The Concert Tuba
• Concert Band (Bell on top)
• Silver or bronze/brass
• keys of Bb, C, Eb, or F
• 3+ valves (rotor or piston)
The Contra
• Marching Band (Bell to the front)
• Silver or bronze/brass
• key of Bb (Concert Pitch)
• 3-4 Piston Valves• Some convert to
concert form
The Sousaphone
• Marching Band (Bell to the front)
• Silver, brass, or white/fiberglass
• key of Bb(concert Pitch)
• 3 Piston Valves
The Helicon
• Marching Band (Bell to the side)
• Silver or bronze/brass
• key of Bb (concert pitch)
• 3 Piston Valves• Bell to the side
Summary
The right choice of horn can make a huge difference in skill level, so be sure to take into
consideration style, valve type, pitch, material and color
among other things
Attributions
Concert tuba: By Shoesbox (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsFile:CERVENY WIENER TUBA (Musica Model).jpg- Wikipedia Commonshttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CERVENY_WIENER_TUBA_(Musica_Model).jpg Sousaphone:Lucy LiuSousaphone … |Flickr Photo Sharing!http://www.flickr.com/photos/leafvert/4020898445/
Attributions cont.
Helicon:By Matthias Bramboeck (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia CommonsFile:Helikon-Stowasser-Graz.jpg- Wikipedia Commonshttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Helikon-Stowasser-Graz.jpg Piston:By PJ, background cropped by EWikist (File:Trumpet 1.jpg) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC-BY-SA-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsTrumpet_1.png- Wikipedia Commonshttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATrumpet_1.png
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