FROM THE BACK ROW: A visit with JÃ Ttik Clark of the Oregon Symphony
JÃ Ttik Clark has been principal tuba of the Oregon Symphony since 1999. He currently teaches at Oregon State University, Portland State University, and Lewis and…
Tag: Jazz
MEMBERS AD LIB: How We Teach and Why It’s Killing Music
Let’s pretend for a moment that there was a great and wise man coming to your area. This man was known far and wide for…
NEW MATERIALS
Materials Received November 1 – February 1 with thanks: Elegy by Edward J. Madden for tuba and wind ensemble The Serpent’s Kiss CD recording featuring…
NUTS AND BOLTS: Advice for Young Students: Choosing Your First Tuba
Before any opinions or observations are expressed, you, the reader, might like to know something about the person who wrote what you are about to…
Conference Corner: 2015 REGIONAL CONFERENCES
Great Plains Regional Stephen Kunzer and Ryan Robinson, Hosts The first act at the opening concert of the Great Plains Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference…
TRUE JAZZ CONFESSIONS: Dave Bandman Tells us How He Does it
My worldwide tour of jazz greats continues as I chat with my old friend and arch nemesis, Dave Bandman. Dave is my Moriarty and I…
COMPOSER FRIENDS PROJECT: Barbara York, Elizabeth Raum, Nathan Daughtrey, François Glorieux
The Composer Friends Project highlights composers both at home and abroad. Each section contains a brief composer biography, a list of their tuba and euphonium…
NEW MATERIALS
Materials Received Feb. 1-June1 with thanks: Long Distance CD recording featuring Kevin Sanders, Tuba The University of Memphis BOTTOM LINE AXIS CD recording featuring the…
TALKING WITH ED MALLETT, MUSICIAN AND ENTREPRENEUR
Ed Mallett is a one-of-a-kind creative musician and entrepreneur. He is founder and artistic director of the Tuba Bach Festival in Grand Rapids, MI. After…
Jazz: THE 2016 ITEC RICH MATTESON JAZZ COMPETITION
One of the questions I am asked most often when talking to members of the tuba-euphonium community is, “How do I get started playing jazz?”…
