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I have done an arrangement of the complete first movement of Winter from Vivaldi's four seasons for my H.S. orchestra. While I have had to water down many of the parts (and transpose the whole thing from F minor to E minor because many of my strings can't play flats) I have kept the solo violin part true to form, filled with 32 note runs throughout. Since I have it on Finale, I decided to bump it down 2 octaves into bass clef and spend about an hour working on it tonight on F tuba. Still don't have it completely up to tempo, but it was a blast to practice. Then, I spent a few minutes running the 3rd movement of the Bach Brandenburg Concerto #2, reading straight off the original trumpet (in F) part.

Who says we can't play the good stuff once in a while!

I disagree...I don't know what the "ARBANS" is....

BUT, the Arban book provides many excellent opportunities for fun.

(Sorry, I couldn't resist!)

sc_curtis wrote:...I don't know what the "ARBANS" is....

BUT, the Arban book provides many excellent opportunities for fun.

Seems like an "Arban-trary" distinction to me ...

I enjoy practicing Arban's articulation studies, especially the last one with the dotted-sixteenth-thirty-second pattern.

Do I hear concerto for two violins?

Comon!

David wrote:Do I hear concerto for two violins?

Comon!

Just stay away from the sax and violins!

Snedecors are a blast

thetubachick wrote:What do you guys find to be the most fun types of pieces or excercises to practice?

Bach Cello Suites

Let's be realistic. Anything penned by Bach, is always fun to play...

I have been thus corrected...

Sorry; couldn't help myself

thetubachick wrote:I was a bit curious to find out if you guys preferred articulate exercises or melodic exercises and pieces…the whole technical vs. lyrical type of thing.

I have to admit that I much prefer lyrical... even though I probably need the technical more

I practise lyrical and sound-improving studies the most. I´m sure I could (and should) use a good deal of technical studies as well, but given the literature I encounter the most, lots of sound is what´s called upon.

Asked for fun stuff to practise, though, I´d say "Enter Sandman" and "Sad but true" by Metallica would be fun enough.

bloke wrote:[not the answer you're looking for, I'd imagine]

stuff that I cannot play very well...and continuing to raise the standard on any particular piece as pertains to "stuff that I cannot play very well"

Yup.

Rick "whose selection of appropriate material is vastly larger than Bloke's" Denney

Where did you get ahold of those?

Well, get the CD, listen, and start playing.
I don´t know, maybe "Apocalyptica" from Finland will have written scores of those, (having rearranged M´s pieces for Cello quartet). I have no idea if these scores are published, but it´s fairly easy to just do the main riffs that everybody can whistle.
It´s a great idea to do those in all kinds of keys,by the way, and not depend on written notes that much.

tubeast wrote: Asked for fun stuff to practise, though, I´d say "Enter Sandman" and "Sad but true" by Metallica would be fun enough.

heh heh, reminds me of a story I read here: http://maxpages.com/lowfrequencies/Metallica_on_Tuba

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Fun stuff I've been playing lately includes lots of Irish Jigs, Reels, and Fiddle tunes for technical practise (in all keys) and ballads like "The Rose of Tralee" for melodic. So I guess you could say "both" if that was an option on the poll.
MF

I (like Mike Finn) like to work on Scottish and Irish pipe and fiddle tunes. Great music, and a great workout!

Matt Higgins wrote:

WoodSheddin wrote:

thetubachick wrote:What do you guys find to be the most fun types of pieces or excercises to practice?

Bach Cello Suites

Do you play then transposed or at 8va?

I like to play them too! I play them as written, it's not that high.....