Flute section: "The floor is vibrating".bloke wrote:...so what do other musicians (ok..."orchestral" musicians) notice, when we play the tuba?
other brass players: solid non-pitchy on-time foundation ("so nice to play inside your sound"...etc. confidence breeding confidence, etc...)
woodwinds and strings: the rare lyrical solo passage. (100% of the time - when that Williams chart from Saving Private Ryan is programmed (google reminds me that it's entited, "Hymn to the Fallen" - one or more of those folks will approach and say something.)
Rest of the band: "Enough with the bad jokes" (actually when not playing)
Conductor: "A little less tuba please" (all the time)