Hello there. Who plays tuba, or thinks it is cool? I'm a grade 7/8 tuba player in the SYWB (Suffok Youth Wind Band) (Any other members out there? i guess you'll know me it's ed)

So, tubas are cool. KNow any good repertoire?? I've got the Tuba concerto by Vaughan-Williams. And others. It's hard.

Please reply if you play tuba or not i dont care you just have to love the tuba it's cool.

Tubas are cool - listen to steve sykes CD's, they full of great tuba solos. A solo doesn't have to be written for your instrument - half of what I play isn't, you could find or make an arrangement of practically any solo that took your fancy for yourself.

Here is the coolest peice i know by john sass, an american tuba player. you have to listen to it.

[URL=http://www.jonsass.com/tunes/Jon_SASS_Wetbottom.mp3]

My friend plays tuba. She's also playing the Vaughan William tuba concerto and complaining about how hard it is, so she'll be glad someone else is finding it hard!

She's trying to get a piece of music called "tuba smarties" I think which she says has some quite cool and jazzy pieces.

I've played tuba when she as trying to teach me, and I can play the Mexican Hat dance! And an Eb major scale!lol

tuba smarties is an easiyish peice and theres an arrnagement of it for brass band too

the first and second movements are beautiful!!!

ive been looking for the music for it to transcribe for bassoon or bass clarinet. Hindemith wrote a Tuba Sonata

Hey there, I play the tuba aswell and am hoping to take Grade 8 this christmas. The pieces I'm playing are: Andante & Rondo by Capuzzi, Study 32 from Vladislav Blazhevich's 70 studies for Tuba and finally the first movement from Joseph Horovitz Tuba Concerto. I would really recommend you trying out the Horovitz - though be warned it is really hard!!!

Tubas are cool!

Ooh , Capuzzi's Andante and Rondo is ace!

Yeah i just got the andante and rondo (originally for double bass...?) and its good, im also taking gr 8 at christmas
what range can you get to? i manage 2 a's below middle c and two cs above (although mines an Eb bass so may be different if you have a C or Bb tuba)

and what tuba do you have, i got a new besson sovereign recently and it's great

Hey yeh andante and rondo really is super!! I played andante for G5 and rondo for G6 so it was great to hear they both make G8!! Super stuff! I've also just got a besson sovereign!! We bought it from Normas in Burton-on-Trent i think! It's awesome and I figured i'd be needing my own for Uni. My range is alright.. ish! Yeh i can make A 2oct below aswell but my higher register really needs work espically for the Horovitz piece! G

i got mine from chamberlains music somewhere in england, at a good price 3,500...?? i think... but the rrp is like 5,500...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i got the david bourgeios tuba concerto yesterday and that is hard too