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I was wondering what all you tubists use as your daily "Bible" for tuba studies. Me personally, I don't go a single day without opening my Bobo Mastering Tuba, Arban's Method, and new Bordogni Etudes.

What be your favorites?

Since I play a variety of different keyed instruments, I like using trumpet method books mostly for technical studies (plus they're usually better) since they are easily transferred.

Right now I'm going through the Bobo and Vizzuti books and find them to be great workouts on my CC, EEb, F, euphonium and bass trombone.

I also use the Rochut books and transpose the etudes by playing different fingerings (ie, CC fingerings on the EEb tuba or vice versa).

I play Blazevich/Grigoriev on all the instruments as its quite a workout for that quasi symphonic technique.

I also just recently started the Phil Teele bass trombone book....wow! What a workout!!!

Every now and then, I'll break out the Wrobleski and Snedecor books just for kicks!

-Josh

I have used Louis Maggio Method for Brass since college. I have had good luck with it on both tuba and bass trombone. I don't know if it is still in print.

I have a cobbled together book of hundreds of pages of warm-ups, etudes, excerpts, and 1800 Irish tunes that play from daily, as well as many of the aforementioned excercise books. Change it up form time to time so you don't get bored and stuck!

Schlossberg.

Cameron Gates wrote:I have used Louis Maggio Method for Brass since college. I have had good luck with it on both tuba and bass trombone. I don't know if it is still in print.

Nice to hear about another person who uses this book. I was first introduced to this book during my Army Band days about 10 years ago and it truly took me to another level in a matter of weeks. It is a nice one to pull out and go back to get in shape for various things.
Also, I believe you are right about it not being in print anymore. That's too bad.

Pete Link wrote:

Cameron Gates wrote:I have used Louis Maggio Method for Brass since college. I have had good luck with it on both tuba and bass trombone. I don't know if it is still in print.

Nice to hear about another person who uses this book. I was first introduced to this book during my Army Band days about 10 years ago and it truly took me to another level in a matter of weeks. It is a nice one to pull out and go back to get in shape for various things.
Also, I believe you are right about it not being in print anymore. That's too bad.

hmmm... never heard of it. What is it all about. Who was Louis Maggio?
Cool, I get to learn something new. Is it possible to get a copy from someone?
Bill

Snedecor, Tyrell, Rochut/Bordogni

Tubadork wrote:hmmm... never heard of it. What is it all about. Who was Louis Maggio? Cool, I get to learn something new. Is it possible to get a copy from someone?
Bill

The book was written by Carlton McBeth, a studio trumpet player. The material is based on lessons given to him from Louis Maggio. Maggio was also a trumpet player and had rebuilt his playing abilities after an accident that damaged his face and "ruined" his ability to play.

The book is written with 3 staves, one each for trumpet, horn, and trombone. Now that I play tuba I just read the bone line down an octave.

Having used these lessons every day since 1986 (yikes) I can now proudly (and sadly) say that I can't do a thing in the morning until I do a Maggio lesson. They are very addicting.

The last time I saw the book for sale was about 10 years ago at Portland Sheet Music.

Its Kopprasch and Cimera for me at the moment, with a little light relief from Blazhevich 1 and 2.

Can I also reccomend the Twenty Characteristic Etudes by Gregory Fritze - these are in a different league - I keep dreaming I can play them

Andrew M

snedicor low etudes, rochut and arban's. i also pull out my beginning band books. they actually happen to be GREAT warm up books due to the emphasis on long tones and slurs. good stuff.

-casey

Arban's
Bordogni