Nice little article posted on the Wisconsin Public Radio website today.
https://www.wpr.org/tubas-history-unive ... band-polka
Tubas in Wisconsin
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Re: Tubas in Wisconsin
It's nice when people write articles about IMPORTANT things 
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The article mentions a tuba instructor named Mike Forbes which seemed familiar from this board. Is there a Mike Forbes here?ParLawGod wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:50 pm Nice little article posted on the Wisconsin Public Radio website today.
https://www.wpr.org/tubas-history-unive ... band-polka
Interesting the mention of about two dozen sousaphones in the U Wisconsin Band. The marching band sousaphone is relatively easy to learn to play at the level needed to be in a college level marching band. In college, I had a number of friends who were in the marching band on sousie and only one of them played it upon arrival at college. A few of them had played some other instrument and knew the rudiments of reading music and rhythm but a few didn't even start at that level. Although I never liked it, marching band is kinda fun and schools usually have a sousaphone to use so you don't even need to own an instrument. It was something to do with friends and you get to wear flashy uniforms, march around on a field, make a lot of noise and get free tickets to the game. That, plus a desire to do it all as best as you can, can make a successful sousaphone career even if it is only for three or four years.
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Mike Forbes was a tuba player in the Sotto Voce quartet for a long time, and also composes/arranges stuff for tuba. I don't think he is active on the forums.The Big Ben wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 2:58 pmThe article mentions a tuba instructor named Mike Forbes which seemed familiar from this board. Is there a Mike Forbes here?ParLawGod wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:50 pm Nice little article posted on the Wisconsin Public Radio website today.
https://www.wpr.org/tubas-history-unive ... band-polka
Unless I'm wrong, in which case, hi Mike!
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That's the same Mike Forbes, yes. Also played in Pershing's Own, and did his DMA at Maryland (while I was there).
A number of military guys went through Maryland while I was there... Mike Forbes, Scott Cameron (Army Field Band), Tom Holtz (President's Own)...
A number of military guys went through Maryland while I was there... Mike Forbes, Scott Cameron (Army Field Band), Tom Holtz (President's Own)...
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Was that Toby Hanks teaching at the time? Makes sense if so.bort2.0 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:06 pm That's the same Mike Forbes, yes. Also played in Pershing's Own, and did his DMA at Maryland (while I was there).
A number of military guys went through Maryland while I was there... Mike Forbes, Scott Cameron (Army Field Band), Tom Holtz (President's Own)...
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Yes, that's when Toby was there. I took lessons from him, too. What a nice guy he was! 
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bort2.0 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:06 pm That's the same Mike Forbes, yes. Also played in Pershing's Own, and did his DMA at Maryland (while I was there).
A number of military guys went through Maryland while I was there... Mike Forbes, Scott Cameron (Army Field Band), Tom Holtz (President's Own)...