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Re: First Lesson

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duckskiff wrote:Here's a photo of my son's first tuba lesson. Taken last Thursday.

He seemed to enjoy it. I figure he should be done with Kopprasch by Christmas!
His tone must be a little stuffy. He will have to work on that.
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Re: First Lesson

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The Big Ben wrote:
duckskiff wrote:Here's a photo of my son's first tuba lesson. Taken last Thursday.

He seemed to enjoy it. I figure he should be done with Kopprasch by Christmas!
His tone must be a little stuffy. He will have to work on that.
He seems to be sitting a bit low. Maybe he needs new corks.
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Just make sure the water keys are functional!
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iiipopes wrote:Just make sure the water keys are functional!
Oh, I'm sure BOTH water keys are quite functional...
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Re: First Lesson

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duckskiff wrote:Here's a photo of my son's first tuba lesson. Taken last Thursday.

He seemed to enjoy it. I figure he should be done with Kopprasch by Christmas!

Make sure you use the spit valve frequently!
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I didn't know that Humes & Berg came out with a new practice mute!
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tubatom91 wrote:I didn't know that Humes & Berg came out with a new practice mute!
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... and we used to gag about bats down in the tuba!
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I'm surprised no one else has noticed this. He seems to be having the same problem I do after I haven't practiced for a while. He doesn't know which end to blow into.
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Or which end to blow with.
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Nick Pierce wrote:Or which end to blow with.
You're right!
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