Thank you! Learning tuba now. Played trombone and sax as a kid. Guitar as young adult. What a fun and versatile instrument! Always been a goal to be a multi instrumentalist. Hope to be able to sit in w friends in many styles of music
@stevegonnella76516 жыл бұрын
I am in my 53rd year of playing Tuba, and I cannot imagine what it will be like when my playing days are over. Truly one of the great joys of my life. To play with your heart in what you are doing is beyond fun--it becomes a part of you. I play a Besson 3V compensating BBb tuba with a 17" bell, 1975 vintage. Many people tell me it does not sound like a tuba because they are used to a more brassy sound, but I have come to love the rich, mellow tone of the Besson. I would encourage anyone who has an interest in playing the Tuba, if you get the "bug", nothing else will do--you will be sold on the Tuba for life.
@jerrybyers21722 жыл бұрын
I'm an 82 year old geezer, and still play tuba in my church orchestra and 2 community bands, and in a brass sextet. Take GOOD care of your teeth, your eyes, your lungs, and your diaphragm. Don't smoke. It'll still be good for 3 more decades.
@theatavist51205 жыл бұрын
That Bernstein Mahler 2 recording is legendary. Low brass chorale is the sort of you need to hear to believe
@vincentbeard61037 жыл бұрын
You can tell he's a tuba player playing a euphonium for sure.
@homersimpson85617 жыл бұрын
Vincent Beard Unfortunately you're spot on. So many excellent trombone players and tuba players play euphonium terribly because they play it like they're playing a different version of their own instrument rather than a different instrument
@homersimpson85617 жыл бұрын
When I say terribly I'm obviously exaggerating, this guy couldn't play any low brass instrument terribly
@MasonAtha8 жыл бұрын
I'm personally impressed by how he sings a C2 at 6:13.
@tw1946sk7 жыл бұрын
Kleine besbas
@gavinstanfield64025 жыл бұрын
Mason Atha me too
@cobalt._.274 жыл бұрын
I CAN SING THAT NOTE BAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA MY CODENAME FOR THAT NOTE IS "C FOR COLORADO" I FUCKING CAN'T HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@oswaldovidales1634 жыл бұрын
C 1
@mr.starfish49654 жыл бұрын
Mason Atha | Me too, considering the average bass range stops at E2
@PeterGriffin-kb2hf5 жыл бұрын
I remember in 2017 the only instrument I played was alto saxophone. Then in November there were fourms to switch instruments for competition season and we needed a tuba player. Me and one other person signed up for tuba and a month ago I was 2nd chair tuba for a band of the best middle school musicians in all of Illinois. Now I still play both instruments and I hope to become a professional one day.
@ZacTheTuba8 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite youtube videos. Why would anyone dislike this?
@jdplaystuba6 жыл бұрын
Zac Riley there high brass
@bradjohnson96714 жыл бұрын
Chris, this is one of the best interviews/demo's Ive ever seen. I now need to go find the Bernstein recording of Mahler's Symphony #2. Also is goading me into practicing more. I'm at the opposite end of the brass, namely trumpet..
@helenamarie43376 жыл бұрын
Olka. What a tuba kinda name!
@Xicanos10 жыл бұрын
Rochut #2!
@maxalaintwo35784 жыл бұрын
I noticed too
@Travisbassbone04 жыл бұрын
And Bordogni 3
@steveburton24105 жыл бұрын
I had a similar story in eighth grade...too many trumpets/cornets...and I wasn't that good nor aggressive enough to 'move up' to first or second chair. Band teacher suggested the tuba...I guess I was OK, and had nobody to challenge my status as 'first tuba'! Didn't continue band in ninth grade for some reason... Nowadays I want to return and play New Orleans jazz tuba...which is about as far as you can get from the examples here, but hey...it's still A TUBA!
