The Famous Tuba Player

by Antonia V.

In the summer of 2018, Tyler S. decided when the summer was over he was going to play the tuba.

He wanted to play the tuba at a young age because he was inspired by the instrument. He liked the way it looked and he liked the way the instrument sounded like. Tyler was happy because when he played the instrument for the first time he knew that he had made the right decision of playing the tuba.

One year later, Tyler is sitting on a yoga ball wearing a red shirt and brown shorts with dark brown hair, concentrating on his work. I asked him who inspired him to play the tuba, and he said, “I inspire myself to play the tuba.”

He said, "The goal that I accomplished was to know all the notes and eventually I learned all of the notes.”

Tyler wanted to join band because he did not like singing in large crowds, but he found a passion for the tuba.

Tyler Shumate has a concert in the fall of 2019. Come and see Tyler and the other band members.