The number of times I've turned up to a school for a workshop, band camp or other event, gone to help out the Tuba player who is obviously struggling and realised very quickly that they are trying to play an Eb Tuba like it's a Bb Tuba - is truly staggering. You can use a tuner or reference your notes from a piano or any other handy instrument you are certain of the pitch of. This is the only certain way to know what key your Tuba is in. Heres a picture comparison between a Yamaha YBB-105s 3/4 Bb Tuba and a Boosey & Hawkes Regent 3/4 Eb Tuba (which are wonderful little tubas to learn on.) These pictures are not scaled to size, the Yamaha is bigger and hopefully you can see the extra length of all the tubes.ģ) If you are able to create a sound on the Tuba, with none of the valves depressed, see what notes you can play.Īn Eb Tuba will give you the following progression of available notes from low to high: I'm going to assume it's only got 3 valves, which almost all of these old school tubas are.ġ) The 3/4 Eb is a smaller than the now common 3/4 Bb Tuba made by Yamaha and Jupiter, which is what most primary schools now purchase.Ģ) They have less length of total tubing, which can usually be noticed by counting how many times the tubing loops around. If you aren't sure if what you have in front of you is an Eb Tuba, here's a few tips to help you figure it out. Due partly to it often being the least played and partly due to these tubas being very durable (although often not good quality). It's very common for a Tuba or two to be the only remaining instruments from the time. These are often from when the band program was first formed in the 60s and 70s. Many schools, especially primary schools, but high schools also, will often have an old 3/4 Eb Tuba in the cupboard. Here in Sydney I have been finding many band directors, students, parents and even the tutors are confused about Eb Tubas. These Harmonic Series Charts are useful as a structured guide for fingering and slide positions, as well as forming the basis for Technique building exercises such as lip slurs, scales, long tones, alternate fingering / positions etcįrench Horn ( Bb Horn reading Horn in F )Įuphonium and Baritone ( concert pitch, bass clef )ĮEb Tuba 3v ( 3 valve, concert pitch, bass clef )ĮEb Tuba 4v ( 4 valve, non-compensating, concert pitch, bass clef )ĬC Tuba 4v ( 4 valve, non-compensating, concert pitch, bass clef )ĬC Tuba 5v ( 5 valve Mirafone 186, non-compensating, concert pitch, bass clef )īBb Tuba 3v ( 3 valve, concert pitch, bass clef )īBb Tuba 4v ( 4 valve, non-compensating, concert pitch, bass clef) Mastery of the Harmonic Series is one of the greatest challenges for Brass players and is an area of ongoing development from beginner to professional. The Harmonic Series is the underlying physics of how Brass instruments play 30+ notes using only 3 valves or 7 slide positions.
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