I've been playing tuba for a long time (20 years), and I hear kids ask me all the time if the tuba is hard to play. I'm always advocating for my favorite instrument, so I love to answer this...
Category: Tuba
One of my favorite things to help people with is when they are searching for new tubas! It's a big step and a large investment in buying your first tuba and own instrument, so you want to...
When I go into high school concert bands to help and play my professional tuba, the first question I often get is: Woah! How many valves do you have? It’s often followed up with more...
Tubas form the base of the band. I've often said that a great tuba player will make any group sound instantly better. People play more confidently and tune better when they've got...
One of the things most people don't think about is how critical mouthpieces are for instruments. Whether you're playing trumpet or tuba, mouthpieces make almost as much of a difference as...
The tuba is my bread and butter. I have loved playing this instrument ever since I switched to it as my primary one in high school (around 20 years ago; yes, I'm old). But when...
