Lower Instruments

Does anyone here play lower instruments as their primary? I do.

I have been playing tuba for almost four years now. I am in the Marching Band and Wind Ensemble. After playing this instrument for awhile, I sometimes have second thoughts on if I should have stayed with trumpet. This usually happens on a Stand Fast 32 measure blaring trumpet solo during a marching show. Ah, well, just a rant. I do like low instruments, you can feel yourself balancing the band.

I also play bass. I am in the Spartanaires (my high school's show choir). I have been playing for three years.

Please reply if you play/have played lower instruments and share some of your experiences.

Bass Guitar for me

I play trombamabone.

well, tenor sax is KINDA low, and it was my second instrument. but i'm better with it than clarinet, flute, trombone and piano.

Trombone. I love playing low stuff, but I can't seem to get lower than about pedal A or Ab. Other than that, I'm better at low stuff on my Yamaha student horn than this year's bass trombonist is on the school's Bach bass bone. Though to be fair, he's never played bass before.

I'd take the bassoon as my primary any day.:P

I played euphonium in high school. My main instrument is viola, which some people place in the lower strings (though others will call them upper strings)... at any rate, I think playing one of the middle voices has given me a good instinct for what makes a good middle part.

I have more lower-voice experience from singing. In college I sang bass in the glee club... these days I still sing bass in Chorda Tympani, the USC med school a capella group.

I'd take the bassoon as my primary any day.:P

:P :P

does anyone have any tips for getting better on bassoon

I play Bari-phonium, I guess that kinda counts.

Man, I want to play cello so bad! Aggh!

its not hard,.. i played for like... 4 years? i think

piano~

haha

we go LOW

its not hard,.. i played for like... 4 years? i think

It's hard to play in tune, apparently. I just envy the string players their beautiful parts in the Nutcracker, and every symphony, symphonic poem, etc. Lucky bastards.

its not hard,.. i played for like... 4 years? i think

I thought you disliked European instruments?

i do, but i do play them, just to up my instrument count

...i do play them, just to up my instrument count

:huh:

he means how many instruments he plays Robin.

i do, but i do play them, just to up my instrument count

What's the point in doing that?

i focus on asian music, thats why many cant pronounce half the instruments on that list, so when i was in 3rd grade i took cello for fun

Clearly nobody here knows what constitutes a "Lower Instrument". :) I consider a "Lower Instrument" as one you can feel before you can hear, you know, the types that require you to acquire local permits to practice in your home because they tend to cause seizmic disturbances. I play horn and I suppose that instrument can play quite low by any standards, I can hit a note equivalent to low 'C' on a tuba. I'm also learning tuba, and I'll tell you, it's fun torturing a jumpy flute section with nice jarring pedal Bb's.

For research on REALLY low instruments, check the Contrabass Compendium:

Contrabass Compendium

For those of you out there who appreciate humor concerning said instruments capable of generating highly localized seizmic activity, check the "Warning signs that you may be a contrabass maniac":

You Might *Be* A Contrabass Maniac...

Much fun!

Does anyone here play lower instruments as their primary? I do.

I have been playing tuba for almost four years now. I am in the Marching Band and Wind Ensemble. After playing this instrument for awhile, I sometimes have second thoughts on if I should have stayed with trumpet. This usually happens on a Stand Fast 32 measure blaring trumpet solo during a marching show. Ah, well, just a rant. I do like low instruments, you can feel yourself balancing the band.

I also play bass. I am in the Spartanaires (my high school's show choir). I have been playing for three years.

Please reply if you play/have played lower instruments and share some of your experiences.

My Primary instrument is Clarinet. I Started playing Bass Clarinet in Junior High...and I played on an Eb Contra Bass Clarinet.

Do you count Bass Marimba? we can go down to pedal C

does anyone have any tips for getting better on bassoon

I'd recommend practising, alot.

I play a bit of bass guitar and a tiny bit of upright. Mainly, though, I'm a guitarist, a.k.a. the type of guy that gets to solo while you hold down the rhythm. So, erm, thanks, bassists.

anyone i need help playig extremly loud on a crappy tuba can anyone help me or give me some like things i could do to play louder