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Ok, a few weeks ago I took on the challenge of giving privet lessons on tuba. My student has only been playing in the 5th grade band for about 2 months now. Anyone have any tips on teaching a student so young?

Yes, I go to George Walton Academy in Monroe.

Justin Rifkind?

I have developed a set of scale routines, which will develop the dedicated player from the basics to being fairly well versed in tonalities.

You will find it here:

Low brass scale routines by Klaus Bjerre.
Routines for the Major mode, the natural, melodic, and harmonic Minor modes, the Mixolydian mode, and the Dorian mode. Each mode has pages addressed directly to Euphonium (baritone, trombones) in treble and bass clefs plus bass clef tubas in F, Eb, CC, and BBb. These routines may also be used by other treble clef brasses, clarinets, and saxophones.
 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YorkMaste ... 0routines/


Please only print the pages dedicated for the pitch of tuba in question, BBb I guess. That will save you a lot of paper.

You will have to join the download group via the upper link in my signature.

Enjoy!

Klaus

The best thing you can do is make sure you enter each lesson with a plan. Have a good idea of what you want to work on right at the beginning, but be willing to improvise as needed. Know your students' strengths and weaknesses. Make sure to mention what is good (don't always be negative). At this stage, you should make lessons as pleasant as possible (while still getting work done). Once you are a world famous player and teacher - you may yell and scream as much as you like.

1. Posture

2. Breathing

3. Sound

All related, and all lacking in many younger (and some older) students