Euphonium Prof.?

Carroll · Post by **Carroll** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:15 pm

I am sure tha ADVANTAGE is that there are many, many more tuba professors to choose from... even one near you!

TexTuba · Post by **TexTuba** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:36 pm

Here is my experience:

I have been through four college-level instructors. Two of them were trombone players. I learned more from those two trombone players than I did from one of my tuba professors. Music is ultimately music and if you want to hear that "characteristic sound", go buy some recordings or check out your local/area symphony.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:39 am

Literally, this started my tuba playing. I asked the monster euphonium players at my music school how the got SO good. They told me that it was because one year, when they were short of teachers, they studied with the tuba teacher. I wasn't making ANY progress with the trombone teachers and their "smile" embrochure. So I asked the school if I could study with the tuba teacher. They said that they were full up with students, and the only way for me to do that was to major on tuba. So I worked like heck, and auditioned for tuba as a Sophmore. God bless my teacher, he accepted me.

During the course of readjusting my chops, it fixed them all the way back to trumpet. Best thing that ever happened to me.

tubaguy · Post by **tubaguy** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:02 am

I agree with the others that you should study under one of the euphonium professors out there. I also agree with Bloke about Ben Pierce and Dave Zerkel who play both. I will suggest Ben Pierce because I'm working on my masters under him on tuba, but the guy is outstanding. Great musician, performer, and just an all around great guy. I have also met and heard Dave Zerkel who is a great musician and a fun guy to be around. Just do some research.

Jason Tacker
www.uark.edu/ua/tubaeuph/
www.benpierce.com

BopEuph · Post by **BopEuph** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:57 am

I don't think it matters at all what the teach plays. My first teacher was Paul Ebbers. Gave me a good foundation and a daily routine that developed my sound very well. I added to it as needed for other techniques I needed later on.

I was actually considering trying to convince Janos Starker to be my next teacher. I had a lesson with him once, and it went great. He's getting ready to retire, so that won't work. I bet studying with him could have been an awesome experiment.

Nick

Carroll · Post by **Carroll** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:53 am

BopEuph wrote:I don't think it matters at all what the teach plays.Nick

Have to agree... to a point. The BEST euphonium lesson I ever took was with an operatic tenor. He talked about air and phrasing, sound and projection, emotion and communication. It was a music lesson with euphonium as a vehicle.