How can I develop a low range...

[Michael Bush]

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[iiipopes]

The above instructions need one more item:

Move the mouthpiece up or down off your preferred embouchure so one lip or the other effectively flaps the mouthpiece.

Make sure the beans are consumed in volume so when you have a glitch in the circular breathing they will take up the slack and there is no gap in the sound effect.

[cjk]

Play a big Cerveny where the low register normally goes fwap fwap fwap fwap fwap.

[jasoncatchpowle]

It's all about finding that embouchure/air/firm corners combination that vibrates easily.

[iiipopes]

...so - when tuba players refer to "Jake" - this is what they're all talking about...yes...??

LOL!!! Only if you have the special hyper-adjustable mouthpiece, that adjusts not only cup depth, but rim diameter and contour as well.

[taylorbeaty]

I remember in one of my juries,the faculty would cook some amazing food. The piece I played had a few pedal Bb's. The horn professor seemed astounded throughout the piece. When I was done playing, the trombone/euphonium professor said, "man, all those low notes made me want another piece of pie!" I've always taken it as a compliment....

[dougydoug]

I remember in one of my juries,the faculty would cook some amazing food. The piece I played had a few pedal Bb's. The horn professor seemed astounded throughout the piece. When I was done playing, the trombone/euphonium professor said, "man, all those low notes made me want another piece of pie!" I've always taken it as a compliment....

Bill that sounds pretty accurate lol

[Three Valves]

I like how you just don't turn the device "on" it goes directly to "hi!!"

Obviously designed by a sousaphone player...

[Walter Webb]

I am thinking of a large multichambered mouthpiece, with flapping spring steel tongues, and a slider to bring them closer or further apart...

[Three Valves]

Ah, thanks for that clarification.

Definitely NOT a sousaphone player then...

[iiipopes]

Ah, thanks for that clarification.
Definitely NOT a sousaphone player then...

Hey! I resemble that remark! I actually had better dynamic control over some of the older sousaphones I have played than over some new tubas that don't resonate well at any dynamic.

[Untersatz]

12 hours of Jake Brakes!!!
Joe, you've got waaay too much spare time on your hands