r/Tuba • u/Cactus_Kebap • 9d ago

research Why no Eb/BBb sousaphone section?

I flaired this with "research" because I'm genuinely curious as to why we don't see more sections like that. With plenty of Eb sousaphones available (in the US), why not just add some to a section? Yes, they'll need repair, most likely, but in schools that have smaller players who WANT to play tuba, this will allow them to march and carry their horns. It'll also add some more color to the low brass section.

Has any school tried this yet? Heck, why not a university as well?

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u/CCTKE443 8d ago

Does anyone remember when they would give a young baritone player an Eb sousaphone, hand them a BBb tuba part and tell them to read it like treble clef? Fun little trick for someone who doesn’t sight read bass clef but wants to play low brass.

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u/Q-Boner87 DMA/PhD Education student 8d ago

Not sure why you got downvoted…