A brass instrument will usually outlast a woodwind instrument; they are basically a piece of sturdy piece of metal engineering. So when the band is given funding to replace old beat up horns, tuba players in the school band usually look over to the woodwind players...
Tuba players are generally a forgotten lot, located next furthest from the conductor to the percussion and visually impaired from him by our prized tool of music making. It is no wonder that the conductor pay less attention to us. To economically use the...
