LESSON RESOURCES

On this page you will find help on how to structure your daily practice, a complete list of
materials available for download, syllabi for those of you who are studying with me at Brevard
Community College and Stetson University, a repertoire list, and a list of recordings of interest to
trombone, euphonium, and tuba players. Many of these downloads are .pdf files which require
Adobe Acrobat Reader. You may download this program here. It's free.

Daily Practice: Developing an effective practice routine. Obviously mastery on any musical
instrument is only achieved through a great amount of regular daily practice. Additionally the
greatest success comes from the efficient use of practice time. Outlined below is what I consider
to be an efficient and effective practice routine.

 Begin with the daily warm-up routine. Developing players need a

daily dose of exercises that work toward the development of sound production
(embouchure and breath control) as well as flexibility. Developed players, such
as myself, need a daily dose of these exercises in order to maintain and refine the
skills acquired over the years. During your lessons we will together work out a
daily routine that is best for you mostly through the study of long tones, slurs,
and lip slurs. In addition facility in all keys and development of the extremes of
the instrument’s range are pursued through scale studies. I cannot overemphasize
the importance of practicing scales, both slurred and tongued, every day.
 Proceed to technical and melodic etudes. As you develop you will
study progressively more challenging etudes. Technical and musical skills
should be developed simultaneously. Etude books specific to your abilities will
be recommended during your lessons. Generally you will practice out of both a
melodic etude book and a technical etude book.
 Continue on to solo literature. You should apply technical and musical
skills to learning the solo repertoire of the instrument.
 Finally practice ensemble literature. Whether it is your school band or
other ensembles you must be prepared when attending rehearsals.

I highly recommend that you visit David Zerkel's web page at the University of
Georgia. Click on resources for some very informative articles about tuba performance.

Materials: Warm-ups, Scales, and Scale Studies downloadable as Acrobat files.

 Materials for the Euphonium

 Warm-up
 Scales
 Scale Studies
 Materials for the Tuba
 Mouthpiece Buzzing
 Warm-up, BB-flat Tuba
 Warm-up, CC Tuba
 Scales
 Scale Studies
Syllabi:

Stetson University; For my Applied Tuba students your syllabus is here.

Brevard Community College; For my Tuba students.

 If you are a non-music major and are taking half-hour lessons your syllabus is
here
 If you are a music major taking hour-length lessons your syllabus is here

Repertoire: This list is primarily for the more advanced student. If you are a beginning or
intermediate player I usually coordinate with your Band Director about what books you should
be studying from.

Arban's Complete Method This book can usually be relied upon to provide exercises for most
any aspect of your performance that you want to develop.

For Trombone and Euphonium I recommend the version of Arban's Complete Method edited
by Alessi and Bowman.

For Tuba I recommend the version of Arban's Complete Method edited by Young and Jacobs.

Trombone and Euphonium Technical Etudes

 Blume, Studies
 Blume, 36 Studies for F-attachment
 Tyrrell, 40 Progressive Studies
 Kopprasch, 60 Studies
 Blazhevich, Studies in Clefs
 Vandercook, Etudes
 Hering, Progressive Etudes (40)

Trombone and Euphonium Melodic Etudes

 Bordogni, Vocalises - comes in multiple volumes, begin with volume 1

 Rochut, Melodius Etudes - earlier version of the same Bordogni vocalises
listed above, this a three volume work, begin with volume 1

Special Methods and Books for the Bass Trombone It is usual for a Bass Trombonist to
study from both the Trombone etude books listed above and the Tuba etude books listed below.
In addition there are books written expressly for the Bass Trombone.

