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The Tuba is played by sitting on something in front of you with your mouth on the mouthpiece while your right hand presses the valves and your left hand holds it still.

And you have to have allot of breath to play the tuba!
as well as blowing with a spiting the pressing the valves to for the note's

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The traditional role of the tuba is to play the bassline of the ensemble that it is in, be that dixieland jazz or Gustav Mahler.

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The tuba is used to carry mostly background noises. Ive played the tuba for 3 years and have only held a melody 1 time. It is broad and the sound is clear and stands out.

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buy blowing in to the mouth peace with a you lips together and blow then pressing the valves to make notes

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The tuba provides a great base for a band. In many bands the tuba is the lowest pitched instrument and is needed to keep the balance of a band.

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