In your experience, in terms of air and fingerings which of the Sousa marches are the most difficult to play on CC tubas?
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Re: Sousa Marches on CC Tuba
Usually I play Sousa Marches in a Marching Band on a Sousaphone (and I could probably play most from Memory), but recently we played "Washington Post" and "Stars and Stripes" in our concert band (my Concert Band horn is a CC) and the only issue I had was being mindful about reading the music and not letting muscle memory take over. I didn't think the tuba key generally matters, it's more dependent on what you're used to as a player.
Retired Army Reserve 98th Div. Band: Euphonium, Trombone, Tuba, Bass Guitar
Miraphone 186 CC
Conn 36K Sousaphone
Euphonium: Yamaha YEP-321 (modified with Euro-shank receiver with Lehman M mouthpiece)
Trombones:Yamaha 612 Bass, Conn 88H
Miraphone 186 CC
Conn 36K Sousaphone
Euphonium: Yamaha YEP-321 (modified with Euro-shank receiver with Lehman M mouthpiece)
Trombones:Yamaha 612 Bass, Conn 88H