Flute to Tuba Converts


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Posted by tuba tutor on October 10, 2001 at 20:49:50:

In my high school band, I am(or, was, rather) the only tuba player. However, this Tuesday my teacher took me aside and told me to instruct two former flutes in the arcane tuba arts. I have found out some things about them: 1) one used to know how to read bass clef, the other never learned 2) they can't sustain notes for very long, maybe about a second or two at a mezzo piano level 3) maybe because they were flute players, they can't reach the open BBb and F, at least not very often. Any tips on what I should teach them, how to tell if they're making mistakes, etc.? (I feel really unqualified as a teacher.)


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