You are important, and tubas are the core of any band’s great sound!
    By playing tuba, you can contribute to the most important part of your band’s sound - the foundation!  It is impossible to build a solid house without a foundation, and without you, the tuba, the band’s sound would crumble!  As a tuba player, you are critical to helping establish great balance, intonation, and clear rhythm for the ensemble.  You are important, and you can do it!

    As a trumpet player, you have developed some skills that will translate very well to tuba!
    1)  You already know how to buzz a mouthpiece, and this website can help refine your skills to fit the tuba. 
    2)  You have already learned to use valves on your trumpet.  These fingering patterns are very similar to tuba.  You can use this website to learn bass clef, translate these new notes to tuba, and you’ll be ready to go!

    By using the tools on this website, you can learn to play tuba, and you can help your ensemble right away!