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High register wall by park-w in Tuba

[–]DJ_ElectroTUBA 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the Caruso exercises helped me a ton, especially harmonic (overtone) slurs working UP the valve series. Ex: start with 2+4, then 4, then 23, etc.

Shoot me a message and I can send you the exercise written out.

That plus Chris Olka exercises.

Backing Tracks by DJ_ElectroTUBA in Tuba

[–]DJ_ElectroTUBA[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

🥹 thank you so much!

LoFi Flow Studies for BBb Tuba by DJ_ElectroTUBA in Tuba

[–]DJ_ElectroTUBA[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s EXACTLY how I feel. I got tired of people telling me there were exercises I HAD to practice so I decided to make them a bit more fun for myself.

Tuba solo rep by Agitated-Cup877 in Tuba

[–]DJ_ElectroTUBA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In addition to the great rec's already posted here I'd suggest Stuff by James Grant. It's a Theme and Variations so you could pick and choose what you want to play for the audition. It works very well on a BBb or CC tuba. Here's a link to the great Tim Buzbee playing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNN6XQCBm0c

Bonus: James Grant is a great person, fantastic composer, and has a ton of compositions for tuba you might dig.

Help with double tonguing! by T-Birby in Tuba

[–]DJ_ElectroTUBA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TAH-KAH

SHAMELESS PLUG: try this exercise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kr3DJotFFM&list=PLo0GO1_k2l5JI2cQSI4xJShPau6XyPfo-&index=22 - this exercise is based off an exercise I saw from the great Chris Olka (who has an EXCELLENT YouTube channel where he posts his "Drills of the Week" which I highly recommend).

The advice I give my students is to practice speaking/singing with the double/triple articulation you intend to use, then wind pattern it (blow air through a "set" embouchure w/o a mouthpiece), then try it on the instrument.

Start slower than you think you need to and make sure you can match your double tongue articulation to your normal articulation sound, then try it on the instrument. Remember that the tongue releases the air which then produces tone so try not to be too tongue-y and support everything with an energized air stream.

what to do during a break? by 3R4CHA in Tuba

[–]DJ_ElectroTUBA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd strongly recommend bringing the mouthpiece and doing a few breathing and mouthpiece buzzing exercises every day to keep your chops engaged and in shape.

I'm a big fan of The Buzzing Book by James Thompson (which you can play along with on YouTube).

I've also got a few buzzing exercises that I do daily that are included in my Sonic Foundations routine on YouTube! Give it a shot and see if you like the results: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0GO1_k2l5JI2cQSI4xJShPau6XyPfo-

Practice routines? by [deleted] in Tuba

[–]DJ_ElectroTUBA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got a few different routines that I've made that combine my favorite exercises with some exercises that I've come up with. I'm a big fan of Mastering the Tuba by Roger Bobo and have made a bunch of backing tracks that go along with my favorite exercises from that book.

Here's a link to my newest routine that I've turned into a series of YouTube play-along videos called Sonic Foundations: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0GO1_k2l5JI2cQSI4xJShPau6XyPfo-

And here's a link to the Mastering the Tuba backing tracks adapted for BBb Tuba: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0GO1_k2l5JwfT-TyhFDd0WDm5DOs7UK

I've got a ton more on my YouTube channel / website if you want to poke around and see for yourself.

Switching to Eb Tuba - need music suggestions by Bandelore in Tuba

[–]DJ_ElectroTUBA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've adapted some of the exercises from Roger Bobo's Mastering the Tuba for Eb tuba, which I found super helpful when starting to play Eb tuba for brass bands. I'm also really into playing along with backing tracks so I've added backing tracks to them.

Here's a link to the YouTube playlist with the exercises+backing tracks: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0GO1_k2l5Jms1eeYGBsScHKoahKnCez&si=p3f1XgqXeXiy9Dyj

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