The tuba weighs between 40-60 pounds, and is the largest instrument in the marching band. Carrying this weight for extended periods, and swinging the horn around our bodies eventually wears you down.

My son plays the tuba in his high-school marching band, and we were wondering how and why the town of Tuba City got its name? As always in such matters I turned to “Arizona Names: X Marks the ...

Liddell, the tuba section leader of The Great Tornado marching band of Talladega College, studied a notebook of names and matching uniform numbers. He was pleased at the progress.

WHITMORE LAKE, MI – When his teammates leave the field on Friday nights, Gavin Yax picks up his tuba and readies to march at halftime in his pads and football gear.