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How many Tubas?

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:02 pm
by Tromb0ne22
I march Tuba in my Marching Band. We march 11 Sousaphones. Just wondering how many tubas your school has and is it a Contra or Sousaphone?

Re: How many Tubas?

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:33 pm
by Bandmaster
Well, back when I attended Long Beach State, I mean when they actually had a marching band, we marched the Rose Parade in 1977 and we had 21 sousaphones. That was lots of fun!

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In 2007 I marched with the Kingsmen Alumni Corps at DCI Semi-Finals in Pasadena and we had 21 GG Contra basses. And that was fun too!

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Over the years I have played in many groups, sometimes as the ONLY tuba, but it has ALWAYS been fun!

Re: How many Tubas?

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:17 am
by dmcoach
OMG :shock:

Now THAT's a marching band!!!

Bandmaster, I just chatted with one of my DM's who happens to play tuba for his HS. I wanted to let you know that I asked him which he preferred, tuba or sousaphone. His answer was sousaphone, "because you can get more oomph and volume".
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Re: How many Tubas?

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:21 am
by Hostrauser
Allen H.S. from Allen, TX appears to be marching 25 sousaphones this fall. :)

http://www.allenband.com/images/BandContestOct10.jpg

Re: How many Tubas?

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:49 pm
by ovhs_sousaman
Ocean View has one sousaphone player this year: me. I also happen to be playing the only working sousaphone the school has (out of four or five).