ATTN: (low)Brass Players

I know a tuba/didjeridoo player who is eager to share his knowledge of the instruments. His name is Tim Whittemore. In fact, he has a music degree in music performance with emphasis on tuba.

Select the link for "bios" at his band's website if you want to email him.
http://www.bigblowandthebushwackers.com/

What is a euphonium?

Any windplayers seeing this thread, is a sousaphone a type of tuba or would it be incorrect to call a sousaphone a tuba? Just curious.

 

Euphonium is a differnt kind of baritone. I think the difference is in the bell [my sister plays one]. A sousaphone is the bigger one that is generally seen in marching band where it rests on the players shoulder, goes under an arm, and then bell is generally right above their heads, in marching band we use the terms interchangeably. Any brass players out there feel free to correct me. That's all

 

I know what a sousaphone is. I know it fills the role of a tuba. I know that it is played much like a tuba.

Let me put it this way: A car is an automobile. A truck is an automobile. A car is not a truck and vice versa.

Get my drift? Now is a sousaphone a tuba or just a different low-frequency wind instrument? (I don't like the terms "brass" and "woodwind" because they don't have to be made of brass and many woodwinds are made of brass. Stupid classifications, if you ask me, which you didn't.)

 

a Baritone has a straight bore, a Euphonium has a conical bore (and therefore a mellower tone), a tuba is a larger baritone (with it's bell pointing up) and a sousaphone is an even larger tuba but with the bell facing forward (used in marching bands).

HTH

 

A euphonium is a small tuba, not the other way around. Also known as a piccolo tuba by some.

A sousaphone is no bigger than a tuba, it is exactly the same. Just wrapped differently for ease of carrying.


Hey monty, give me an IM, my AIM is TubaBassBoy, and my MSN is [email protected]. I'll give you some pointers and basic technique tips.