Once upon a time, there was a trumpet player named Dizzy Gillespie. All of you who think that puffing your cheeks is harmful should take time to listen to Diz and look at pics of him while he was playing. How good was he? He was one of the bebop founding fathers who revolutionized the way jazz is played. If puffing your cheeks lowers your tone, then Diz's trumpet should have sounded like my tuba.
haha that is awesome i played that like 5 years ago...i was the only tuba also and it was fun cause i got the fun notes with the flute and i thought it was great...great job for an 8th grader!! keep it up, and yes so rare is it to find a asian girl playing a tuba.
u have any tips on having a good embachure? i play the trumpet and i found out ive been playing with the wrong embachure for the past 3 years, my mouth piece keeps slipping away from the center of my mouth while im playing any help?
Yeah, what they said about the cheeks is definitely...cheeky. You look different than me when you play. I almost laugh when I look at myself in the reflection of the tuba because when I play my face turns into a big wrinkle without puffy cheeks...especially on high notes.
i play the tuba, im am 7th grade advanced band, i used to puff my cheeks in 6th grade because it was hard not to puff them. U ar not supposed to puff ur cheeks but most beginners do.
What's with this strange fixation about puffing of the cheeks or not? Far more important is to use lots of air, and to create a large resonance chamber in your mouth by dropping your jaw and keeping your toungue down/out of the way (think "hot potato!"). Also lift your ribcage and widen your throat (like when you yawn) to make room for air, and use your abs to help set off the notes, like when you cough. If puffing the cheeks impairs your playing, avoid it. Otherwise, it's a non-issue.
hey! I wouldn't listen to whats been said about puffing your cheecks out, on a instrument like the tuba it gives you a broader tone. But what I have noticed with your playing is that you don't give yourself enough time to take a big enough breath to support your playing - this was noticable most at the start before you began to play. To broaden your sound try pushing from your diaphragm!
I switched to tuba from flute in 8th grade. lol.. i basically HAD to puff my cheeks in the beginning just to reach the low Bb. Later on, I just got used to not puffing. How long ago was this?
@rollerblada24 Hell no! ive played tuba for 4 years and during the first two years i puffed cheeks because i thought it was correct but when my teacher after 2 years showed me the proper way, much better sound and easier to play 8th notes and 16th notes, so if you say that you should puff cheeks, you obviously dont play tuba or any other instrument. But good job jennakun, beside cheeks lol
Yah, you might want to fix your cheeks, before you get dizzy face. (Where you cheeks have been stretched out from doing that so much your cheeks sag :P)
Sounds REALLY good for 8th graders...rhythms are nice..tone is really good in clarinets and this tuba!! Nice work
Once upon a time, there was a trumpet player named Dizzy Gillespie. All of you who think that puffing your cheeks is harmful should take time to listen to Diz and look at pics of him while he was playing. How good was he? He was one of the bebop founding fathers who revolutionized the way jazz is played. If puffing your cheeks lowers your tone, then Diz's trumpet should have sounded like my tuba.
She sounded a million times better than the bones
haha that is awesome i played that like 5 years ago...i was the only tuba also and it was fun cause i got the fun notes with the flute and i thought it was great...great job for an 8th grader!! keep it up, and yes so rare is it to find a asian girl playing a tuba.
haha. back in the day jenna. back in the day....
thank you most ppl dont realize that
I used to play the bells for this song and I can say that your version is way better than ours.
unfortunatly itll be hard to see, but ur advice is still grateful
thx alot
what a show =O
u have any tips on having a good embachure?
i play the trumpet and i found out ive been playing with the wrong embachure for the past 3 years, my mouth piece keeps slipping away from the center of my mouth while im playing
any help?
@tubamarius Actually, it does, if u puff your cheeks then whole breath is not goming out, something stays in...
If you read your Arnold Jacobs, you'll learn that the diaphragm muscle is only used to pull air in, not push it out.
ur good!!!
wow, that was really good! I'm playing that (piccolo) in band and we kind of suck. =) That was great.
Yeah, what they said about the cheeks is definitely...cheeky.
You look different than me when you play. I almost laugh when I look at myself in the reflection of the tuba because when I play my face turns into a big wrinkle without puffy cheeks...especially on high notes.
seeing this makes me miss playing my tuba in school..
i play the tuba, im am 7th grade advanced band, i used to puff my cheeks in 6th grade because it was hard not to puff them. U ar not supposed to puff ur cheeks but most beginners do.
Also: Go Jenna!
@tubamarius It wasn't my teacher who told me that. And you know actually it really doesn't matter if i puff my cheeks, at least for me =)
lmao i'm playing the same song now...in the intermediate band of my school on trombone... but i'm a euphonium in senior band...
u play good im a tuba player trombone euphonium baritone and tuba is really hard to get use to that mouth piece
It won't make the note "bouncy", possibly slightly delayed, as puffing your cheeks creates unnecessary eddies of air.
AHH!!! CHEEKS!!! BAD!!!
Yah, female tuba players unite! xD
you so pretty
*_*
Very LOL!!!
I'd like to know where I can find this sheet music!!!
Could you post me?
Thank you!
Great job!
Why a girl that cute is playing that song on that instrument is beyond me.
What's with this strange fixation about puffing of the cheeks or not?
Far more important is to use lots of air, and to create a large resonance chamber in your mouth by dropping your jaw and keeping your toungue down/out of the way (think "hot potato!"). Also lift your ribcage and widen your throat (like when you yawn) to make room for air, and use your abs to help set off the notes, like when you cough.
If puffing the cheeks impairs your playing, avoid it. Otherwise, it's a non-issue.
zeke, shut up.
i sit beside you in band class and we both know that anybody is better than our band..or at least everyone minus us ; ]
hey! I wouldn't listen to whats been said about puffing your cheecks out, on a instrument like the tuba it gives you a broader tone.
But what I have noticed with your playing is that you don't give yourself enough time to take a big enough breath to support your playing - this was noticable most at the start before you began to play.
To broaden your sound try pushing from your diaphragm!
hey i puff my cheeks when i play tuba and i play just fine... i think lol
Count yourself lucky. At my school we don't even have a band.
I switched to tuba from flute in 8th grade. lol.. i basically HAD to puff my cheeks in the beginning just to reach the low Bb. Later on, I just got used to not puffing. How long ago was this?
@rollerblada24 Hell no! ive played tuba for 4 years and during the first two years i puffed cheeks because i thought it was correct but when my teacher after 2 years showed me the proper way, much better sound and easier to play 8th notes and 16th notes, so if you say that you should puff cheeks, you obviously dont play tuba or any other instrument. But good job jennakun, beside cheeks lol
lol, cheek puff=fail
I puff my cheeks to hit low notes, but I play Trumpet, that's different.......^__^
is yours a 3 or 4 valve tuba?
The timpani player kind of stole the show from you...
you shouldn't puff your cheecks but good playing
like omgsh a female asn tuba player! both female and asian that is rare! lol yea dont puff your cheeks >.< its pretty good otherwise
Yah, you might want to fix your cheeks, before you get dizzy face. (Where you cheeks have been stretched out from doing that so much your cheeks sag :P)
your a horrible player if u take a breath after every note
She sounded a million times better than the bones