Pro Tips: Making a Living in the Musical World – Jim Self
Pro Tips: Making a Living in the Musical World A Presentation at ITEC 1992 by Jim Self Transcribed by Jerry Young Edited by Jim Self…
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Reclaiming Our Heritage – Jim Self
Reclaiming Our Heritage By Jim Self Editor’s Note: The following article was first published in the Spring/Summer 1978 (Volume 5, Number 3) issue of the…
Reflections on the Symphony
Today I just finished a week of playing Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben. It was the opening week of the Pacific Symphony’s 45th season. The conductor was…
IN MEMORIAM: Don Waldrop: Some Memories
My good friend Don Waldrop passed away recently after a struggle with cancer. I want to share some of my experiences and memories of him.…
George Pheasant: An Unsung Virtuoso of the Tuba
George Pheasant: An Unsung Virtuoso of the Tuba by Jim Self In September of last year the tuba world lost a man who has been…
HONORING HARVEY PHILLIPS, PART I: A Personal Memoir
HONORING HARVEY PHILLIPS, PART I: A Personal Memoir by Jim Self I take the liberty of calling him Harvey even though he had many titles…
Yuba meets Jabba
Yuba meets Jabba by Jim Self The Expanding Role of the Tuba in Film Music: An Addendum <pEditor’s Note: I received the follomng material as…
THIRD INTERNATIONAL TUBA-EUPHONIUM SYMPOSIUM-WORKSHOP (TITEWS) – James Self (SYMPOSIUM DIRECTOR)
The Third International Tuba-Euphonium Symposium-Workshop took place June 14-17 in Los Angeles with over 250 artists, students, composers, and exhibiÂtors in attendance. It was the…
RECLAIMING OUR HERITAGE – James Self
In the last few years tuba players have experienced a most significant raising of musical consciousness. The major forces behind this change have been the…