Posted by michael on January 01, 1999 at 03:23:34:
Guess I am gonna wear this group out with all my questions I haven't played much tuba for more years than I care to think about, and recently went partially insane and took a position in a local brass band. I had to get the old axe out, give it a bath, polish it up, and start practicing again. Problem is, after so long a time, I can't locate the material I used to work out of while in college. I used to fancy myself as being pretty good, but now, good grief! Took several minutes just to get my lips to buzz again! Now after a couple of weeks, my tone is starting to come back, I'm beginning to fill up the horn again, and I need some material to play that will start me off pretty easy and take me as far as I care to go, you know, kinda like the trumpet arban book... hmmmm, do they (was it fischer?) publish a complete tuba version? I remember seeing a book that was called "for the 1st 2 years" or something like that, but I never saw the other parts. I used to work from a tyrell book, koprasch, vladivich, and some others I can't remember at this time, those were ok too, some parts were pretty tough to work up. anyway, point me to a good source! this is great!!! we speak tuba here! see y'all!!! see y'all