 The Double Valve Bass Trombone, by Alan Raph

 New Method for Bass Trombone, Aharoni
 The Non-Classic Bass Trombone, Aharoni
 20 Etudes, Gillis
 70 Progressive Studies, Gillis

Tuba Technical Etudes

  Blazhevich, 70 Studies, this is a two volume work, start with volume 1
 Tyrrell, Advanced Studies
 Kopprasch, 60 Studies
 Vasiliev, Etudes for Tuba
 Snedecor, Low Etudes

Tuba Melodic Etudes

 Bordogni, 43 Bel Canto Studies

 Bordogni Complete Solfeggi for Tuba, compiled by Wesley Jacobs.

Tuba Advanced Etudes

 Fritz, Twenty Characteristic Etudes

 Maenz, Twelve Special Studies
 Maenz, 20 Studies for Bass Trombone or Tuba
 Senon, Kaleidoscope Etudes

Solo Repertoire

Euphonium Solos, Advanced Middle School & Intermediate High School

 Curnow, Rhapsody

Euphonium Solos, Advanced

 Barat, Introduction and Dance

 De Luca, Beautiful Colorado
 Guilmant, Morceau Symphonique
 Horowitz, Concerto for Euphonium
 Manita, Believe me of all Those Endearing Young Charms

Euphonium Solos, Very Advanced

 Boccalari, Fantasia de Concerto

 Curnow, Symphonic Variants

Tuba Solos, Beginner and Middle School

 Grieg/Holmes, In the Hall of the Mountain King

 Handel/Bell, Honor and Arms
 Bizet/Bell, Carmen Excerpts
 Mozart/Morris, O Isis and Osiris
 Schumann, The Jolly Peasant

Tuba Solos, Advanced Middle School & Intermediate High School

 Haddad, Suite for Tuba

 Handel/Little, Larghetto & Allegro
 Hartley, Aria
 Holmes, Emmett's Lullaby
 Marcello/Little, Largo & Presto
  Presser, Sonatina
 Walters, Scherzo Pomposo

Tuba Solos, Advanced

 Bach/Bell, Air and Bourree

 Barat/Smith, Introduction and Dance
 Beethoven/Bell, Variations on a Theme from Judas Maccabeus
 Bencriscutto, Concertino for Tuba and Band
 Beversdorf, Sonata
 Capuzzi, Andante and Rondo
 Curnow, Concertino
 Defaye, Suite Marine (requires a good high register)
 Frackenphol, Sonata for Tuba and Piano
 Frackenphol, Concertino
 Frackenphol, Variations on The Cobbler's Bench
 Goedicke/Emilson, Concert Etude Op 49
 Grant, Stuff for Unaccompanied Tuba
 Gregson, Tuba Concerto
 Grundman, Tuba Rhapsody
 Hartley, Sonatina
 Hartley, Sonata
 Hartley, Sonata No. 3 for Tuba and Piano
 Hindemith, Sonate
 Jacob, Tuba Suite
 Marcello/Little, Sonata
 Persichetti, Serenade #12 for Solo Tuba
 Ross, Villanella
 Stevens, Suite No. 1 for Solo Tuba
 Swan, Two Moods for Tuba
 Shostakovch, Adagio from the Limpid Stream
 Vaughan Williams, Six Studies in English Folk Song
 Vivaldi/Morris, Sonata No, 3 in A minor
 Wilder, Sonata for Tuba and Piano

Tuba Solos, Very Advanced

 Barnes, Concerto for Tuba

 Bozza, Concertino
 Broughton, Sonata” also know as “Concerto
 Casterede, Sonatine
 Curnow, Fantasia for Tuba and Piano
 Ellerby, Tuba Concerto
 Ewazen, Concerto for Tuba or Bass Trombone
 Gárdonyi, Sonate
 Graham, Three Furies
 Gregson, Alarum for Solo Tuba
 Jones S., Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
 Kellaway, The Morning Song
 Kraft, Encounters II
 Koetsier, Concertino
  Persichetti, Parable XXII for Solo Tuba
 Penderecki, Capriccio
 Plau, Concerto for Tuba and Strings
 Plog, Three Miniatures
 Stevens, H., Sonatina
 Stevens J., Salve Venere, Salve Marte for Solo Tuba
 Stevens, T., Aria con Variazioni
 Stevens, T., Variations in an Olden Style
 Wilder, Suite No. 1 ("Effie Suite")
 Wilhelm, Concertina for Tuba and Wind Instruments
 Vaughan Williams, Concerto
 von Koch, Monologue No. 9 for Solo Tuba
 Woodward, Tuba Concerto
 York, Sonata

