looking for some etude books

tubabuddha · Post by **tubabuddha** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:11 pm

im looking for some medium-advanced to advanced etude books to work out of....i have blazevich, arbans, tyrell, and sheridan's style studies.......any other suggestions

hnoyes · Post by **hnoyes** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:17 pm

25 Characteristic Etudes - Gregory Fritze
-published by Tuba-Euphonium Press
-should be a staple in everyone's library - works on both big and little tuba - different challenges in every etude

Have Fun!

joshwirt · Post by **joshwirt** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:14 pm

One of the best things my former teacher made us all do was to work out of several trumpet and horn etude books with a steady diet of Blazevich, Grigoriev and Rochut. Yes, this requires playing in treble clef, but with a little time and patience, you'll be just fine. The best part is that you can then transfer the same etudes to different keyed instruments and get an equal workout.

I'd highly recommend working through the Verne Reynolds 48 Etudes for Horn or the Vizzuti Technical Etudes.....I have all of the Vizzuti books and LOVE them! I have a transcribed version of the Verne Reynolds for F tuba, but I think I like it better in the original. Must be from all that brass banding that just makes me love treble clef!

Happy Practicing!

-Josh

a2ba4u · Post by **a2ba4u** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:42 pm

I happen to enjoy the Walter Sear book. Pretty old but still in print and readily available. Nice mix of styles and musical languages. Also quite playable; you'll not need to spend days and days working the etudes up. Very cheap, too.

Kyle

BVD Press · Post by **BVD Press** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:33 pm

This link might give you some ideas:

viewtopic.php?t=19614&highlight=cimarron

or here:

viewtopic.php?t=20430&highlight=cimarron+etude

Dean E · Post by **Dean E** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:24 am

Last night I began working on Phil Snedecor's "Low Etudes for Tuba." It's 35 pages and just about right for me.

kalishdude · Post by **kalishdude** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:48 am

Marco Bodogini's (sp?) bel canto studies

Mojo workin' · Post by **Mojo workin'** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:41 am

Where the treble clef studies mentioned are concerned, the Clarke and Schlossberg trumpet studies are very good, as well as the Pottag progressive & melodious etudes for horn books I & II. Also Concone and Charlier for trumpet.

It would be great if someone were to arrange all of these for tuba one day. I think there are tuba versions of Concone and Clarke available.