Magnus was stung by the horn bug, sorry.

[FarahShazam]

Magnus, 10 years old

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iw4_9yeL3g" target="_blank

(not really all that sorry)

[windshieldbug]

You go, Magnus!
(He's just preparing for his F tuba when he gets bigger... )

[Three Valves]

I still cant believe anyone can get any noise out of those things...

[Ace]

Magnus, 10 years old

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iw4_9yeL3g" target="_blank" target="_blank

(not really all that sorry)

Thanks, Farah. Very nice video.

I still regret I didn't get to talk with you at the U.S. Navy Band's excellent concert at Sonoma State University CA a year or so ago. I chatted with your great bass trombonist during the intermission. He explained that you didn't make the tour, the reason I have forgotten.

Best, Ace

[bort]

[FarahShazam]

I had back surgery in November of 2017 and wasn't cleared to start playing again until Feb or March of 2018. I also wasn't released from my surgeon's care until Sept 2018.

I'm headed on tour this year to Texas, TN, Louisiana, however.

--fc

Magnus, 10 years old

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iw4_9yeL3g" target="_blank

(not really all that sorry)

Thanks, Farah. Very nice video.

I still regret I didn't get to talk with you at the U.S. Navy Band's excellent concert at Sonoma State University CA a year or so ago. I chatted with your great bass trombonist during the intermission. He explained that you didn't make the tour, the reason I have forgotten.

Best, Ace

[iiipopes]

In undergrad, as part of my music stipend, I volunteered to play horn for one semester. After that one semester, I "ran screaming and kicking" back to the familiar trenches of tuba. I never could get a slur between the two sides of the horn smooth. I never could get my right hand in exactly the right places to keep tone consistent. My embouchure, well, never mind. Congrats if he can stay with it and master it.

[MaryAnn]

So you can imagine how relatively easy it was for me to pick up tuba after getting reasonably good on the horn. You just need to learn to REALLY BLOW.

[Tubajug]

Nice playing there! Our oldest daughter started band this year and we put her on horn (she's got a good ear and there are never enough good horn players around here! ). When we've got all our kids in band, we'll have our own brass ensemble!