Am I alone?

Sally Larsen · Post by **Sally Larsen** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:12 pm

Just wondering - how many over-fifty-year-old female tuba players are out there? I rarely meet any other "oldies", although it is great to hear all the young women players.
Sally "since the sixties" Larsen

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:16 pm

Not alone. 57, but not since the 60's. Since about five years ago. I blatt with the amateurs, but I do blatt in tune and in time.

Mary Ann

Highams · Post by **Highams** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:18 pm

One of my late starter tuba pupils is in her 60's!

More power to you all.

CB

bearphonium · Post by **bearphonium** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:06 pm

I'm 49, and when I went to join my New Horizons band playing the euphonium, the conductor said "you play tuba?" and I am now the tuba player. I love it! Don't own one yet, but I am working on that.

RyanSchultz · Post by **RyanSchultz** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:02 am

I have a 70ish year old female student who attends the Mid Summer Musical Retreat every year.

www.musicalretreat.org