sousaphones
Circular brass instruments
A sousaphone is a large brass instrument in the tuba family, designed to wrap around the player's body with a forward-facing bell.
Built for marching bands, it distributes weight across the shoulders while projecting sound toward the audience: The sousaphones anchored the brass section as the band paraded down Main Street.
Named after bandmaster John Philip Sousa.
Lowest brass instrument
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
bore · tone · pitch · intonation · embouchure · fingering · slides · tuning
Deep pitch or fish
- oom-pahRepetitive brass rhythm
- deepFar from surface
- loudHigh in volume
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
resonant · low · rumble · blare · blast · fanfare · thunderous · sonorous
Group playing music together
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- footballField sport with goals
- halftimeMidpoint break in games
- formationCreation or arrangement
drill · uniform · plume · field · stadium · procession · college · military
Of great mass
- carryMove while supporting
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- wrap-aroundExtending around something
- portableAble to be carried
cumbersome · balance · weight · posture · strap · harness · support · ergonomic
Louisiana's largest city
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- second lineSupporting vocal line
- funeralService honoring the dead
- SousaPortuguese-origin American composer surname
brass band · Dixieland · street music · zydeco · festival · celebration · HBCU · tailgate
tuba
Lowest brass instrument
mouthpiece · bore · tone · pitch · intonation · embouchure · fingering · slides · tuning · range
bass
Deep pitch or fish
booming · resonant · low · rumble · blare · blast · fanfare · thunderous · sonorous · rich
band
Group playing music together
formation · drill · uniform · plume · field · stadium · procession · college · military · homecoming
heavy
Of great mass
- carryMove while supporting
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- wrap-aroundExtending around something
portable · cumbersome · balance · weight · posture · strap · harness · support · ergonomic · bulk
New Orleans
Louisiana's largest city
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- second lineSupporting vocal line
- funeralService honoring the dead
Sousa · brass band · Dixieland · street music · zydeco · festival · celebration · HBCU · tailgate · Oktoberfest
- marching bandmarching band, military bands, drum lines, parade music, color guard
- brass instrumentstrumpet, trombone, trumpets, trombones, horn
- military bandsmarching bands, marching band, brass bands, pipe bands, drum corps