condormovies Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 What tips do you guys have for marching tuba? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLovin Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Its better for your back in the long run if you force yourself to always have good posture. Also, practice never "chesting" your horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShutUpAndPlayYerGuitar Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 If you don't have a marching horn, find a workout that's part-cardio, part-light weights with high repetitions. Do upper body/back workouts. That'll at least help. Also, yoga. Do that regardless. Assuming that you do have a marching tuba/contra ... - If you have access to a large mirror, utilize it when you practice music. Always practice as if you're at a rehearsal (standing, marking time with a metronome, etc). As McLovin mentioned, posture is fundamental. You always want to look tall and lifted, with your lower abs engaged. It doesn't matter if your horn is down at a carry (or at "chop") or if it's at a playing position: your posture should be straight and your shoulders should be relaxed yet your upper-body should overall look "big." Using a mirror is the best way to be honest with yourself on how you look. You can catch a lot of things you would've never noticed (crooked head, bad posture, etc). The ultimate goal is to 1) look big and have big presence, and 2) remove tension. - You will need to be able to do horn manuals as fast as all the other instruments. Spend a bunch of time going from parade rest (bell on the ground) to chop to horns up. See how fast you can manuever the instrument with as little motion as possible (without dropping it, of course). - Work on your tone and overall quality of sound. Technical abilities mean nothing if your sound is weak or inconsistent. I've known some otherwise great tuba players who didn't do well in drum corps because they allowed tension to kill their sound quality. - Hype everything you do and have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLovin Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 It only counts on the move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamarag Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 It only counts on the move Nah, that's ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLovin Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Nah, that's ridiculous. Tell that to my caption heads I've had haha, its even written on our playing technique book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamarag Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Tell that to my caption heads I've had haha, its even written on our playing technique book Well, all the caption heads I learned under would agree with me, and they are all in the Hall of Fame. You can't play on the move if you can't play standing still first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLovin Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Well, all the caption heads I learned under would agree with me, and they are all in the Hall of Fame. You can't play on the move if you can't play standing still first. But in drum corps, we march and play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShutUpAndPlayYerGuitar Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) It only counts on the move Can you elaborate on this statement? I've never heard this. Just curious. Edited May 14, 2015 by ShutUpAndPlayYerGuitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLovin Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Can you elaborate on this statement? I've never heard this. Just curious. It doesn't matter if you can play your music well stading still in the horn arc, unless if rehearsing a hold, because we march and play. Therefore, playing your music with correct technique and correct notes only counts if its on the move. Its on the front cover of a few corps brass manuals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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