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How do I identify the key of a tuba?
According to Wikipedia
The main tube of a B♭ tuba is approximately 18 feet (5.5 m) long, while that of a C tuba is 16 feet (4.9 m), of an E♭ tuba 13 feet (4.0 m), and of an F tuba 12 feet (3.7 m).
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How do I identify the key of a tuba?
Play the lowest note possible, with no valves pressed. That will give you the fundamental of the instrument. Quite loose lips will help here. As you tighten, the next note up is the 5th, and above ...
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Why is a major key called major?
there are more major intervals in the major key than the minor key. Major C D EF G A B. minor A BC D EF G. So major meaning more and minor meaning less. The same thing applies to the naming of chords ...
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how does the key signature work (not reading it)
My music theory is not super strong, but I'm going to put this out there as a baseline answer to be improved by the community...
For the sake of argument (and to make intervals more visual), I'm going ...
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how does the key signature work (not reading it)
Showing just one flat (on E) in the key signature couldn't possibly indicate all notes are flat. That would be madness, and non-sensical!
Maybe it's the way you've phrased the question.
When the key ...
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how does the key signature work (not reading it)
When at Eb appears in a key signature, it means that every E appearing in that music — no matter which line or space it is written on — will be played as an Eb unless otherwise indicated. The Eb in ...
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Finding the key of a song that begins in other key
It’s a pretty basic principle of the Classical style that keys are used structurally. A piece starts in one key, travels through some contrasting keys, but completes with a satisfying return to the ...
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Finding the key of a song that begins in other key
The key of most pieces is that posted by the composer. After all, that's what they decided upon. It might well be, as in this case, the piece modulated into the parallel and relative keys, or indeed ...
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