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Why do you have to blow hard to play a tuba?

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Look at the volume of a tuba--it takes gallons upon gallons of air just to fill it up! Since it's the biggest, it just plain takes more air.

Also, because of its huge mouthpiece size and its wider pipes, there is very little air resistance. That's why a tuba player's poor lungs have to keep pumping out the air so fast.

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Not really, but the technique is more about the embouchure of the player's lips. Obviously, if the player wishes to play very loudly, "blowing hard" is an option, but if one overblows, notes are likely to split, or slip.

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yes very but it also depends how big it is the bigger it is the harder to blow

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not really believe me I have been play the sousaphone since I was a baby trust me you dont

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not at all. It may seem like you do at first, but when you get used to it, you won't notice.

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no you just have to buzz your lips.

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