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LIVE on Banddirector.com June 14 - 16 Arizona State University, / Tempe, AZ / USA Select workshops and concert times TBA Miraphone Tuba Euphonium Academy of the West at Arizona State University For more information please visit: Miraphone Website Registration:Register Online HERE>>email Dr. Swoboda for more information: dswobod@asu.edu ...

Recorded Live Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIUP Brass Day03-05-2011   Demondrae Thurman is a Miraphone Performing Artist for more information please visit: www.demondrae.com  & www.miraphone.de     ...

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Besson is Back! A band director’s guide to these legendary instruments By Dr. Marc Dickman University of North Florida Many people may not know that the well-known French instrument manufacturer, Buffet Crampon, now owns the Besson brand of Tubas and euphoniums. After a brief hiatus from building instruments, Besson is back and increasing their sha ...

Interview with David Zerkel (Interview by Deanna Swoboda, Vice-President of the International Tuba Euphonium Association, Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Western Michigan University) David Zerkel is Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Georgia, leading an active career as both a performer and educator. Previously, h ...

Lynn University Tuba Master Class with Steven Campbell Broadcasted LiveWednesday April 8, 20097:30pm EST Click the links below to watch the archived videos!           » Student Master Class Session A - Part One» Student Master Class Session A - Part Two» Student Master Class Session A - ...

Brass Cueing Technique: Not Just Breathing Evidently, integrating a clear and rhythmically decisive breath into a cue can be quite unnatural to many brass students.  This is, most likely, simply a result of a lack of practice.  When musicians are alone practicing their individual part they rarely incorporate a communicative breath into their drill ...

Low Brass Class Teaching Guide By Richard Murrow I. Introduction II. How Do We Begina. Posture b. Breathing c. Embouchure III. The Mouthpiecea. Mouthpiece Placement b. Making the First Sounds IV. Holding the Instrument V. First Sounds on the Instrumenta. Sustained Tones b. The Descending Slur c. The Ascending Slur VI. The Tongue - Some Thoughts o ...

Holding the Euphonium Properly Can Make a Difference Craig Aarhus The euphonium is one of the finest melodic instruments in the band. While its popularity has not reached the status of its brass contemporaries, it still serves an important musical function in most bands today. Many instruments are designed in a way that allows a student to hold the i ...

Using Vocal Techniques to Enhance All Aspects of Low Brass Performance Steven Mead A personal history, mine and yours, early singing experiences, allied to the performance of singing. What were the experiences, good/bad and what about the substance? Was it vocal training, or just singing, trained or untrained? Was there any concept of v ...

Learning Your Way Around The Instrument Harvey Phillips and Norlan Bewley Warmup: Low-Middle-High on each position/fingering. Low Brass Ensemble: Start with DUETS. Have everyone play the A part, then the B part. Divide the parts in a variety of combinations so everyone plays each part, learning to take the lead and to accompany. Move to simple trios ...

Building a Better Low Brass Section:Methods and Motivation by Dr. Scott Garlock Statement of the Challenge No ensemble utilizing brasswinds can be successful without a strong low brass section. However, in most scholastic situations, there is a cry for more and better players on these instruments. Brass players have the lowest retention ...

Euphonium Recording Collection There is little doubt that the finest euphonium advocate and performer is Dr. Brian Bowman.  The former Navy and Air Force Band musician and current University of North Texas professor pours his heart out in this important CD of sacred works.  This CD will speak to you spiritually and as an example of a full rich, re ...

Preparing a Major Solo Piece for Euphonium Steven MeadEuphonium Concerto" - Joseph Horovitz Preparing a major solo piece takes a lot time, whoever the soloist is. Playing the notes may take a shorter time but a piece of stature and importance needs more of your time than the time it takes to get through the notes. There are not really enough quality s ...

All Music Begins with a Good Breath (and Dies with a Lack Thereof) Kenneth Amis Ask any brass or woodwind student or band director what the most important aspect of playing a wind instrument is and most will respond that it is the ability to effectively use one’s air. Ask them to estimate how much breathing and air control contribute to good wind pla ...