Clark Technical Studies

[IkeH]

I may be speaking out of turn, but I don't think there is. BTW, I have a copy of the Cornet book FS on the For Sale page along with several other things.

Ike

[Kevin Miller]

Claude Gordon has edited a version of the Clark Studies for "Low Brass" Instruments. Carl Fischer is the publisher. They are written in the trombone and euphonium range so you will have to transpose them down an octave to play them as intended. For a high range challenge you can work them as is if you choose to do so. There is some good Herbert L. Clark commentary throughout

[Kevin Miller]

Pardon..Herbert L. Clarke.....with an e

[glangfur]

Play from treble clef! It's good for you...

[crbarnes]

I agree with the concept of learning Bb treble. It opens up a lot of music to you and if you ever get a chance to play in a British Style brass band, you'll be ready for it as the parts are written in Bb treble. For the same reason, you should also learn F treble to open up the horn literature. It's the only instrument that comes close to the range of a tuba. A lot of the horn literature sounds great on tuba. If Mozart or Strauss were alive today, they woudl obviosly abandon the inferior istrument of the horn and write their concerti for the noble tuba. :>D
Might as well add C treble to the list and then you can play soprano arias and flute sonatas, etc, etc.

[tubajoe]

Word on reading treble! It should be a requirement for all students -- and it is not transposing, it is just reading.

Most music is written in treble clef -- being able to play it opens up an entire WORLD of music outside of the teeny (often lame) bit of music that we have written for our misunderstood instrument...

(plus, it's easy... does not take long. just do it)

[zeign7]

I agree with the above, but why stop with treble clef Bb? I started on *gasp* Bb trumpet in high school, moving to bass clef concert pitch euphonium April of my junior year. I now read several different clefs/transpositions. For instance, F horn parts on euphonium, the treble Bb euph, treble (but 8vb) euph, concert pitch treble euph, bass clef euph, CC tuba fingerings, BBb tuba fingerings, F tuba fingerings, alto/tenor clef euphonium. Once you get started the rest comes quite easily.

Try it! It is especially necessary for those euphers that aspire to play in brass quintets; more often than not if you get to fill in a part it will be the horn. Unless you want to re-write everything you play (which I usually do anyway) you'd best learn to transpose. When you sight read there won't be anytime to write it out!!

[iiipopes]

Especially if you are called upon to play British Brass Band literature. All parts are written in treble clef transposed with the sole exception of the bass (3rd) trombone, because it was played either on regular tenor trombone, tenor trombone with the f attachment, or the now archaic Besson G trombone (minor 3d below the Bb), complete with swivel handle to get down to 6th & 7th positions due to it being 1/6 longer in total length.