Tuba
FACTS ABOUT TUBA
Tuba was invented in 1835.
The word tuba is actually latin for trumpet.
People who play tuba are called tuba players.
Famous people who played tuba include Aretha Franklin and Andy Griffith!
Tuba belongs to a family of tubas. Types of tubas include tenor tubas, the rare subcontrabasstuba, and the sousaphone. In high school, tuba students will march with a sousaphone.
Watch a SOLO tuba performance!
(Solo means a performer plays alone.)
Watch a tuba ENSEMBLE performance!
(Ensemble means a performers play in groups.)