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The sousaphone (/ ˈ s uː z ə f oʊ n / SOO-zə-fohn) is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. Created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper at the direction of American bandleader John Philip Sousa (after whom the instrument was then named), it was designed to be easier to play than the concert tuba while standing or marching, as well as to carry the sound of the instrument above the heads ...
Sousaphone. Marching brass instruments are brass instruments specially designed to be played while the player is moving. Not all instruments have a corresponding marching version, but many do, including the following: French horn (replaced by the mellophone) Baritone (replaced by the marching baritone or bass trumpet)
The brass section of the Band of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan in St. Petersburg.. The brass section of the orchestra, concert band, and jazz ensemble consist of brass instruments, and is one of the main sections in all three ensembles.
KSAZ reporter Cory McCloskey suffered a moment of embarrassment when he stuck his microphone in a band player's sousaphone only to have it fall right in. SEE ALSO: Former ring bearer and flower ...
The sousaphone is a specialized version of the helicon. The first sousaphone, a non-production prototype made by J. W. Pepper & Son, Inc. , had an upright bell, hence the nickname "rain catcher" because of its shape.
A man has been able to resume his music career after a stroke - by teaching himself to play the guitar one-handed.
It is the drum corps' counterpart to the marching band's sousaphone: the lowest-pitched member of the hornline, and a replacement for the concert tuba on the marching field. The contrabass bugle is different from the other members of the marching band and drum corps hornlines in that it rests on the shoulder of the player, rather than being ...
Sousaphones (1893), Museum of Making Music: Date: 22 April 2012, 13:45:36: ... Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. Items portrayed in this file