rock tuba

[punk_tuba]

i think that matt freeman's bass playing on the operation ivy and rancid records would sound awesome. maxwell murder or journey to the end of east bay would be great i think.

[chipster55]

Back in ancient times (high school), Chicago & Blood, Sweat & Tears were very popular to play at halftime. I learned the 'bone solos to Make Me Smile, Beginnings, & the tuba solo to Go Down Gamblin' and belted them out on the sousaphone at different halftime shows unbeknownst to the director beforehand.

[Gorilla Tuba]

I used to play tuba in a band called "Big German Nurse." We were somewhat popular in Reno/ Sacramento at bars and as an opening act Music was best described as Ska, but we did several cover tunes like "NO Quarter" by Led Zepplin. Good times.

Regardless of how much you perform, it is vital to your musicianship to spend time playing without sheet music. learning rock or pop tunes or whatever you like by "ear" really help develop your musicianship. If nothing else, its fun.

[andrew the tuba player]

yeah, it gives you a good ear for pitch. plus its loads of fun

[tubatooter1940]

We, (John Reno and the Half-Fast Creekers) play trop rock. We still bring Marshall amps to the gig but we also bring our own palm trees.
We have two samples from each of our two c.d.'s at http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =218790086
Check us out if you will.
Dennis "toots' Gray
www.johnreno.com/

[andrew the tuba player]

which music?

[jbaylies]

Here's my arrangement of Less Talk More Rokk:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1364/941 ... d58d_b.jpg

It's not in the right key, though.

[iiipopes]

Would playing rock tuba differ greatly than brass or fiberglass?

It doesn't when it comes to pipe organs:
http://www.blackiris.com/organs/iof/iof9

[andrew the tuba player]

i wouldnt know. my idea of a fiberglass souzy is mesed up. weve got an old one that wont hardly stay tuned...but just to be on the safe side, i stick with my good ole 20K

[Udi]

I play in a rock band, and find it interesting and challenging to use the tuba or sousaphone both as a "bass guitar substitute" and as a unique instrument with it's own special abilities in that context. You can get a taste of what we do at our myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/thecompromises

Be happy!

[andrew the tuba player]

Yeah, im in a garage band with a few of my buddies. and, last year we were all at my house and i ended up stepping on my bass chord, breaking my pick guard and pulling the connector completely out of the body . (for all of you bass fans dont worry...we fixed it) anyway, that night we really needed to practice. we were gonna do "smells like teen spirit" by nirvanna at the highschool talent show and we werent doing to well with timeing. eveyone listened to the bass line for the tempo...so, i did the most reasonable thing...i grabbed the good ole' 20Kof the wall and put it on. our lead guitarist who didnt think i could do it. everyone else knew better though. he almost wouldnt play saying i couldnt do it. finally he let me and we played it perfectly...best of all...i stole his big long guitar solo in the middle just to prove that tubas can rock just as well as guitars .
(then theres also the time that he decided to spin in a circle on the floor and smacked his head real hard on the conn 20J the i saved. i think he might have dented it a little...he then kicked a muic stand and it fell on top of him...it was actually really funny )

[andrew the tuba player]

good times...good times...he moved and we replaced him with a kid i'm now teaching to play trombone

[andrew the tuba player]

I know. You have to put them in there place. The new guy's pretty cool though. He respects and like all music.

[Conn 2J CC]

Hi Andrew –

Interesting thread you’ve got going here. Here’s my one experience as a rock tubist –

My senior year in high school (’78-’79), the music department was putting together the school’s annual variety show. The band director complained that most of the acts seemed too similar, and told me we needed something really different. So, I asked “How about a hard rock tuba solo?â€

[andrew the tuba player]

Yeah, thats pretty cool.