I really question the implication that a career in performance recommends a masters degree. The arts, more than any other field except sport, favors those who can over those with a degree. Many of the best performers have only an undergraduate degree or certificate. YoYo Ma has a Harvard BA- in anthropology. Their choice is to study with masters instead of for a masters. Graduate degrees are really only essential for an academic path, being a requirement for most university professorships.

I find this video a bit limited, but it knocked out a few homeruns along the way. That said, the B&S line has quality issues as it is owned by Buffet Crampon, so they mass produce more than ever. Moving on... I played a Miraphone Hagen 6/4 B-flat at Radio France concert hall in Paris and it was luscious, majestic - filled the room. It was so in tune (the conductor was looking to me to tune the winds AND strings. It was weird.). Despite the richness and strong tone center, the Miraphone Hagen BBbstarts to flutter in the high range, starting at the Gb near the top of the staff. It is treacherous. (Pray that the timpani can drown you out on Mahler 2, 1st movement on the high bit). The CC horn manages that part of the range much better. The BBb 6/4 is a must have when you start digging in and start playing Bruckner and Mahler and Prokofiev at graduate school or even early professional. WHAT I OWN: I have a B & S F tuba for now. It's okay. Hunting for a 4/4 BBflat. WHAT STUDENT GOING TO COLLEGE SHOULD DO: If your parents have money, go for the best - Adams. They are made by tubists, for tubists. They cost a fortune but they are absolute tanks. The Adams F horn is mind-numbingly good: rich, full lower range and so easy to play from top to bottom of range. Piston only. When you play it, you feel like your cheating. The Adams CC 6/4 York is bar none the best of the big horns. Adams has solidified itself as the best after they bought the molds from Hirshbrunner (the reference for decades before closing their doors). Adams works with Perry Hoogendijk at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, who is not shy with his comments and needs - a monster player. Adams are innovating like crazy. Their head of production is a professional tubist, who has studied and played with the best and was a finalist in many auditions in Europe. That said, Perry and the head of production play CC most of the time, and for good reason. They are easier to play. But there is a richness in the BB-flat tubas because of the physics of sound -- they are based on the same fundamental frequency as trumpets and trombones, so they 'lock in' together better than when using the CC tuba tries to 'hook up' with the trombones, for example. The Germans insist BBb due to this. The BBb is 18 feet of tubing too, so the sound is a bit different than the 15-foot CC tubas. The CC's have more bit to them and can really handle the lyrical bits with more ease. You need to be more efficient on the breathing front with a bigger horn. FINAL VERDICT. Get a solid 4/4 CC or 44/B-flt for the trainer horn IMO. For the less financially endowed, don't buy new, just buy GOOD. Or ask they school what they have available for use/rent. If they ask you what you need, Adams for a big budget and a used good horn for low budget. Midrange budget is rife with landminds. Tcherveny were solid and affordable in the 1990s when I was in school. Just make sure you have a stable horn that doesn't make you work so hard. Don't compromise on the mechanics either. Word to the wise, if you start to have dodgy mechanical problems, stop playing the horn immediately --- GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY BY A PROFESSIONAL. If not, it will lead to psychological issues, like confidence problems. ON ROTARY VS. PISTON: The rotary horns are fine at university, but if you have the cash, get the piston models - but stay away from Crampon Buffet brands. Sorry to say it. Sorry to Buckeye Brass and Winds if I cause you concern. Loved the video and the playing. The host was right about the lifestyle of professional tuba playing, its a joy.

I want to learn sousaphone

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When you're out on the field and you gotta blow down 75,000 screaming football fans, notes below Bb or (if you're playing national emblem) Ab, are meaningless. What was that riff he played, prokofiev? That's an indoor tune and would be played on a regular tuba. Your sousaphone should be evaluated on its ability to project power. You want your band loud. You want to mess up your audience's hairdo. You want to be able to pop the buttons off their shirts...

What was the song in the intro?

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My HS has 2 4-valve Jupiters and a bunch of 3-valve Kings I resurrected.

That low end 🥹

Great video. Thanks!!!

Sorry mate but your internation is all over the place

It’s a 195/2

Very good player 👍👌❤️

Nice sounding tuba 👌👍😀❤️

That Conn got some umpth in it 😄

Is Coppergate Professional F Tuba by Gear4Music good?

Thanks. I play a 20J

Low C?

