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I'm going to be entering college Fall of 2005 for Tuba Performance and am getting all my applications together. Are there any others I should be looking at that have excellent Tuba Professors?

How about Harvard Business School, get an MBA with a job and while doing it take some lessons from all of these guys on the side?

Those are all excellent and very ambitious choices. I would add:

Indiana University, Perantoni
Michigan, Kaenzig
Arizona, Pilafian
Wisconsin, John Stevens
Northwestern, Rex Martin

Good luck!

I would have to add SUNY Potsdam to that list, I'm really happy here and Dr. Charles Guy is a great teacher. The low tuition of a state school really helps also.

Always be a little wary of "which is best" lists when it comes to schools.
That being said, any of the schools mentioned, both in the poll and by others, will serve you well. As long as you remember this, NO music school will magically endow you with great chops and a career. Many have made this mistake and have not left school with either of those traits. They always quote the same old saws, "college was a waste of my time" or "I should have gone to conservatory A instead of university B" etc. They put forth minimal effort and got minimal results. College can be a wonderful opportunity and a path to a career, buy you will only succeed by your own work ethic.
If you want a playing career, I would try to find a teacher with prominent one. That would be my only prerequisite in finding a school.
Good luck in your search.

if you are in PA and have not had a lesson yet with Velvet, DO IT!!!!

Hey,
I don't think that I could say enough good things about Don Harry. Great teacher, performer, professional etc... I learned tons about tuba playing, but also about life as a musician and so much more. Get a lesson if you can, best of luck with your search.
Bill Pritchard
MM ESM 2000

Cincinnati Conservatory of Music

Tim Northcut teaches tuba and euph.

Ron Bishop is the man to study with if you are looking for fine orchestral training. He has been the principal tubist in one of of the finest orchestras in the world (Cleveland Orchestra) for many years now. He has played under practically every conductor from Szell to Stravinsky, so his knowledge of orchestral playing surpasses many. He will leave you with many great stories about playing in an orchestra.

His teaching style is "if you want it he will teach it." Ron Bishop is a well respected student of Arnold Jacobs and shows that he is a former student of Jacobs through his teaching. There are some very powerful tubists out there that have come from Mr. Bishop's studio - including Alan Baer, principal tubist of the New York Philharmonic. If you want a taste of some of his orchestral playing, listen to any Cleveland Orchestra recording after 1967. I hope this gives you a nice overview.

Good luck on your school and teacher hunt!
-Michael
www.oberlin.edu

No body for Thompson Hanks at Peabody?

Best bang for the buck? Tommy Johnson at UCLA. He has an Arnold Jacobs style and attitude and c'mon, It's in LA. Think about the girls.

Dont forget Boston University, New England Conservatory or Boston Conservatory...Mike Roylance from the Boston Symphony teaches at all three schools now. I'm a freshmen at BU and I love it!!.

USC or UCLA.
Tommy Johnson and Jim Self...Los Angeles...if that is wrong, I don't want to be right!!

None of the above. Go to IU. Perantoni is awesome! (hes still there, right?)

Check the archives. We go through this about six times a year.

Don't forget about Chris Olka at the University of Washington. I'd look up Alan Baer too.

what is wrong with Thomson Hanks at Peabody?

Don't go to Pitt State in Kansas. I hear the Tuba Professor smells bad and makes you do marching band. Even worse, he cooks weird food for his studio parties.

Seriously, all the "big names" being mentioned are excellent choices for a lot of very talented people. However, a smaller state school may be a better fit for a lot of us. There is no shame in getting a degree without accruing tons of debt. You never know, you just might just get more opportunities in a smaller school.

But since we're dropping names...... why not Mike Fischer at Boise State or Scott Watson at Kansas.

I'm a freshman at Peabody, studying with Toby Hanks. You can't ask for a better teacher than Toby. After only having three lessons so far I've learned more than I ever have in the ten years that I have been playing tuba. If you have any questions about Toby or Peabody feel free to email me at
juliocruz@mac.com.

it may also depend on your current skill. and what you plan on focusing on. Orchestral? Band? Teaching college/Highschool? If you want to go for ED for highschool I would suggest going to a college with a Nasty Marching band, and possibly joining. What better way to teach a highschool MB than to be a part of a nasty college one! If your looking for all around education, id suggest a state school. If you want orchestral, look at where the major orchestral players are teaching... (Im bias to boston, i got to NEC and study with Mike Roylance BSO, and there are a TON of hot girls.(victoria secret rated Boston americas sexiest city).. PLUS the SOX, and the PATS)

How about Rutgers with Scott Mendoker. I know nothing about the school, but Scott is very good.

Stefan