sousaphone
Noun
Meaning
the lowest brass wind instrument
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At the end of the performance, the "i" in "Ohio" is "dotted" by a high-stepping senior sousaphone player.
Except for the instrument's general shape and appearance, the sousaphone is technically very similar to a standard (upright) tuba.
From here, the sousaphone players run in a snake around the field jumping to drum line cadence.
Low brass instruments such as the tuba or sousaphone are the standard bass instrument in Dixieland and New Orleans-style jazz bands.
Criticisms of the fourth valve on a sousaphone center around additional weight, although the fourth valve improves intonation and facilitates playing of the lower register.
Most marching bands opt for the sousaphone, an instrument that is easier to carry and almost always cheaper than a true marching tuba.