@susannahgill42266 жыл бұрын
Pulling up with that Bordogni #2 just nonchalantly like that
@stevennihipali3607 Жыл бұрын
Contra and tenor tuba.... nice
@TubaMan12344 ай бұрын
What’s the name of the excerpt he plays at 2:02? It sounds beautiful.
@semarcus110 жыл бұрын
At 8:30, Chris is playing along in Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 (New World) a part that Dvorak himself did not write (Dvorak wrote only 14 tuba notes in this symphony, and they appear in a different movement). Is this from the Robert Ryker tuba part revision? Was it Chris' or Gerard Schwarz' idea?
@renaissancejuan5 жыл бұрын
Those tubas are so low the vibrations shake the mic lol imagine hearing it live
@riffraffradicalmarchingban48292 жыл бұрын
You’re tuba video is great, you’re also the most attractive of the pro orchestra tuba players on you tube x❤
@TheLoobis5 жыл бұрын
9:30 Marching band was fucking fun.
@rredhawk5 жыл бұрын
0:03 Now that he's no longer heading up the FBI it looks like James Comey is working as an orchestra conductor.
@bionicleman12318 жыл бұрын
oh damn thats a yamayork!
@charlieskerry-wallace9514 Жыл бұрын
As a eupho player, I’m a little offended that he called it a tenor tuba, instead of euphonium. But this is still a great video.
@will_ofstone13288 жыл бұрын
Dude your sound is huge it's really good
@massmanute4 жыл бұрын
I see you are playing a 4 valve non-compensating euphonium. Do you prefer that to a compensating euphonium? If so, is it the 4th valve position or some other reason?
@thebrasshole62048 жыл бұрын
Which orchestra is this? Extremely neat playing, so clear
@derik2nicolai5849 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for explaining, can you please explain about the piece that you're moving in your left hand, is it to fix the intonation? Thank you in advance.
@TubhongLee8 жыл бұрын
yes it's for fine tuning
@Metal-Possum4 жыл бұрын
He sure makes a Euphonium sound unpleasant.
@maxalaintwo35784 жыл бұрын
His mic just peaked is all
@gamerjoos14255 жыл бұрын
are tenor tubas just euphoniums?
@recruitdifficulty16385 жыл бұрын
Yes, they are.
@rvc65068 жыл бұрын
I'll bet the mouthpiece wasn't rusty. They're made of brass & usually silver plated, neither of which rusts.
@drdougjue7 жыл бұрын
The mouthpiece becomes badly tarnished and we call it "rusty".
@nathanarmijocooldude887 жыл бұрын
3:45 thats a euphonium
@tubamanx91177 жыл бұрын
also known as a tenor tuba
@tubamanx91177 жыл бұрын
like a contrabass trombone is also sometimes called a slide tuba
@homersimpson85617 жыл бұрын
TubaManX Surely be to God nobody calls a contrabass trombone a slide tuba
@varatic6447 жыл бұрын
Peadar Films they do..
@jasonzhang79446 жыл бұрын
the mouthpiece is still a tuba mouthpiece, not a euphonium one
@boersjoe9 жыл бұрын
anyone know, what brand and model the Cc tuba is?
@CorvetteCoonass8 жыл бұрын
It can be bought, but you better take out a mortgage. Around $40K the last time I checked.
@minecraft-skywars73406 жыл бұрын
It is a Yamaha York 6/4 I think
@bigman-hc6sk6 жыл бұрын
ycb 826
@wallystormont8 жыл бұрын
What cimbasso is in this video??
@jacobhoward5019 жыл бұрын
Anyone know what f tuba mouthpiece he uses?
@recruitdifficulty16385 жыл бұрын
I think it's a 24AW Yamaha?
@roberthuntington44707 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the story of how all tubists come to be tubists. You don't choose the tuba life, the tuba life chooses you. A truly wonderful thing.
@raisinking38897 жыл бұрын
Robert Huntington same I wanted to do clarinet and now I'm the only tubist
@seansutherland62707 жыл бұрын
I chose tuba life it didn't like me then trombone life chose me
@yourmanb23107 жыл бұрын
I chose the trombone life, then I got fat.
