As any musician knows, it takes a lot of brass to be a tuba player. Generally, tubas range in size from the B-flat tenor (10 Ibs., 151 in. of tubing), which is hugged to the player's chest and ...

Olive MacPhail hones their tuba skills on the performance stage of Memorial University's music school. (Ife Alaba/CBC)Do you ever wonder what it takes to become an amazing tuba player?According to ...

Park the tuba jokes. This musician is here to blow your preconceptions away. Ife Alaba | CBC News | Posted: Monday, October 2nd, 2023 8:30 AM | Last Updated: October 2nd ...

TubaChristmas offers even obscure tuba family members to enjoy the spotlight for a change. "This year, we had a helicon, which is like a Civil War version of a tuba," Golemo says.

It was the tuba. This year marked the 50th anniversary of TubaChristmas, a yearly gathering of enthusiasts who play the season's favorite songs exclusively on this booming brass instrument.

The 2022 tuba senior class. My 10 years of playing tuba will likely be coming to an end after MSU’s basketball season ends, as I play in the athletic bands, Spartan Brass as well.

Los Angeles and its sounds are pivotal to “The Tuba Thieves.” All kinds of noises, welcome or not, make it into the movie: the crackling of fires, the roar of traffic and, above all, the ...