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This is a slide show talking to teachers and students looking to buy new instruments. It explains that there can be many differences between similar instruments. It explains that the choices you make will affect your skill level.
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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
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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/
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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