Do you play any musical instruments? I play the trumpet which is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz music.
Yes i play all brass instruments. I was all state in high school for playing the Tuba.
The tuba? that is a great instrument.  It is the largest of all brass instruments.  I would love to try it.
once you start hitting the high notes, it almost like playing the trumpet.
Interesting.  I might give it a go.  My trumpet has valves of the piston type while I know some have the rotary types.  Do tubas also have them?
you have piston and rotary. my favorite is the rotary. they are alot smoother.
You may well be right there.  You know tuba is actually latin for trumpet.
no i did not know that.
History of primitive, ancient Western and non-Western trumpets
The chromatic trumpet of Western tradition is a fairly recent invention, but primitive trumpets of one form or another have been in existence for millennia; some of the predecessors of the modern instrument are now known to date back to the Neolithic era. The earliest of these primordial trumpets were adapted from animal horns and sea shells, and were common throughout Europe, Africa, India and, to a lesser extent, the Middle East. Primitive trumpets eventually found their way to
Tuba
The tuba (; ) (bass) is the largest and lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by lip vibration into a large mouthpiece. It first appeared in the mid-19th century, making it one of the newer instruments in the modern orchestra and concert band. The tuba largely replaced the ophicleide. "Tuba" is Latin for 'trumpet'.
In America, a person who plays the tuba is known as a tubaist or tubist.