Sound. Is. Better. Not. Talking. Sir

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Well, brother Chris, I’d buy that tuba in a heartbeat if I had the money. The low register is incredibly full and rich, and the middle register to high register is warm and just seems to fill the place. I’m just now exploring the Wessex brand and this video did a lot to persuade me. Definitely one of my more favorite reviews. Thanks for sharing with us!

Hi Chris, I've written a piece for solo tuba and would like to know if you could give some feedback on it, such as how hard it is to play. Here's a link if you're interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpbMiXZ3aN6Ml68 Best Wishes, Stuart 🙂

This was EXCELLENT!~ Every time I hear you play I am so inspired. As always, thanks for sharing your talent with us. 👊😎

Absolutely love those low tones!!!😎

I bought this Tuba last sommer and i love this Tuba is is the biggest sound i have ever polayed. The only thing was the low registere. So i Sended it to Miraphone and they made me a 5. velve in front of the first Tuba (Independend) i love it.

Lovely performance. Great recording.

20:55 and 22:16 F0, a third below the piano

This instrument will bring all the tortas to your yard

hello de france... what h is your mouthpiece ? Thank you

Always remember this. The more you play it, you'll get used to the wait.

How about a T/E on the Miraphone 98 Siegfried? I have scoured the internet to find a demo to no avail and no music shop is ever going to order in a $20k + horn unless it is already spoken for.

Those lows are amazing!😂

Interesting that this tuba sounds more like an organ pedal than the York types you have, considering Stakowski wanted Donatelli to get a tuba that had a more organlike quality, and out of that request the legendary York CC basses were born. Miraphones are fabulous instruments. I've been a trumpet player for 31 years, and in high school I doubled on tuba using the school's Miraphone 186 CC tuba, and even did a little work on tuba when our youth orchestra tuba player couldn't make a show. What a blast it was. Many fond memories. Now my son wants to learn to play tuba.😎

I'm a drummer, but Many years ago when I was in middle school, we had a tuba player with the standard student 3 piston valve no slide type which was very admiring. As he played that tuba, it vibrated the snares on my snare drum! This miraphone would probably shake the whole room!

I played this Hagen in Paris at Radio France main auditorium with a college orchestra from Sorbonne/Science Po/Paris-area colleges -- a few fill in music majors/professionals in the group. It was so good the conductor asked me to play concert Bb to tune the orchestra. The basses tuned off me at rehearsals too. I shit you not. Mahler 2 last movement was magical -- no need to push it, it just filled the room. A student from the Paris conservatory pulled me aside after and said I absolutely filled the room. The brass chorale at the beginning of this clip shows the soft touch, responsiveness and how well it stays in tune. It was really without much effort. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWqkq4GvhNqHfbMsi=oWdh-pQh7_HDFkKd&t=499 At 11:40 I hit that "C" after the trombone descent. Played the Hagen on a Lili Boulanger piece too. It did its job so easily. The room grabbed the sound a spread it to the rafters: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHabpp-wlq11Y9Usi=u7TCIjkVmKezUV5I&t=375 It tried to play it on the Firebird from Stravinsky -- a risky move on 6/4 -- but here is the best bit on the Miraphone Hagen...kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqqodWiph8qnl68si=k5njSVwmx5XG24Ar&t=1076. Took me two months to get used to it, however, as you much be so efficient and relaxed. No forcing.

Where is the US distribution?

Olá Cris esse final qual é o nome desta melodia?, abraço

I would love to see a video on the Wessex Kaiser.

This is definitely one of my favorites of your vids!!! I get so inspired… then reality sets in.

I would like to see a t&e video on the adams selected series. It's a 4 quarter BBb with 4 pistion valves and a independent thumb rotar.

the king has spoken

the bach king

Can't wait to try this out( at a slower tempo). Many thanks Chris for your generousity and time.

Thanks for these amazing content you give to our community. You are an inspiration for all of us!

Hi Chris, I bought the Drill of the weeks about a year ago and didn’t realize there would be more added. Is there any way to add this new drill?

I love these short format drill vids.

And this is where MAW valves become super useful.

Awesome Drill!

I like the "Baby Beard " And the shiny dome. Wax? Instructions are too involved ... for most tuba players 😆

I never play on Sunday. My chops love the day off every week :) If I have a Sun gig, I take a different day off. I've been doing it since my performance major days in the 2000s and I still do it :) Overuse is a terrible idea. I also like how it makes me plan my practice time carefully.

You may be able to publish these drills in a book :) I'd buy it!

4:42

This is great!! Definitely going to challenge this in my practice 😎 Thanks for sharing, Chris!

Go have fun...do some tuba or low brass duets or trios with Tony Kniffen or Chris Knox or your students. I also think a deep dive on the mental toll of having a top symphony gig and college jobs needs to be addressed. It's been brutal to many professional brass players. Thank you for all that you do and your time making these videos!

I would love to see you playing fun and good etudes in the future of your short videos.

If your home is the only place available to you to make these videos I'd rather have that than nothing. Also, branching out into things outside tuba playing as part of each episode sounds like the way to go. I'd also like to see excerpt demos and tips (Fountains of Rome, anyone?)

Everything you put out is inspirational. Would love to see more plane content!

Instrument maintenance and tweaks/modifications.

Tuba tips and the business aspects

I'm mostly interested in Tuba content only, since I'm just an amateur player. For the sound, I don't mind either way. Short form content sounds like a great idea though!

I had it in 1.5 time and didn’t realize and thought “oh my god how can he do that… the acoustics suck”

I like your sound quality a lot! I think pdf formats of your drill will also be a great way on making sure I can just flip through and find a drill I'd want to do with the music laid out rather than going back to that video. Thank you so much for your contributions to the community!

Id love for you to branch out your content more

I think that the recording quality would be more than acceptable especially for your caliber of playing. I think it would be beneficial to have more content talking about ways for musicians to find fulfillment and jobs that aren't just the big symphony gigs. Maybe some ways to market yourself in the music business and discussions on similar topics!

Your standard of playing always speaks for itself, regardless of room, so I think a lot of us would be happy with higher frequency of uploading, even in less ideal acoustical spaces. I’m personally stuck in practice rooms a lot of the time, so hearing you in smaller spaces could be motivating and illuminating as well. Also, would you consider recording some of your DoTW’s on F tuba, or maybe even catering to the smaller horn? I personally find bass tubas to be very different beasts in the lower range and would be interested in your thoughts. Thank you!

Hi Chris! I am always interested and encouraged by your videos. I understand sound quality and spaces used, I am happy to hear you in a small room or large, I’m not too concerned about that. I appreciate your time and if it means not the biggest room, that’s fine, plenty of us practice in small spaces. Your descriptions are very in depth and thorough, even if you trim them, you will give plenty of information. Yes, I want as much tuba info as you can give but with your experience, sharing knowledge about the business would be so helpful and wonderful. Thank you!

1. Your sound will always vary based on the space. It is the consistency, facility and intonation that is instructive. So, play where you need to play. 2. The shorter drills are fine. We should be able to transpose whatever examples you provide. 3. Your experiences in the music business beyond just tuba playing would be welcome. I fully intended to have a career as a performer. Sadly, I was not good enough. Now, I play most of my gigs (roughly 70 a year) on the sousaphone. I know I would find whatever you have to say about the business insightful and entertaining and those who still seek to be in the business (or those already in the business) would too.

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