So you have to tune a sousaphone?

Bună seara ce modele este tuba

Buy "one" tuba? No! We want them all!!

IT'S NOT A TUBA!!

You say the tuba is in B flat and is used in Wagner, such as Siegfried. But in the score it is written for a tuba in C. Does the player have to transpose at sight?

I love it i really want one am currently on euphonium

Much appreciated, thanks!

Power! Unlimited Power!

in American symphony orchestras there is probably a huge advantage using c and f tuba but playing in a mitlitary band as many professional musicians do ?

I’m currently marching a king 2350 at my high school they are amazing horns

I'm a bit confused: at 12:00-12:01, the E is referred to as the 'pedal E', but I would think that is simply the 'ordinary' low E, above the induced notes and a full octave above the lowest pedal tone E. Am I missing or overlooking something here?

What is the lowest note a sousa can play on the field? I would guess not as low as a concert horn but anyone know what the generally accepted range is?

That 20k looks like water lol already kno it costs a grip

I’m going to learn to play sousaphone soon and I’m really excited I’m going to play it in marching band

I'm a guy who bought a Conn 20J tuba (with the forwarding-facing recording bell) a week ago--a month before my 70th birthday, so I'm a 'nontraditional' student. Although I've played woodwinds since childhood as well as double bass, I started on brass a year ago, first with a Conn Director straight tenor trombone, then a Blessing B-125 trumpet, then a Sai Musicals euphonium, and now the tuba (all for less than $1300), and I'm having a lot of fun and taking lessons (mainly on the trombone and euphonium, at the same lesson). I've always been fascinated by brass, so I'm trying to learn all I can. So far I'm only able to get down to the 'home-base' B-flat and sometimes the A, but I hope I'll be able to reach the pedal tones, and particularly the induced tones. I'm curious about sousaphones, to which you alluded, that DON'T sound like a tuba--how different are they?

A lot of band music is written in keys like Bb, Eb, Ab, and F. A lot of orchestra music is written in keys like C, G, D, and E. Using a BBb tuba or an EEb tuba on band music is less cumbersome than using a CC or F tuba, while using a CC or F tuba on orchestra music is less cumbersome, due to the awkward physical effort involved in using the combination of 2nd and 3rd valves together. That is not to say that a particular type of music is prohibitive on a particular type of tuba, but on some music, using one kind of tuba will wear you out sooner than another.

I just don't get this series. Every one I have watched purports to answer a fundamental question, but then in fact barely addresses that question and just goes off on a tangent, playing more like a commerical. I don't know if these videos are just ineptly conceived, or are really more cynical.

Not even my first instrument and I love it

Man, there is a LOT of misinformation in this video! Like the presenter just compiled a list of all the BS tidbits that uninformed players have passed around over the ages, and then presented them as fact. Then, the purported reason for the video is to inform "educators" about the Sousaphone, but too much time is spent detailing oddities of the specific brand of instrument instead of the salient points common to all Sousaphones, and really, if there are any "educators" (I assume this is meant to be "band directors" who don't already know the basics, they should not have their jobs. The video seems like a commercial for King Sousaphones. Pretty worthless video, look elsewhere for real useful information.

Cool i dont know That James Hetfield also is a well Tuba Player

Thank you for the video. I knew nothing about these instruments. Now I know *something*. Who knows, one day I may even get to play one (or at least try).

How do you tune a tuba? I bought one and it sound well out of tune...

I thought the Fafner is the 195 model and the Hilgers the 197.

I'm a tuba player, played in HS, College, and here and there. LOVE the sousaphone. So much fun to play. The 20k especially, which I marched with in college, was a dream to play. So lovely.

What do you have to say about the Melton 25 bb tuba?

Great place to buy an instrument. I would totally recommend buying something from them because it is really high quality. If you are looking to buy a brass or woodwind instrument, buy it from them!

6:53 that song was part of movement 2 for our marching show this year!!

Im a sousaphone player in our school marching band hope i can have one😇🙏

Came here looking for iron. And found gold

Hello, which microphone do you use to recording a Sousaphone ?

I actually own an old model of the King 1135. Beautiful sounding horn.

Does the valve system change the sound quality? Like, not talking intonation rather about sound timbre? For example, the F to the Bb tuba to the sousaphone. Same question directed for the euphoniums and trumpets/fluegelhorns. Very nice detailed video