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Hey,
for any folks in GA, you can check out the GA all state etudes (well not all of them) here:
http://www.ngcsu.edu/academic/Arts_Let/FA/etudes.html

For those that don't know, that is Don Strand on tuba, really great freelance tuba player, studied with David Randolf and Arnold Jacobs. He plays everywhere (to name a few, the Atlanta Opera, Columbus {GA} symphony, Greenville and subs a bunch with the Atlanta Symphony)

Check it out,
Bill

Each year Georgia comes up with new all state etudes (that's what they tell us, but they actually repeat them).
They are usually quite bad for the most part, this years were OK.

What I don't like is that they are etudes and not good music. I would much rather the students play actual music. Especially at the high school level, I remember (back in my day, Ha!) using my all state solo to audition for college, which made a nice transition. In Georgia they learn a kinda funky etude and then start learning a solo. Ehh.... maybe it's just me.

here is the link to these etudes, enjoy
http://www.gmea.org/

click on the link to band division and then click on all state etudes.

Bill

Yeah,
This is actually what I'm talking about, those are "real" tuba etudes and you could use those for college auditions (even though it's not an actual solo).

If I didn't live in GA and someone played this for me as a college prof I would wonder why the student is not playing Kopprasch, Rochut, Concone etc.. or one of the solos from the Wekselblatt book or a solo of that level and I would have no idea what they were playing. For the most part they are weak etudes and the people who are writing them do not seem like brass players and do not understand the technical concerns of low brass very well, not saying I could do better, but there are MUCH better examples that are out there and I think that they should be used and not these.

I hope that is more clear.
Bill