Posted by Art H on July 11, 2003 at 23:29:56:
In Reply to: Horn tuning/legato issues posted by SHS Tubamaster on July 10, 2003 at 23:08:49:
When I was using a rotary-valve tuba I found myself writing a lot of alternate fingerings into legato passages that I was practicing. They sometimes helped. Now I am using piston tubas exclusively, and find that I need that trick much less often.
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