Etudes, why?

Dylan King · Post by **Dylan King** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:15 am

tubaboy2005 wrote:I don't understand why my private teacher makes me play etudes. they are totally worthless from what I can see. why play them when I can play the John Williams real fast.

Why play the John Williams when I can play etudes real slow.

-MSM

ufoneum · Post by **ufoneum** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:10 am

right...

Dean · Post by **Dean** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:35 am

Clearly a joke topic.

I made a vote anyway, but I doubt this thread should be taken seriously

tubeast · Post by **tubeast** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:46 am

Well, just check out tubaboyÂ´s other posts and youÂ´ll figure out the idea behind them. They all follow these lines.

Actually, why practise at all ? Practice is for people with small d**ks. Just go and perform public sightreading like a real man / woman.
Then again, I like small ducks. When grilled, they are more tender and taste better than the old, grown-up ones.

Lew · Post by **Lew** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:26 am

You are too good to bother with a teacher, private or otherwise. Stop doing those etudes and stop wasting your money on a teacher.

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:54 am

Lew wrote:You are too good to bother with a teacher, private or otherwise. Stop doing those etudes and stop wasting your money on a teacher.

LOL & Amen!

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:24 pm

Well, as the bass trombonist(and university professor) I sat next to used to say, "Practicing show a lack of self-confidence!"

(we all did anyway, including him!)

TexTuba · Post by **TexTuba** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:11 pm

tubaboy2005 wrote:I don't understand why my private teacher makes me play etudes. they are totally worthless from what I can see. why play them when I can play the John Williams real fast.

Boy! We have so many "gifted" musicians in Texas! He gets added to the list of "special" tuba players on this board.

Ralph

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:28 pm

Etudes are just "Sebute" spelled forwards...

Kevin Hendrick · Post by **Kevin Hendrick** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:51 pm

windshieldbug wrote:Etudes are just "Sebute" spelled forwards...

... or "sepnt3" upside down ...

Anterux · Post by **Anterux** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:16 pm

Ilovemesometuba wrote:funniest.
post.
ever.

Indeed. It is!

Kevin Hendrick · Post by **Kevin Hendrick** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 10:46 pm

windshieldbug wrote:Well, as the bass trombonist(and university professor) I sat next to used to say, "Practicing show a lack of self-confidence!"

(we all did anyway, including him!)

"Etude, Brute?"

Alex F · Post by **Alex F** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 12:57 am

Shrimp etudefe anyone

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:07 am

Etude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:07 am

Main Entry: Ã©tude
Pronunciation: 'A-"tÃ¼d, -"tyÃ¼d
Function: noun
Etymology: French, literally, study, from Middle French estude, estudie, from Old French -- more at STUDY
2 : a composition built on a technical motive but played for its artistic value

Now why would anyone play something just for its artistic value?

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 12:34 pm

... or, as they say, 'TUDES!

tubathig · Post by **tubathig** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:43 pm

Yet another future freshman flunk out. You have no idea. Start posting topics when you are actually old enough to drink like a tuba player, and by then maybe you will realize that the stuff your teacher has you do is for a reason

scottw · Post by **scottw** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:59 pm

Aw, we ought to leave him alone: he has the world by the b*lls for a couple years until he tries to make it in college (with a "world-class sound" can he miss?). Let him live in bliss. Reminds me of a favorite quotation:
"Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise".

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:13 pm

... besides, the Vaughan Williams IS pretty easy if you have a marching band backing you up! ...

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:15 pm

(maybe the only serious post so far) --

Who said that etudes had to be slow?

TubeNet

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Foist inversion

Have a stab at it?