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Learn about the tuba, its history, its parts and how to play scales and jam in this free tuba music education video series from our professional tuba player and teacher.
There are 16 videos in this series:
The history of the tuba and how it descended from the bugle is discussed in this free tuba video music lesson from our professional tuba player and teacher.
The parts of the tuba, including the mouthpiece, stem, lead tube or pipe and valves, are discussed in this free tuba video music lesson from our professional tuba player and teacher.
Tuba tuning slides and the function they perform are discussed in this free tuba video music lesson from our professional tuba player and teacher.
Tuba valves, four of them, and what they do to the pitch discussed in this free tuba video music lesson from our professional tuba player and teacher..
Each tuba valve performs a different function, from the rotary valve on; learn more with tips from our professional tuba player and teacher in this free tuba video music lesson.
Make sounds with a tuba using breathing and valve combinations; learn how with tips from our professional tuba player and teacher in this free tuba video music lesson.
Use tuba breathing techniques when playing the brass instrument; learn more with tips from our professional tuba player and teacher in this free tuba video music lesson.
Play the C major scale on the tuba; learn more with tips from our professional tuba player and teacher in this free tuba video music lesson.
Play the C minor scale on the tuba; learn more with tips from our professional tuba player and teacher in this free tuba video music lesson.
Play the F major scale on the tuba; learn more with tips from our professional tuba player and teacher in this free tuba video music lesson.
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.
Play the (Eb) E Flat major scale on the tuba; learn more with tips from our professional tuba player and teacher in this free tuba video music lesson.
Play the A minor scale on the tuba; learn more with tips from our professional tuba player and teacher in this free tuba video music lesson.
Play the D minor scale on the tuba; learn more with tips from our professional tuba player and teacher in this free tuba video music lesson.
Play the G minor scale on the tuba; learn more with tips from our professional tuba player and teacher in this free tuba video music lesson.
Play the tuba using jam and improvisational techniques; learn more with tips from our professional tuba player and teacher in this free tuba video music lesson.
The oompah sound of the tuba is probably one of the most distinctive things this low-register brass giant has going for it. Often found in orchestral settings, marching bands, and Bavarian beer festivals, the tuba is a large valve instrument that produces deep, smooth notes and tones. Whether it’s creating a pulsing bass line for accompaniment, or actually playing the lead melody in a song, the tuba’s sound is hard to miss. And it takes a special kind of person to play this beast of an instrument. Tubas are not known to impart to their owners any abilities to look cool or “rock out.” Rather the opposite—tuba players are often stigmatized for choosing something less popular than, say, the mighty, ubiquitous three or four: guitar, drums, bass, and keyboard.
If you have been considering taking up tuba, this video series is perfect for you. Not only will you learn the history of the tuba, you will learn how the various tuba parts function, basic breathing techniques for playing the tuba, and how to play various major and minor scales. Once you've got that down, try an improvisational tuba jam session to really get a feel for playing the tuba.
Kevin Smith 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 include bands; orchestras; brass ensembles; wind ensembles; jazz bands; blues and rock groups; ragtime and dixieland. Although fluent in a variety of musical settings, Kevin says he remains a rock and roll baby at heart. Kevin loves playing the tuba, thus the moniker TubaLove; and says that it is, for him, the musical equivalent of a punching bag.dkdk
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