Texas A&M University-Kingsville Studio
Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Department of Music
Book/Music Recommendations
Rochut Etudes are must have for any low brass players! Euphonium players should play them at the written range, and also should play them one octave lower. Tuba players should play them one octave lower as well as two octaves lower. You can also try them at the written range to develop your higher range.
If you are not quite advanced yet, try this one instead:
Studies in Legato for Trombone by Fink
Studies
in Legato: Bass Trombone or Tuba by Fink
Another etude book every low brass players should have is Arban's Famous Method for Trombone. This book will give you plenty of exercises to develop your technical skills on your instrument.
Arban's: Famous Method for Trombone
There are a lot of CD's that I recommend that feature tuba and/or euphonium. Here are some of them.
Eugene
Pokorny, Orchestra Excerpts for Tuba
Portrait
of an Artist: Arnold Jacobs
Vaughan
Williams: Concerto for Bass Tuba
Bobissimo!
The Best of Roger Bobo
Here are some of the books I recommend:
Practical
Hints on Playing Tuba by Donald Little
Art
of Tuba and Euphonium by Harvey Phillips and William Winkle
Program
Notes for the Solo Tuba by Gary Bird
You can actually get some of the standard repertoires at a reasonable price at Amazon.com. Here are some:
Concerto for Euphonium and Concert Band by Robert Jager
Concerto
for Tuba by John Williams
Concerto
for Tuba by Ralph Vaughan-Williams
Some non-music books I recommend:
Awaken
the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins
Unlimited
Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement by Anthony Robbins
I'm
Just Here for the Food by Alton Brown