Orchestra Excerpts

What Excerpts should I study? A very good start would be to study the excerpts listed by
David Zerkel at the University of Georgia. With permission from the author you may download it
here.

 Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library, Three volume collection of complete

trombone and tuba parts to many of the more challenging works for symphony
orchestra.
 Cherry Classics, Another CD-ROM Library of complete trombone and tuba
orchestra parts available at Cherry-Classics.com

Recordings: A listing of recordings of interest to Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba players. (As
you see this is unfinished work.)

Listen to This

Bones Apart All-Girl trombone quartet playing "Stars and Stripes" is here!
Go to their Web-Site

Trombone; Available through Dillon Music

 Trombonastics
Joseph Alessi, trombone
Ami Fujiwara, piano Barbara Allen harp
 Bass Trombone
Orchestral Excerpts
Jeffrey Reynolds
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Tenor Tuba- Bass Trumpet
Michael Mulcahy
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Available through Walking Frog Records

  Beyond The End Of The Century -
Joseph Alessi, Trombone, J. Feldman, Piano
 EPISTROPHY
Matt Niess and The Capitol Bones

Available through web links (click on the hyperlink)

 Blair Bollinger
"Fancy free" d'Note Records DND1033

Euphonium; Available through Dillon Music

 The World of the Euphonium

Vol. One, Two, Three, & Four
Steven Mead, Euphonium
Richard Phillips and
Joyce Woodhead, Piano

Available through Walking Frog Records

 Elegance
Roger Behrend, Euphonium, Richard A. Donn, Piano/Harpsichord, William W.
Wiedrich, Piano
 Euphonic Sounds
American music for euphonium and piano
John Mueller, euphonium; Joseph Holt, piano
 Roger Behrend, Euphonium
Roger Behrend, Euphonium, Caryl Conger, Piano, Emily Fisher, Harp

Available through Sotto Voce

 Soliloquies
Demondrae Thurman, Euphonium

Tuba; Available through Dillon Music

 Portrait of an Artist
Arnold Jacobs
 Tuba Orchestral Excerpts
Gene Pokorny
 Tuba Tracks
Gene Pokorny
 The Romantic Tuba
Floyd Cooley, tuba
Naomi Chaitkin Nimmo, Piano & Harpsichord
 Lollipops
Patrick Sheridan, Tuba
Rich Ridenour, Piano
 Bon Bons
Patrick Sheridan,Tuba
Rich Ridenour, Piano
 Dos Amigos
Patrick Sheridan & Sam Pilafian
 Gravity is Light Today
Roger Bobo, Tuba
Froydis Ree Wekre, horn
Roger Kellaway, piano
  Getting It Together
Sam Palafian, Tuba
Frank Vignola, Guitar
 Changing Colors
Jim Self, Tuba
 Ain't My Fault
Dixie Power Trio
 Greetings From Gumboville
Dixie Power Trio
 Out of Control
Dixie Power Trio
 The Virgil Sessions
Dixie Power Trio

Available through Walking Frog Records

 Smile
Marty Erickson, Tuba with Jazz Combo
 Daniel in the Lion's Den
Daniel Perantoni, tuba
 Something Old, Something New
American Music for Tuba, David Zerkel, Tuba

Available through Sotto Voce

 Consequences
Sotto Voce Tuba-Euphonium Quartet
 Viva Voce!
Sotto Voce Tuba-Euphonium Quartet
 Forbes Plays Koetsier
Michael Forbes, Tuba