Random: How many tubas in Tuba City?

[Sous-Chef-Phone]

This question is bothering me even though it has no bearing on my life whatsoever.

Yes, I know Tuba City is not named after a musical instrument. But I'm sure they have bands or something. So... how many tubas ARE there in Tuba City?

[Heavy_Metal]

For a start- do they have a TubaChristmas there? if so, how many people showed up, and of these, how many were playing tubas rather than euphonia??

[breannalynnplaystuba]

Okay, so I have no idea, but I am going to move there as soon as I'm done with college which won't be for another like ten years or something. Idk. But I will be there asap so like count me.

[humBell]

1?

Otherwise it should be Tubas City, right?

[The Brute Squad]

Apparently not from info on the TubaChristmas website. But there was one in Yuba City. Close enough?

Do they play the rhumba?

[Rick Denney]

Not much going on in Tuba City. Houses are small as is the population, and someone practicing tuba could probably be heard by a large percentage of the population. Music is from a much different cultural tradition, ceremonial with a lot of religious significant but without western instruments (other than the same pop music everyone else listens to, of course). There is no band director (or even music teacher) at the high school. I'm thinking the most likely answer to the question at hand is: Zero.

Same for rhumbas.

Except when a bunch of anglos show up to do a TubaChristmas there.

Rick "who has been there a few times, but not to play tuba" Denney

[JCradler]

My family and I went through Tuba City a few years ago. I didn't bring up the fact that I play the tuba, pretty sure no one was interested. Didn't see one tuba, or a picture/statue/likeness of a "western" tuba.
If you go, be sure to stop at the Trading Post which also contains a small but very interesting museum of the WWII Navajo Code Talkers.
Cheers,
JC

[windshieldbug]

Do they play the rhumba?

On the tuba, only down in cuba.