T(echnique)
The mouthpiece receiver should line up with your mouth when you sit with the tuba.
Y/N
Yes
When moving the tuning slide on a tuba, you need to _____.
Move it more than "just a little", at least an inch,
What is the fingering for top space G on CC tuba?
0
A good tone from your tuba player can set apart your band?
True or False?
True
The sousaphone was created for military marching band by who?
John Philip Sousa
Mouthpiece pressure is...
The devil, bad, horrible, not good, terrible, etc.
When you play a "C" on a CC tuba, that is what on a BBb tuba?
C
What is the fingering for first space A on BBb tuba?
2
The most common kind of tuba is??
(BBb, CC, F, Eb)
Each bit attached to a sousaphone lowers its pitch?
True or false?
True
When you play low, you want to lean ____.
When you play high, you want to lean ____.
Back, Forwards
The tuba is a _____ bore instrument?
Conical
What syllable to you use to breath when playing a wind instrument?
"Hoh"
Parts of the mouthpiece
Rim, Cup, Shank
Bell covers muffle your sousaphone section's sound?
True or false?
True
Where is your tongue located most of the time when playing the tuba?
The tuba can have up to how many valves?
6
What is the transposition interval for treble clef euphonium?
9th
What is the most common metal allow used to make tubas?
Brass
Where do you place your left hand when playing the sousaphone?
The bend of the neck
What is the correct tonguing/articulation for starting a note on tuba? Playing rhythm during a piece?
"Toh", "Doh"
How long is the tubing for a CC Tuba?
16 feet
Similar to trumpets, you don't have to buzz your lips to produce a sound on the tuba.
True or false?
False
The tuba was first written for in who's Symphony Fantastique?
Berlioz
The sousaphone weighs about ___lbs
30-35