LibGuides: Tuba/Euphonium: Technique

Recommended Resources

Technique Books in the Allen Library (selections)

43 Bel Canto Studies for Tuba (or Bass Trombone) by Marco Bordogni
Call Number: MT485 B72 [Allen shelves]
Publication Date: 1972
Studies to improve tone, pitch and technique. Ideal for developing the range of the tessiture.
70 Studies for BB Flat Tuba by Blazhevich, Vladislav
Call Number: MT485 B645 v.1-2 [Allen shelves]
Also available online.
Etude book for advanced students. Etudes are musical and cover a variety of ranges, rhythms, and keys.
Good Vibrations by Randy C. Gardner
Call Number: MT418 G37 G66 2016 [Allen shelves]
Comprehensively addresses areas of muiscianship and technique for trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba.
A Treatise on the Tuba by Donald W. Stauffer
Call Number: MT480 S79 [Allen shelves]
Publication Date: 1989
A history of the tuba, biographies of performers, fingering charts in all keys, orchestra excerpts, intonation tips, and more.

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Browse the Catalog

Browse by subject in the catalog, for example:

Tuba > Instruction and study
Tuba > Methods
Tuba > Orchestral excerpts
Tuba > Studies and exercises

Brass instruments > Instruction and Study

Browse the Shelves

There are many more technique books available in the library! Use these call numbers to find more:

Call Number	Topic
MT339	Wind technique (general)
MT418	Brass technique (general)
MT480	Tuba technique (general)
MT482	Tuba methods
MT485	Tuba etudes
MT486	Tuba orchestral studies

Browse Professional Journals

Professional journals are a great place to learn from experts about the most recent developments in your field.
Search articles online or browse the Allen Library current periodicals (near the Allen entrance). See especially:

Historic Brass Society Journal
Available in print only.
International Musician by American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada
Available in print (last two years on current periodicals shelf) and online (2003 - present).
ITEA Journal by International Tuba Euphonium Association
Available in print only.
Symphony by American Symphony Orchestra League
Summer–Fall 2021 available free online. Other issues available in print only (Current Periodicals or Bound Periodicals, ML1 S98).

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