ITEA JOURNAL VOLUME 41:2 (Winter 2014)

In Memoriam by William Ciabattari Remembering Ron Bishop I was saddened to hear of the passing of my teacher, Ron Bishop, late last summer....

ITEA News Gretchen Renshaw, Associate Editor ( gretchenrenshaw@aol.com) New Hires Dr. Andy Larson was recently named the Visiting College Lecturer of Tuba and Euphonium...

Looking Back: Lehnert Centennial Tuba Michael Lynch In this month’s Looking Back section, we again revisit a prior installment of “A Pictorial History of...

Military Corner by Steven Maxwell Colonel Larry H. Lang, U.S. Air Force Band Colonel Larry H. Lang is commander and conductor of The United...

NEW MATERIALS Mark Nelson Materials Received Aug. 1- Nov. 1 with thanks: The Bell Scales Daily Routine for tuba by William J. Bell edited...

President’s Corner (Jerry Young, ITEA President) I hope everyone from the sunny beaches in Melbourne and Buenos Aires to the frozen tundra of Regina...

Profile: FRIGYES HIDAS Jeffrey Meyer Hungarian Composer of Tuba and Euphonium Chamber Music The following article has been approved for publication through a process...

Spain Eduardo Nogueroles, President, Spanish Association of Tubas and Euphoniums (AETYB) A meeting place: Formation of the Spanish Association of Tubas and Euphoniums On...

The Recreational Musician Hank Niebolt with John Griffith San Francisco’s Lucky Octogenarian Tubist Hank Niebolt is a very active 83-year-old tuba player. This is...

Tips for Tuba Mark Thiele Three Simple Steps to Better Practicing Students are always asking me questions like, “How do I play higher (insert...

An Introduction to Jazz Improvisation / Part 2 of 4 Joe Dollard How to Start Hearing What to Play In the last article, we...

BIG IN JAPAN: “Eirik The Viking” Tours Japanby Eirik Gjerdevik Edited by Mike Forbes In celebration of the ten year anniversary of “The Tuba...

Chapter Highlight The Ed Livingston Chapter at Illinois State University The Ed Livingston Chapter of ITEA at Illinois State University is comprised of 17-20...

Composer Spotlight Keith J. Robinson A Talk with James Grant Keith J. Robinson: When did you first understand, or maybe embrace is a better...

Conference Corner Dan Perantoni, ITEC 2014 Host ITEC 2014, from May 19-24, 2014, will encompass six days of concerts, recitals, lectures, panel discussions, competitions,...

Dear Dr. TubaEuph: Kevin Wass Dear Dr. TubaEuph: I’ve picked up from your previous articles that you like to read on a variety of...

Editor’s Desk Benjamin Pierce (pierce@iteaonline.org) Any jazzer will tell you that Rich Matteson was the real deal. Great jazz is about chops and a...

Experts’ Excerpts for Euphonium John Caputo Holst’s First Suite in Eb for Military Band One of the most important and interesting things to do...

From the Back Row by Carol Jantsch with Benjamin Pierce Carol Jantsch of the Philadelphia Orchestra Carol Jantsch grew up in Ohio and attended...