How many Sousa's in Marching Band

tubari · Post by **tubari** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:04 pm

Let's see....

Valdosta High (GA) - 275 and 15 sousas

Tennessee Tech - 190 and 28 sousas

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:40 pm

I think the biggest Southern California high school marching band is Arcadia High School (from Arcadia). They are small compared to Allen High School in Texas with only a little less than 400 in the band.

Last I saw of them (on the street--they still do military street competition in California), I believe they had maybe only 15-16 sousaphones.

If I am correct in this picture, there used 15 for the President's Inauguration last year (11 in one rank and four more in one of the ranks behind).

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:18 am

Who says you need twenty sousaphones to play loud?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wCeNdFul4dY& ... ed&search=

Tom Holtz · Post by **Tom Holtz** » Sat May 05, 2007 11:58 pm

Ho-o-o-o-o-o-o-ly schnieke!!!!! That is a keeper.

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Sun May 06, 2007 12:51 am

Bob1062 wrote:Sounds like a synthesizer! Not horrible, but weird anyways! They do got's chords though! And a soloist!

Tom Holtz wrote:Ho-o-o-o-o-o-o-ly schnieke!!!!! That is a keeper.

Isn't that awesome? They make me feel like I had a sheltered existence as a sousaphone player.

Some of their sounds immediately reminded me of the horns on this page:
http://www.shiphorns.com/media/

sloan · Post by **sloan** » Sun May 06, 2007 12:58 am

TubaRay wrote:My band's bigger than your band!

But, can they skate?

I count 21 band members, and 2 Sousaphones.

Ken "I pity the bass drummer" Sloan

Captain Sousie · Post by **Captain Sousie** » Sun May 06, 2007 1:54 am

My college band was between 100-145 through 5 years. We marched between 3 and 9 sousies. The year we had 3 we had just as much sound (and really good tone) as the next year when we had 7. The year we had 7, only 4 of us were tuba players. The rest were converts from the picc. and sax sections. The year we had nine, 7 of us were tuba players and 2 converts.

Sou

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:23 am

Leland wrote:Who says you need twenty sousaphones to play loud?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wCeNdFul4dY& ... ed&search=

They also play weddings!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wDQUKSLEEvE

(actually, it's for two of their former members, and they're not turning it up to 19)

John Caves · Post by **John Caves** » Sun May 06, 2007 9:24 am

What's the college band that marches a bunch of 20-J's?

Tubainsauga · Post by **Tubainsauga** » Sun May 06, 2007 12:01 pm

http://20j.marchingsoutherners.org/home.htm

These guys?

John Caves · Post by **John Caves** » Sun May 06, 2007 1:00 pm

Yup. They must grow tuba players big down there.

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Sun May 06, 2007 3:02 pm

sloan wrote:
TubaRay wrote:My band's bigger than your band!
But, can they skate?

I count 21 band members, and 2 Sousaphones.

Ken "I pity the bass drummer" Sloan

They skate every time the lakes freeze over around here.

OldsRecording · Post by **OldsRecording** » Sun May 06, 2007 6:14 pm

John Caves wrote:What's the college band that marches a bunch of 20-J's?

I believe it's Jacksonville State inAlabama.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sun May 06, 2007 10:27 pm

SOTStuba wrote:.....20 tubas with an electric bass on the sideline....

Electric bass!!! PTOOOI!!

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Mon May 07, 2007 12:08 am

Make 'em play in the rain!

ALL OF THEM!

artuba · Post by **artuba** » Mon May 07, 2007 10:38 am

In high school, we marched 2 to 3 tubas in around a 60 member band.

In college, we have marched anywhere between 15 and 20 sousas for a 200 to 225 member band on any given year, depending on how recruiting went the year before.

fpoon · Post by **fpoon** » Mon May 07, 2007 3:00 pm

College: average 280 in band; average 20 tubas with an electric bass on the sideline

NOT ON A COLD DAY IN HELL!

Although, JMU in Harrisonburg, VA MARCHES an eletric bass. Dude has a wireless set up and marches around with the band with two guys pushing his amp stack around behind him (generator powering it of some sorts). Still, thats really dumb. Doesn't really add all that much. And I say this not just as a tuba player but a bass player.

My high school had about 120-140 kids in the band with 5-6 sousas every year.

Here at Virginia Tech we march 330 with 20 sousas.

UTTuba_09 · Post by **UTTuba_09** » Mon May 07, 2007 4:03 pm

POTS at UT - 39 sousies

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