Many musicians find it very valuable to record their practice sessions. Your will hear things you had no idea you are doing. You may easily hear tempo instability and intonation problems that are difficult to pick up which you are working on playing. You may notice valve noises, loud breathing, or other distracting sounds. The problem is that a lot of portable recorders have poor microphones and use automatic level control to adjust recording volume, which messes up the ...
George Mason University offers some great competitive and non-competitive playing opportunities at their Potomoc Festivals International Euphonium and Tuba Competition. Details are in our forum in the Tuba - Auditions category: Visit the Forum...
George Mason University offers euphonium players some great competitive and non-competitive playing opportunities at their Potomoc Festivals International Euphonium and Tuba Competition. Details are in our forum in the Euphonium - Auditions category: Visit the Forum...
When you are trying to determine how old an instrument is, there are a few sites on the Internet that can help. They offer charts, often photo-copied images of manufacturers' literature, that show the range of serial numbers within each year. The Links section of our site lists several helpful sites from within the Music-Resources section. Just Click here, and then scroll down to find (alphabetically) the Serial Number links.
Cimarron Music has just published my new arrangement of Concert Polka - Jenny Wren by Roland Davis. It was one of Harold Brasch's favorite solos and is a fine showcase. This version is for euphonium and piano, and triple tonguing is required. View the listing and hear a recording of the band version of this piece (band version coming soon): Euphonium Solo Page