“WHEN I KNEW… I WAS MAKING A DIFFERENCE” –
Steven Mead It’s very nice to be asked to contribute to this series. When I read the brief to this, it really made me think…
Author: admin Adminson
MILITARY CORNER: ROBERT WATERS AND THE NATIONAL GUARD BANDS
Robert Waters is a member of one of the National Guard Bands working part time to provide music for military operations, support citizens, and promote…
Ryoichi Tamaki of the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra
Ryoichi Tamaki was born in Sapporo, Japan. He started playing the tuba when he was ten years old in the elementary school brass band. He…
THE RECREATIONAL MUSICIAN – Justice Tuba, Celebrating the Career of an Arkansas Original
If there is such a thing as an ordinary tuba player, David Newbern is not him. Newbern has been a U.S. Army JAGC lawyer, law…
DEAR DR. TUBAEUPH
Hello once again, loyal readers. If you haven’t noticed, many of the questions I get are related to practice: how to practice, when to practice,…
The Young Tuba Player’s Use of Air
In many of today’s elementary and middle school band classrooms, music educators are faced with a dilemma. The teacher’s number one goal for their students…
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SCALES AND PATTERNS
In Part 1 of this series, we introduced a three-legged stool approach to your jazz studies. The three legs were ear-training, scale/pattern practice, and learning…
NEW MATERIALS
Materials Received Nov. 1- Feb. 1 with thanks:Mr. SC and the Wild Bones Gang CD recording featuring Sérgio Carolino, tubaSurrealistic Fiction CD recording featuring Sérgio Carolino, tuba…
The Middle Tennessee State University ITEA Chapter
The Middle Tennessee State University Chapter of ITEA currently consists of thirteen members, both music majors and minors. Our chapter was established in February of…
PRESIDENT’S CORNER
I’m writing to you on the Ides of March, a bit before our targeted publication date for the spring Journal. As we experience a very…