(Meredith Music Resource). Until now, there has not been a bass clef tuba book entirely dedicated to the lip slur. Lip slurs are specific exercises designed to develop flexibility and are essential in building strength and developing technique. This collection of lip slurs, offering exercises for multiple stages of ability and development, serves both young tuba students and more advanced players. It will surely improve the playing of all tuba players!

"Foundations for Superior Performance" is designed to help structure the daily rehearsal and advance the performance level of the ensemble. The primary goal is to offer a framework of exercises and routine drills that will facilitate the mastery of essential playing fundamentals. Different skill levels have been integrated into this book to meet the needs of the inexperienced player, and, at the same time, challenge the most advanced.

(Meredith Music Resource). Revised and updated! Lip Slurs for Horn provides a comprehensive collection of essential slurring skills for the first year student as well as exercises that challenge the most advanced professional. A balance between variety and accessibility is used to challenge the ear and combat the monotony of typical lip slur exercises while maintaining a logical and musical shape to the phrase. Special areas included are: * Large intervals within a modest range * Exercises designed to eliminate or minimize breaks between registers * Memorizable warm-ups * Techniques that exploit out-of-tune harmonics * Innovative ways to increase range both high and low * Exercises that provide an extreme challenge to the ear * Lip slur hybrids combined with lip trill precursors

Guide to the Tuba Repertoire is the most comprehensive investigation ever undertaken into the literature and discography of any single musical instrument. Under the direction of R. Winston Morris and Daniel Perantoni, this publication represents more than 40 years of research by dozens of leading professionals throughout the world. The guide defines the current status of the tuba and documents its growth since its inception in 1835. Contributors are Ron Davis, Jeffrey Funderburk, David Graves, Skip Gray, Charles A. McAdams, R. Winston Morris, Mark A. Nelson, Timothy J. Northcut, Daniel Perantoni, Philip Sinder, Joseph Skillen, Kenyon Wilson, and Jerry A. Young.

Daily Routines for the Student Tuba Player is a systematic approach to help student tuba players develop and maintain fundamental tuba skills. Designed to challenge students but not overwhelm them, there are nine routines: Beginning, Air, Valve Technique, Intermediate, Ear Training, Fourth Valve, Duet and Intonation, Intervals, and Advanced Routine. Each routine incorporates the following skill categories: long tones and mouthpiece buzzing, crescendo/diminuendo, flexibility, subito dynamics, resonant low playing, articulation, high range, and low warm-down. By applying these skill categories as a template to each routine, students are sure to develop all of their skills equally.

Written to guide the player through the basics to the more advanced techniques on the Tuba, this book is divided into a series of 14 exercises that include: LONG TONES - Transpose the variations to fit your needs. TONE DEVELOPMENT- The Bruckner exercise begins in C and can be transposed into whatever key fits the musician's needs. Exercises C-E should be played as written. Exercises F-N is a series of patterns that can be transposed if needed. In general the focus is the development of good tone, and use of air. THREE NOTE LIP-SLURS- Play these slowly and focus on proper slurring. The variations are patterns to be transposed to the instrument's key. FLEXIBILITY LIP-SLURS- These are patterns that should be transposed using the series of fingerings established in the three note lip-slur section. LOW/HIGH RANGE EXERCISES- Use excerpts, etudes, and literature to supplement this exercise. TONGUING/TECHNIQUE- Use exercises from the Arban Complete Method for the Tuba and Clarke Technical Studies for the Cornet to supplement these patterns. To multi-task use scales to focus on these areas. Plus many more.

"A "must" guide for the brass student and teacher relating to the total physical output that goes into playing any brass instrument. The same technique althletes use to develop their physical control as applied to musicians"--Back cover

This book serves the need for an authoritative guide to the euphonium and tuba for students, teachers, and professional performers. The content and presentation as applied to the wind instruments are clearly stated. Detailed discussion by Phillips and Winkle includes many considerations for all levels of performance. The appendix includes study materials recommended for beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. This book also presents a pictorial history of the evolution and development of the tuba/euphonium family with a selected list of outstanding artists who make up its heritage.

Daily Routines for the Student Euphonium Player is a systematic approach to help student euphonium players develop and maintain fundamental euphonium skills. Designed to challenge students but not overwhelm them, there are nine routines: Beginning, Air, Valve Technique, Intermediate, Ear Training, Fourth Valve, Duet and Intonation, Tenor Clef, and Advanced Routine. Each routine incorporates the following skill categories: long tones and mouthpiece buzzing, crescendo/diminuendo, flexibility, subito dynamics, resonant low playing, articulation, high range, and low warm-down. By applying these skill categories as a template to each routine, students are sure to develop all of their skills equally.