Tuba Embouchure

Question 0

No tone, rushing air - 2 remedies

Answer 0

1. Grip the tube more firmly. Reform OH OO Squeeze

2. Emphasize “OH” to open throat, keep tongue down

Question 1

No tone, rushing air. 2 causes

Answer 1

1. Tight closed throat, air stream restricted, high tongue

2. Embouchure too loose, lips spread

Question 2

Stopped tone. 2 causes

Answer 2

1. Lips pinched completely together

2. Insufficient volume of air passing between lips

Question 3

Stopped tone. 2 remedies

Answer 3

1. Reform Oh OO Squeeze

2. Review tongues position (OH) and fast air

Question 4

Thin, pinched tone. 2 causes

Answer 4

1. Embouchure too tight, lips pinched

2. Insufficient volume of air passing between lips

Question 5

Thin, pinched tone, 2 remedies

Answer 5

1. Review deep breath and fast expulsion of air

2. Loosen grip on the “tube”

Question 6

Intense air. 2 causes

Answer 6

1. Lips pinched almost completely together

2. Insufficient volume of air passing between lips

Question 7

Intense air. 2 remedies

Answer 7

1. De-emphasize gripping tube, re-form “OH OO”, loosen the grip on the tube
2. Review tongue position (OH) and fast air

Question 8

Gargled tone. 2 causes

Answer 8

1. Embouchure not formed tightly enough

2. Lips folding over teeth

Question 9

Gargled tone, two remedies:

Answer 9

1. Grip the tube more firmly

2. Re-form embouchure, oh-oo-squeeze