Good Tuba Schools

[tubathig]

well if you are talking about tuba schools in the southeast you can't leave out Tenn. Tech

[ArnoldGottlieb]

While there are many good schools to be considered, I would like to add that if you think you will one day stay in an area and freelance, going to school in that area might be a consideration as 4-6 years of contacts, students etc, can be a great start. I wish you luck. Peace. ASG

[Chuck Jackson]

Outside of the school of hard knocks, which by the way, is available in every corner of our fine land, I would make a bee-line for UGA and everyones hero, Dave Zerkel. He is for real.

Chuck

[ThomasP]

Here's a list of schools in the southeastern U.S. with what I would call prominent studios.

The University of Southern Mississippi, Richard Perry
(my alma mater)

The University of Georgia, David Zerkel
(my hometown)

Louisianna State University, Joseph Skillen
(this might be pushing the boundaries a bit)

Florida State University, Paul Ebbers

Tennessee Technological University, Winston Morris

The University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Dennis Askew

The University of Alabama, Demondrae Thurman

That's my list, and yes I know it's incomplete and some may feel the need to add to the list. If I had to do it all over again and I were restricted to the Southeastern U.S. these are the school that I would pick from.

[james]

I would have to strongly agree with Bloke on this one. Dave Zerkel is a GREAT player and teacher and just an all around good guy who can steer you down an appropriate path. I also kind of agree with Paul M about teachers being secondary to the student's motivation but I have to point out that if I had a really lousy tuba teacher, it would be very hard to come up with a large amount of motivation. Your teacher not only teaches you in lessons, he provides you with info about competitions,conferences, auditions, and master classes which will help you get better. A good teacher will also have good standing with other college teachers and be able to help you get into a good graduate school or teaching gig. In other words, a teacher has to be himself motivated in order to be a good teacher. All that being said, if you wish to study tuba in the south and DON'T look at Dave Zerkel you are doing yourself a huge injustice. Yes, there are other great and reputable teachers in the south. However, I'm a big fan of Dave. Plus your somewhat close to the biggest orchestra in the south(Atlanta Symphony) so you can be "self motivated" and go hear a good orchestra on the weekends when the Dawgs aren't beating that ugly orange colored team to the north.

-james

[Kevin Miller]

Tuba Schools?

I'm thinking of sending my tuba to obedience school. It has difficulty following instructions and keeps humping my friend's legs when they come to visit. It also periodically wets the carpet when I practice.

[Doug@GT]

Plus your somewhat close to the biggest orchestra in the south(Atlanta Symphony) so you can be "self motivated" and go hear a good orchestra on the weekends when the Dawgs aren't beating that ugly orange colored team to the north.

-james

And don't forget that the ASO does two or so concerts a year in Athens at Hodgson Hall, which really is one of the finer auditoriums in the country.

[TubaRay]

so you can be "self motivated" and go hear a good orchestra on the weekends when the Dawgs aren't beating that ugly orange colored team to the north.
-james

Let's see. Ugly orange colored team to the north. Now, who would that be? Maybe someone should volunteer to research this and get back to us....

[clintontuba2]

I studied at the University of Tennessee Knoxville under Sande Macmorran, i thought he was a great teacher, intense private instruction.