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Expert Profile: Donald Sutton

Expertise: I can answer questions about instrument selection, mouthpiece choices, playing technique and general care and repair. I can also deal with composing, arranging and voicings of BBb, CC, EEb, and F tubas as well as Euphoniums. I do not know much about instrument prices or values, and can only give little information on ages. For that kind of question, check the 'Vintage Instruments' category - there's some fantastic people there!

Experience in the area
I have been playing tuba for more than 30 years. I play all the brass instruments and most woodwinds. I currently direct the tuba quartet for the 25th Army Band

Organizations
25th Army Band TubaSoldier Tuba Quartet

Education/Credentials
BA, music, (Tuba and Euphonium were my major instruments)

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What do you like about this subject? Tuba players are the most unique and fun people in the music world.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? The great thing about music is that there is always room to grow and somewhere to go.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 430
Knowledge	9.86 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	10.0 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.93 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		3
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		31

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	08/28/08
10	10	10	10	08/11/08
10	10	10	10	07/24/08
10	10	9	10	06/27/08
10	10	10	10	06/16/08

User Comments

thank you! and it helped alot
(krystal on 08/28/08)

Thanks... =)
(------ on 07/24/08)

Thanks a bunch!
(Harleigh on 06/27/08)

Wonderful answer, thank you very much. GRK
(Gary on 06/16/08)

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Recent Answers from Donald Sutton

2008-08-27 help!: Glad to hear that you are trying your hand at composition! Tuba music is notated in concert pitch, so in concert Bb, there would be 2 flats. It IS on the bass clef staff as well. You would notate...

2008-07-05 fingering for cc tuba: Hi, and welcome to the Dark Side! Tubas are unique out of all of the brass instruments in that no matter what the key of the horn, the written pitch and the sounding pitch are the same. The different...

2008-06-29 tuba: Hi Vanessa! The only way to convert a BBb tuba to a CC tuba is to physically cut the valve slides and tuning slides to change the overall length of the horn. The tube length of a CC tuba is approximately...

2008-06-27 M & M USA Tuba: I've had to do some research, as I have not played on an M&M tuba. The only solid information I could find is the website at www.tubamm.com. The company is headquartered in Florida, but the instruments...

2008-06-22 What's the Difference?: Hi, and welcome to the low brass section! While all tubas are played with the same mechanics, (same embouchure and fingering patterns) they are not the same like the saxes are. On a sax, when you see...