I was on a music forum where a user said that tubas cannot play major and minor scales, they can only play the Richter scale. Is this the same Richter that is used to measure earthquakes?

I just purchased a performer's stand for my euphonium. I know this is a stupid question.

The stand is only 24" tall and my drummer's throne is 24" tall. I have to bend over to play the euphonium.

What am I doing wrong?

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I'm renting a Yamaha 201 Euphonium. After I practice every day, I empty the condensation using the water key first, then removing the valve slides to empty any residual condensate. I noticed that moisture accumulates on all of the valve slides (outside, not inside. The moisture does not accumulate ...

No. The bass clarinet is an octave lower the Bb soprano so it is usually written in treble clef. I can, however, play it in the bass clef. I'm familiar with both clefs.

Picked my rental baritone today. I wanted to rent a euphonium; unfortunately, the music stores out here only carry baritones. Why didn't I pick this up 56 years ago instead of the clarinet. I have always loved the tuba and euphonium. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that was able to play the ...

I've been playing the Bb soprano and bass clarinet for years. I play the Rose Etudes for clarinet. I'm looking for etudes for baritone and euphonium.

What is the best elementary method book for learning baritone?

Thanks. I will.

Cool painting.

Hello. My name is Marty Matisoff. My wife is an award-winning figurative artist. She is passionate about painting musicians, and she would like to create a painting of a tuba play playing. You can see her work here: https://www.sharonmatisoff.com/collections/80676

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