What Do You Call A Tuba Player (Besides Tuba Player)?
- PhilO
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What Do You Call A Tuba Player (Besides Tuba Player)?
My daughter (a clarinetist) is hanging out a bit (dating?) with a tuba player. There seems no name other than "tuba player," and my "tubador" response was met with the smirks reserved for all bad puns and the like. After all there are flautists, whistlers. pianists, oboists, buglers, trumpeters, pipers, whistlers, etc.
Any of you musicians out there know another name for tuba player and is there anything I should know about these blokes in general?
PhilO
Any of you musicians out there know another name for tuba player and is there anything I should know about these blokes in general?
PhilO
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We're reading a story to our daughter currently with a Sousaphonist in it. (Ths Sousaphonist is in fact a wolf intent on pignapping one of the piglets in a band.) Could be an appropriate descriptor if he does Sousaphone too.
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This raises the issue of what sort of music he plays on the tuba. "Tubist" of "tubaist" may be appropriate for players of classical music, while "tuber" or "tubaer" may be appropriate for players of traditional music, similar to "harpist" and "harper" for players of the harp. There may also be more versatile players who can be correctly referred to as "tuberists," "tubaerists," "tubisters," or "tubaisters." This was discussed in an earlier thread:
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=10045
Best wishes,
Jerry
http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=10045
Best wishes,
Jerry
Hmmm. With my older girl - well, let's put it this way: if these were caveman days, and she liked a guy, he'd have to fear being bopped over the head and dragged off to her cave. It's bad enough when the cat drags in lizards, birds, and small rodents - don't need to encourage her to do the same sort of thing.emmline wrote:My husband can't quite make up his mind whether he should get "a couple of boys from the store" (hardware grunts) to "have a chat" with our daughters' dates, or whether he should simply bring home 3 ladders. (one per girl.)
Though I probably don't need to fear her getting too involved with a guy who plays an instrument that sounds like it's got a terminal case of flatulence. She's much more likely to get involved with a single-reed player (or someone from karate class). You can work out the specifics for yourself
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Yeah, but i wouldn't discount the tubadour too quickly: these guys get plenty of exercise for their lips!
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