@Webical7 жыл бұрын
I went from percussion to trumpet to trombone to tuba. and I instantly fell in love with tuba.
@sousaphone19687 жыл бұрын
Robert Huntington yes, this is true. I was the biggest kid in 6th grade and switched from trumpet!
@wiosnasmiechowska4636 жыл бұрын
I love this video. However, I disagree with one statement: "everyone loves a saxophone". Well, I don't. I definitely prefer a tuba.
@cmw124 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Saxophones and their wretched timbre can go die in a fire.
@itznoxy71933 жыл бұрын
Clarinets > Saxophones. Even in Jazz.
@dingusdingus2152 Жыл бұрын
I'm a tuba player and I like listening to every sax except the soprano. When I hear someone playing a soprano sax I think please! Someone put this guy out of their misery! Euthanize!
@NameIsNotAvailable6 жыл бұрын
*Grabs Euphonium* Then we got the tenor tuba...
@NicholsonLOL6 жыл бұрын
It's also called a tenor tuba
@kaidensmith82036 жыл бұрын
Kevin Nicholson ohh ok cause I just thought it was called a euphonium cause that’s what I play
@molester23006 жыл бұрын
tenor tuba, common in the British brass band. Ummmm seems legit
@RockStarOscarStern6344 жыл бұрын
Michael Kirby Tubas, Euphoniums, and Trombones can read in treble clef if the musicians have played trumpet once.
@kim-qf8mf4 жыл бұрын
@@kaidensmith8203 i play basically the same instrument baritone
@satchelharris25435 жыл бұрын
*grabs cimbasso* me: wtf is that
@nikomitrione5 жыл бұрын
lol same I jumped outta my damn seat when he grabbed it
@brasschick42144 жыл бұрын
If that makes you go wtf check out an Ophicleide...
@schwei564 жыл бұрын
And then thereʼs the extinct Sarrusophone, a double-reed driven kissinʼ cuz to both the Sax and Ophicleide.
@cubanmotion20104 жыл бұрын
The Amplified Raspberries would be a great name for a brass band...
@jaydawalrus13536 жыл бұрын
4:10 nice posture
@kittiwutsuantan38328 жыл бұрын
9:22 that happened to me too. ..
@willtemp90655 жыл бұрын
You can hear him so well in the beginning
@jonaldave99997 жыл бұрын
Bordogni 3!
@rodrigomiranda77854 жыл бұрын
2
@ozvelsanchez68444 жыл бұрын
9:15 wtf thats just messed up of the bd
@Tilukis6 жыл бұрын
I don’t even have an instrument. Idk what I’m doing here
@showingYOUtheworld4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic orchestra ! They are all amazing musicians. I just wanted to hear more low brass at 0:20 😥
@mr.incredible62766 жыл бұрын
Chris Olka is very good at the contrabass tuba.
@chrishodde4 жыл бұрын
Chris - What a story! Pedestrian trumpet player here who likes to noodle around on my baritone. Great respect for the physicality required to play the tuba. Honestly I do not know where you find the air. Love watching you play and manage the tuning with your left hand. Thanks!!!
@jfragale03 Жыл бұрын
I’m a sax player. It’s my primary instrument and what I’m studying in college. But I too was taken into the Cult of Tuba. Tuba was my way into drum corps and I even switch from saxophone to tuba in my college marching. If someone had told me that I’d be playing tuba in marching band and drum corps, I would have said y’all were crazy. Yet here I am
@Nuram07 жыл бұрын
may someone explain why he is moving his slide, i suppose he is correcting his pitch like a trombone player does all the time, but i honestly never have seen anyone doing that
@isaac_tuba7 жыл бұрын
Nuram0 on a C tuba, you need to tune a lot of the notes using slides because many pieces are keys with sharps and flats
@minecraft-skywars73406 жыл бұрын
Not true. When you go to music school you have a class where you listen to notes and see how flat/sharp they’re so he is trying to make each note in tune bcuz tubas are not perfect so that is what he is doing. Hope it helps.
