Well beyond all this, but in the same league when we are talking about wind bands:

How about the self important MC/announcers who drone on and on. In every wind band I’ve been in there is an announcer who opens the concert as well introduces every piece before it’s played and also closes the ...

Thank you for sharing this. I too, wore out the Bill Bell and His Tuba cassette tape.

I performed a MUCH MUCH more conservative and straight version of this when I attended the Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing arts back in........I guess it was 1996. We dressed up and had a ...

I like this version a bit better than the version on the record.

The record is interesting, but IMO some of the artistry is a little obscured by the hokey/somewhat rinky-dink backup band. Lots of xylophone!


Now I remember the record version - you can’t miss the xylophone - especially back on ...

Gosh I hadn’t heard Bill Bell playing that in decades. Back when I started playing in 7th grade my private lesson teacher gave me the LP “Bill Bell and his tuba”. I wore that record out. That was one of the pieces on the album -although I seem to recall it was just a piano accompaniment. Bell seems ...

Today I learned Tommy Johnson’s first gig was playing Tubby the Tuba for the Disney Movie and that’s when he decided if he was going to be a tuba player or work for Goodyear Rubber Company. :teeth:

In the middle there is an unexpected Buddy Rich reference. The first part of the video is a good ...

When the time comes, it's unlikely you would be in a position to do this, and I don't even know if it is feasible. That would be -- take it to a conference (or get someone else to) and sell it there. Play testers galore, and one would possibly fall in love.

Every dopey kid is going to want to ...

I’d also add - try to fly off hours. Red Eye flights tend to be less frantic, less likely to be at max capacity and flight crews tend to be less stressed and more flexible.

You could also get a giant yellow reflective vest to wrap around tuba with the words Emotional Support Tuba on it in high ...

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The marketing of valve oil has long reminded me of the Snake Oil pitches of old. I laugh at the folks who insist that lamp oil is poor for your health because of the refined petroleum (as if you are ...

I'm already hearing Tariff horror stories, but none involving tubas. Wessex ships from England. Will U.S. Customs go through a Wessex or Eastman shipment, to see where the horn originated? Will this be a death-knell of Chinese tuba sales in the U.S.?


Tariff applies to country of origin and not ...

A friend of my son was given a brand new CC Miraphone 185 by her parents... It was a complete and total surprise to the young lady .. they ordered it based on the recommendation of the Music and Arts sales guy, without discussing it with her or her teacher... on the basis that it would be a good ...

I’ve decided now to forgo the music and stand issues. I’ve elected instead to go full Milli Vanilli and from now on will be Lip Syncing all outdoor performances. This will also allow for elaborate dance maneuvers with horn. Twirling & twerking have not been ruled out!

Remember, all the other brass organizations...Trumpet, Horn, Trombone.. are Int'l to be inclusive.
.....I think ITEA just went for conformity...


One of the things I have always loved about tuba players is we are built different from other musicians. Nobody takes up tuba for the glory, the ...

For me after being a member for well over 25 years the break point was changing the name from TUBA.


There was a vote on the name change from TUBA to ITEA. The vote totals were never released (what does that suggest) and the name was changed. That is when I dropped my membership.


I must of ...

First Street festival of the season was rained out so no gig this weekend ... Boo

Today was commencement at the University.. had a Ph.D. to hood so I had to be there. 13,000 students in the processional so our poor orchestra and wind ensemble had to play Pomp and Circumstance for 50 minutes on ...

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I use a pair of these. They have a back clip so they can be used to clip the music to the stand as well as a serious magnet on the back so it can be used in a similar fashion to the above SB magnets to hold ...

I was a member for a long time starting back in HS in the mid seventies. Harvey always made it a fun organization. For a young member the articles on playing were informative and the articles on some of the greats such as Bill Bell were really interesting. Occasionally there were articles on old ...

My Alex F has been getting a lot of mileage lately with a klezmer band. Punchy enough to provide a nice bassline and then also lyrical enough to take a few of those Gypsy violin solos over the changes every now and then.

To answer your question, maybe once or twice a month or so, for a couple ...

He’s been teaching a long time. I was fortunate my HS sent me down a couple of weeks for 2 summers long ago in the mid 1970’s to the University of Illinois band camps when he was at U of I. Just a great experience spending a couple hours a day with him for a couple weeks. Very funny guy (I remember ...

a thread in which men discuss how they use nipple cream... :bugeyes: :smilie6:

Many health insurance plans give participants $30 - $50 per quarter to spend on medical stuff although my insurer is now allowing participants to roll it over for up to 12 months which correlates with them offering more ...

Not sure I dig the whole pay an extra $100 to jump the line… but, I don’t know.

When do they charge? On order or on delivery?


yeah - that’s a huge no go for me. Guy in this very thread posts he’s been waiting 6 months - meanwhile another guy says he jumped the line by paying an extra $100 ...