Tuba is played by buzzing your lips through the mouthpiece. Because of the size of the instrument, there is very little resistance in the horn and it requires much more air than the other brass instruments. For top action Tubas (meaning valves are on top) it is held very similar to a Euphonium. For front-facing Tubas, your right hand wraps around the horn to press the valves and the right hand is used to stabilize the instrument as it rests on a comfortable leg/chair. For students who may feel like the tuba is too large to comfortably rest on their leg/chair, Tuba Stands are a popular item to buy so that the weight of the instrument is not on the person's body and has a more stable platform. 

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Øystein Baadsvik is the only Tuba player to ever have a career exclusively as a soloist. He has never accepted an orchestra position or a teaching position as faculty at any university. He studied under two legendary Tuba players and professors, Harvey Phillips (Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana University) and Arnold Jacobs (who had a 40 year career and position with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra). He has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras, ensembles, and regularly gives masterclasses at various Universities around the US.

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