing go for all that time. I am just getting back to where I was in 1976, but a lot smarter!

scottw · Post by **scottw** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:11 pm

windshieldbug wrote:29 years brass
19 on tuba
(not counting a 6 year coma hiatus)

Michael, please forgive me if this is too personal a question, but your post just engaged my curiousity, especially as you are just across the Delaware from me.Do you mean what it appears to mean by a 6-year coma hiatus?This is certainly something well out of the ordinary! I hope you are doing alright?

scottw · Post by **scottw** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:06 pm

"brand-new grey-market Miraphone"

I've never heard of this expression;what does it mean?

tubadude08 · Post by **tubadude08** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:08 am

i have been playing for 7 years, and will begin my undergrad in august

6th-10th grade on BBb, and 11-now on CC, and soon to ad an F tuba to that, hopefully this week

UDELBR · Post by **UDELBR** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:55 pm

I've been a tuba operator these past 33 years. I still get a chuckle seeing assignment dates such as "12-3-72" written in etude books I still use.

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