Ditching L.A. for Europe: Beth Chouinard-Mitchell’s Fabulous Plan that Actually Worked Out
by Dr. Beth Chouinard-Mitchell The life of a Los Angeles musician can be a little crazy. As a typical Los Angeles freelancer I go from thing to…
Instrument: Tuba
Allegro et Andantango (for Two Tubas)
Allegro et Andantango was composed in 2010 and dedicated to two outstanding University of Central Florida tuba students, Ross Kerley and Nathan Giroux. The work begins…
“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…
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…
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…
Love Songs: Remembering Roger Bobo (1938-2023)
His sound was incomparably unique. The music he recorded was innovative. His technique was crystal clear. He broke every convention of what tuba playing was.…
ITEA Virtual Competitions 2023 WINNERS
These are the Winners of ITEAs Virtual Competitions 2023.Congratulations! Composition Chair: Eduardo Nogueroles Intermediate Solo with Piano – Euphonium Adjudicators: Brendan Collins Dr. Fernando Deddos…
ITEA Competitions 2023 SEMIFINALISTS
Here are the Semifinalists for the ITEC 2023 Competition. ***all semifinalists listed in random order*** Â Euphonium Artist Solo Adjudicators:Â Chair: Mai Kokubo Corentin Morvan…
ALEXEI K. LEBEDEV: TUBIST, PEDAGOGUE, AND COMPOSER
Editor’s Note: This article appears in Harold Hernández Lozano’s book, Tubas, y yo vengo …, in its original Spanish language version and is reprinted in English translation…