@Nuram06 жыл бұрын
i see. So its basically the same trombone players do their whole lifetime. listening and correcting the pitch?
@djadesi6 жыл бұрын
Moving slides slightly has to do with the harmonic series, every pitch isn't always in tune. For example, if you have a c tuba and you play a b flat (1st valve) and the b flat is in tune, ideally, one would pull out the first slide slightly when you play an f since on that harmonic, f is around 1.96 cents sharp, so to compensate, you would pull out the slide slightly. This is applicable to every pitch in the harmonic series to allow the player to freely play the instrument without having to bend or change what they do to achieve the intonation they desire (and different pitches on each harmonic each have their tendencies, the 5th partial on a brass instrument is usually around 13.69 cents flat, the 9th partial about 3.91 cents sharp, etc).This is not something that many tubists do, but its something that many professional trombonists (especially bass trombonists) do. Personally, I do this as well. Hope that helped! 👍
@redzasenain31186 жыл бұрын
Nuram0 i always did that when i play the tuba
@j.m.ditcham22935 жыл бұрын
new world symphony has like 14 notes for tuba lol
@oldscout78 жыл бұрын
...me too! (they had enough trumpets but no tubas) Glad I switched, though!
@mr.incredible62766 жыл бұрын
There are no longer tubas in my music class, so I need to switch to the tuba.
@nikomitrione5 жыл бұрын
Same. I was a clarinet player. But then I made the choice to switch after being given the opportunity by my teacher. I’ve got to say. One of the best musical decisions I have ever made!
@bensexton73506 жыл бұрын
I love watching that conductor in the beginning
@rredhawk6 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that Ed Harris could play the tuba? Seriously, this is a nice and very informative video about an instrument I don't hear much about.
@satchelharris25435 жыл бұрын
that bass tuba sound is beautiful!
@tubbytubbersun4 жыл бұрын
Why do you keep moving the tuning slide? Idk if you cover this in the video I'm early in sorry but is it while playing you have to constantly change who you're tuned to or is it something else?
@sannawl33594 жыл бұрын
Because some of the notes are out of tune so he has to use the tuning slide to tune ir
@satchelharris25435 жыл бұрын
0:38 me: HOLY FRICK
@cheesea554 жыл бұрын
I kept repeating that part lol
@HSTATRADINGACADEMY4 жыл бұрын
Plese give me i dont many for boying im contry haiti
@EvanYoungMusic19 күн бұрын
Rutgers University represent!
@billybirdy95076 жыл бұрын
He sounds best on the F tuba.
@TheMKEWERBY Жыл бұрын
What’s the difference between a baritone/euphonium and a tenor tuba?
@9mil511 Жыл бұрын
Tenor tuba is just another name for Euphonium because most people don't even know what a Euphonium is. Baritone (short for baritone horn) is a different instrument; a type of horn and not a tuba; pitched the exact same as the euphonium but with a much brighter sound.
@JTK-ci2lb6 жыл бұрын
ヤマハヨーク!!
@maagic20317 жыл бұрын
I've never seen a slide on a tuba that you're constantly moving. Is that like a fine tuner?
@CorvetteCoonass7 жыл бұрын
6/4 CC tubas are notorious for being difficult to play in tune without slide manipulation. Their BBb counterparts are often more in tune without the need of excessive slide manipulation. The reason being is that most 6/4 CC tubas are actually based off a cut-down BBb that was custom built back in the 1930s by York which is now owned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The BBb variants often played more in tune because they were designed for that key, whereas the CC variants were just cut down BBb tubas. The altering of the bugle by just 2 feet caused the harmonic series to shift a bit out of tune on some partials which is why slide manipulation is so common on older CC tubas and even moreso on 6/4 CC tubas. I own a 6/4 BBb tuba and I have tested it's CC variant. The BBb played better, sounded better (to me at least), and had better intonation tendencies than the CC.
