1. Tu•ba Colin P. Hildenbrand

2. History Where did the need for the tuba come from? 16th century presents the modern day orchestra Orchestral voicing Bass voice Basses Cellos

3. History Serpent Ophicleide -Trombone mouthpiece -Serpent with keys! -Three finger holes later replaced with keys -Improved sound & intonation -both the serpent and ophicleide were only capable of notes sounding as low as A1 or Bb1

4. History William Wiepricht -Filed the first known patent for the tuba in 1835 -5 valves -keyed in BBb or EEb

5. Adaptation -Middle 19th century -Tuba established in orchestra as bass wind instrument -Was only suitable for certain settings -1845 The helicon was introduced -Sousaphone •Ted Pounder •J.P. Sousa Marine Band

6. Three to six valves M O D E R N

7. Keyed in Eb Bb F & C M O D E R N Range-1.5 octaves below lowest note on piano-Eb4

9. Music •Universal instrument •Still an essential member of orchestras and marching bands •Hip hop •Jazz •Funk •Polka •Rock