Question: How did you find yourself playing your instrument?
Answer My school has a band program where you do an introduction to the instruments in year two, and you get to indicate which ones you’d like to play. I didn’t even try percussion or wind, I went straight to brass. I actually started on Euphonium in year three, and then at the end of year four, my conductor said to me: “Hey there aren’t any tuba plays at the school anymore. Would you like to play tuba?” And I thought: “Oh, yeah, why not?”
Question: What do you love about your instrument in particular?
Answer I like the fact that it’s unique. Even when you’re playing with an entire ensemble, you’re still a present element in the texture.
Question: What is the most fun you’ve have playing your instrument?
Answer Probably when I went busking with some of my friends last December. We played from a book of Christmas carols. I wore a really weird Santa hat and wrapped my tuba with lots of tinsel.
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