@tw1946sk7 жыл бұрын
CorvetteCo
@phillipecook32273 жыл бұрын
Interesting. He keeps a tenor tuba/euphonium in his arsenal so I'm assuming he gets these gigs in the Seattle orchestra? ... which would be unusual because in my experience it's usually one of the tenor trombonists who picks up a tenor tuba on the odd occasion one's required (because the range is pretty much identical). I think it's a much tougher "ask" to expect someone who usually plays a bass or contrabass tuba to play the euphonium convincingly.
@benclarke40753 жыл бұрын
bruv stop playing bordogni
@jojot22lol725 жыл бұрын
I wish I had a cool backstory with the tuba, but really during the choosing your instrument part of beginners someone told me that people who play tuba can get scholarships, and I just chose it because of that. I don't regret anything though.
@ivan11278 жыл бұрын
Orlando? Oh wow!!!
@therealhelmholtz4 жыл бұрын
*grabs cimbasso* me: HOLY YOSEMITE
@hauglien2 жыл бұрын
Big, velvet fog :D
@benclarke40753 жыл бұрын
uh champ thats a eupho ay
@Travisbassbone04 жыл бұрын
I’m primarily a bass trombonist and still play tuba on the side and tuba life also chose me even when I focus on my bass trombone studies
@tobysturgell1213 жыл бұрын
It’s called a Euphonium!!!!!!!
@nyancs70983 жыл бұрын
In orchestral scoring, they’ll say “tenor tuba” or euphonium
@gabewelch26326 жыл бұрын
Is there any way to make my slides move faster without lapping them? I grease and clean them pretty much every day and they don’t move as fast as I want them to.
@isaackwan5094 жыл бұрын
I noticed that there is a wire which connected to the main water key. Is that a overflow key mechanism for the yamayork?
@lewispastars88926 жыл бұрын
Learn about the Chris Olka with Tuba
@ohorok25 жыл бұрын
First absolutely non-sexy instrument :D
@recruitdifficulty16385 жыл бұрын
I bet you play trumpet, yes?
@ohorok25 жыл бұрын
@@recruitdifficulty1638 You just lost your bet ;)
@victorfernandezgarcia5 жыл бұрын
@@recruitdifficulty1638 I think that he is a violist xd
@recruitdifficulty16384 жыл бұрын
@@ohorok2 - Damn it.
@davidmiller38835 жыл бұрын
Are details of the rubber patch on the bell bow in one of your videos or comments? Thanks.
@stanleyross64307 жыл бұрын
Chris what's the name of the very first excerpt you played on 6/4 tuba?
@JohannesBecker21236 жыл бұрын
5:23 john Oliver at trombone
@dnarbredlih6 жыл бұрын
Nobody there looks anything at all like John Oliver.
@JohannesBecker21236 жыл бұрын
dnarbredlih left trombone
@dgrjazz3 жыл бұрын
So what is the difference between a tenor tuba and a euphonium?
@jamesrossmusic60133 жыл бұрын
Most Excellent presentation... Thank You!
@thebrasshole62048 жыл бұрын
Which orchestra is this? Extremely neat playing, so clear
@billfarnham15924 жыл бұрын
Tenor tuba - euphonium? Differentiate?
@chriscrawford6245 Жыл бұрын
I played trombone, and was told that I’d be changing to tuba over the summer before 8th grade. Loved it! Now it’s been 50 years since I’ve played and I WANT A TUBA!!!
@gerardmccartney3186 Жыл бұрын
I've returned to playing the tuba after a gap of almost 40yrs. Amazed that it was still there. Joined a Brass Band in 2021 and within two months was playing at live gigs and the following year played in the Northern Ireland Championships and European Championships. My advice "Go for it! Enjoy it!"
