I'd Suggest Lessons

[gilmored]

I am in my third year of taking lessons and those have brought me nothing but good but so has reading this forum. Sometimes it takes the ideas from lessons, what you read here and what you discover on your own to solve problems. Maybe you could first ask "Do you have a teacher? What has he said?" That could potentially lead to a better discussion.

How much for a lesson with her?

[Rick Denney]

My tuba's sound is thin and it plays out of tune. My band director tells me I have a World Class Sound, so it must be the tuba. I'm thinking of buying a Meinl-Weston 6450, or maybe a Monette mouthpiece, because my Miraphone 186 really sucks. So, what should I do? I need to solve this problem by next week--I'm playing the von Williams concerto next week at solo contest, and when I bought the music today my tuba couldn't make all the notes.

Fred "just some high-school kid who wandered into Tubenet, naive and credulous, and easily damaged by college sophomores fresh from hearing the latest version of 'what Jake said' from their profs" Fryburger

[sloan]

I see that lots of people here are having trouble dealing with questions. This is a learned skill that
can be acquired over time.

I suggest lessons.

[pierso20]

My tuba's sound is thin and it plays out of tune. My band director tells me I have a World Class Sound, so it must be the tuba. I'm thinking of buying a Meinl-Weston 6450, or maybe a Monette mouthpiece, because my Miraphone 186 really sucks. So, what should I do? I need to solve this problem by next week--I'm playing the von Williams concerto next week at solo contest, and when I bought the music today my tuba couldn't make all the notes.

Fred "just some high-school kid who wandered into Tubenet, naive and credulous, and easily damaged by college sophomores fresh from hearing the latest version of 'what Jake said' from their profs" Fryburger

Perhaps this is up your alley?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDF3CHqqb-4" target="_blank

[toobagrowl]

Sometimes it takes the ideas from lessons, what you read here and what you discover on your own to solve problems.

You hit the nail on the head
I myself had one not-so-great tuba teacher. He had some good ideas but did not execute or demonstrate them clearly. But he also had some weird ideas that just did not work. My other tuba teachers were pretty good and I learned from them. But I also learned from other brass teachers/players and from just listening to my favorite tuba players: Chester Schmitz, John Fletcher, Tommy Johnson, etc. It is amazing what you can learn and pick up from just intently listening to great players. I think Jacobs calls this the "imitative act". I picked up some sound concepts and playing styles from my favorite players and blended them with my own unique sound. I also learned and am still learning A LOT from recording myself every once in a while. I can certainly hear my flaws in my practice recordings

[Mark]

My band director tells me I have a World Class Sound

There are some things regular TubeNetters will never forget. Consider this a warning to all who type before thinking.

[k001k47]

My tuba's sound is thin and it plays out of tune. My band director tells me I have a World Class Sound, so it must be the tuba. I'm thinking of buying a Meinl-Weston 6450, or maybe a Monette mouthpiece, because my Miraphone 186 really sucks. So, what should I do? I need to solve this problem by next week--I'm playing the von Williams concerto next week at solo contest, and when I bought the music today my tuba couldn't make all the notes.

Fred "just some high-school kid who wandered into Tubenet, naive and credulous, and easily damaged by college sophomores fresh from hearing the latest version of 'what Jake said' from their profs" Fryburger

Hi I'm a student at one of the best music schools in the nation and my professor suggested I switch to CC tuba. I have a 10 octave range and a world class sound. I would like to have a big tuba, because the 186 I use is tiny and can't handle me and my huge gorgeous sound with "voicferous sub-tones"; the valves also move too slow for my fingers. So, what should I do? I need to solve this problem by next week -- I'm auditioning for a major orchestra position next week, and when I bought the music today it looked really easy. I'm going to win for sure.

Jack "just some college kid who wandered into Tubenet, naive and credulous, and easily damaged by gigless wannabes -- who just played 'New World Symphony' in community band" Mehoff

Okay... now someone do gigless wannabe.

There are some things regular TubeNetters will never forget. Consider this a warning to all who type before thinking.

I just did so, deride me please: a lot of my posts are equal in value to what I flush down the toilet.

[windshieldbug]

Hi I'm a student at one of the best music schools in the nation and my professor suggested I switch to CC tuba. I have a 10 octave range and a world class sound. I would like to have a big tuba, because the 186 I use is tiny and can't handle me and my huge gorgeous sound with "voicferous sub-tones"; the valves also move too slow for my fingers. So, what should I do? I need to solve this problem by next week -- I'm auditioning for a major orchestra position next week, and when I bought the music today it looked really easy. I'm going to win for sure.

Carol, why is your post coming up only now?