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History of the Tuba
Parts of the Tuba
Tuba Tuning Slides
What are Tuba Valves?
Fingering on Tuba Valves
How to Make Sounds with a Tuba
Tuba Playing Breathing Techniques
How to Play the C Major Scale on the Tuba
How to Play the C Minor Scale on the Tuba
How to Play the F Major Scale on the Tuba
How to Play the B Flat Major Scale on the Tuba
How to Play the E Flat Major Scale on the Tuba
How to Play the A Minor Scale on the Tuba
How to Play the D Minor Scale on the Tuba
How to Play the G Minor Scale on the Tuba
Improv Tuba Jam Session
Summary: Play the (Bb) B flat major scale on the tuba; learn more with tips from our professional tuba player and teacher in this free tuba video music lesson.
Kevin is 51 years old. He is a poet, therapist, and a tubist. Kevin has played a variety of musical styles over the course of his life, as well as a variety of musical ensembles to...read more
"Hi, now, as we're running through our scales, the whole family of notes, we're running through some of the more often used scales for brass. This scale is a major scale, and in major and minor scales, minor's have a more melancholy sad sound. There's two notes that are different than in the major scale, and they are flatted, meaning that they are dropped in their pitch, and creating a more melancholy sound. This is not a melancholy sound, this is a major scale in B Flat. "And can you show us the octaves of that scale"? The B Flat major scale, one of the trumpet players' most favorite scales!"
eHow Article: How to Play the B Flat Major Scale on the Tuba
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