@GamerTime_20027 жыл бұрын
oh fuck I didnt even notice Joe alessi
@MyFlippinValentine5 жыл бұрын
Dat bass tho
@ivardozon80646 жыл бұрын
Interesting and inspiring. Thanks a lot for this!!
@stanleyross64306 жыл бұрын
Does anyone knows the name of the very first excerpt Mr. Olka played on both the CC Tubs and the Tenor Tuba?
@minecraft-skywars73406 жыл бұрын
Stanley Ross brodogini #3
@Channel47Timeless5 жыл бұрын
❤️
@landonboyd66304 жыл бұрын
That’s a euphonium not a tenor tuba
@Travisbassbone04 жыл бұрын
Da Memester Himself they’re both the same dude
@its_shxblvrbs17866 жыл бұрын
Anyone know what Mouthpiece he uses?
@JesusMendozaJr016 жыл бұрын
Probably his own line of Mouthpieces. He might be using the "CB1" sold my Dillon Music
@fullergoeasyonthepepsicool36257 жыл бұрын
Very glad to hear this. A wonderfull Tuba player
@LegoGillen6 жыл бұрын
What brands are those bass and contra tubas?
@bigman-hc6sk6 жыл бұрын
Lego Gillen the bass is a Yamaha yfb-822 and the contra is a Yamaha ycb-826
@jacobhoward5018 жыл бұрын
What mouthpieces is he using
@minecraft-skywars73406 жыл бұрын
Jacob Howard CB2 or CB1
@bubo83297 жыл бұрын
Which slide is he constantly moving?
@CorvetteCoonass7 жыл бұрын
1st valve slide.
@anthonygerbino99617 жыл бұрын
CorvetteCoonass can you explain why? Im constantly wondering
@jasonjayalap7 жыл бұрын
Carson Clay im not a tubist, but until someone answers, I'll guess: Tuning. All that plumbing can't make every note reasonably in pitch with just valves.
@CorvetteCoonass7 жыл бұрын
It's because of the natural intonation tendencies of brass instruments. The 5th partial on all brass instruments will always ride a little flat. The 6th tends to ride a bit sharp. The partials above that vary from horn to horn. The 3rd partial on most tubas tends to get sharper the lower you go in pitch, with the 4th valve slide needing to be pulled out quite a bit to get the D (or C) in tune. As a result you either have to lip up or push in the 4th slide for the low G (or F) on the 2nd partial or it will be flat. Intonations issues on modern tubas tend to be mild and manageable, but the older horns like the Alexander 163 or Holton 345 needed a lot of work to get them in tune.
@mr.vorrnyvorrn25162 жыл бұрын
It is only single C. If it was double C, then it would be an octocontrabass.
@Tri-tipTim6 жыл бұрын
The Eubanks method is the best!
@Tri-tipTim6 жыл бұрын
Rubank
@louisthomas3677 жыл бұрын
It's a euphonium not a tenor tuba
@johnries55936 жыл бұрын
It's both. The first is a subset of the second.
@mr.incredible62766 жыл бұрын
It should have been called a tenor tuba or baby tuba
@louisthomas3677 жыл бұрын
It's a euphonium not a tenor tuba
@Metal-Possum5 жыл бұрын
"bass tuba", well... that's all tubas. In the brass band we call them an Eb bass, to differentiate it from the Bb bass, but either way, they're both still bass instruments. As for that "Tenor Tuba", although technically correct due to the instrument's origins, it is in fact a Euphonium. Yours seems to sound particularly un-sweet.
@dilthepickle53467 жыл бұрын
I play tuba but it's nothing like the ones you have. It's smaller than bass tuba but bigger than the tenor tuba. It also only has three valves.
@Vadow7896 жыл бұрын
that's called a 3/4 tuba
@recruitdifficulty16385 жыл бұрын
I play an E-flat bass.
@d_lala Жыл бұрын
thanks for the great insight into tuba life...my knowledge is very thin, so I am trying to learn more on this earvelvet.