This Tuba Fingering Chart is a brilliantly useful reference guide for players of all ages and abilities. Featuring an expansive gatefold design that shows essential information such as fingerings for all notes, notation hints and instrument care, this is a guide that should never leave your possession.A chart such as this is the perfect supplement for your lessons or your self-teaching, giving you instant access to the most crucial information immediately. The Fingering Chart features three-valve fingerings for every note on the four most common types of Tuba: BB Flat and C Contrabass and E Flat and F Bass, as well as alternative fingerings for an additional fourth valve. When you're stuck for a particular fingering or you just need to refresh your memory, this chart is a clear visual aid. Not only does the Tuba Fingering Chart show you this, but it's packed with other necessary information. A full section on notation gives you tips on symbols, signs, abbreviations and other useful facts like reading two instrument parts on one staff and rests. Some handy hints on caring for your Tuba are included, and a note on the pitch system for the different types of Tuba.The wealth of useful information that is condensed into this Tuba Fingering Chart makes it seriously practical and convenient for anyone learning to play this fantastic instrument. If you ever get stuck for fingerings, confused about instrument care or not amused by notation, just take a look at this chart and nail those notes. / Tuba

This work is dedicated to John Fletcher, who gave the first performance on 24 April 1976. The concerto is in three movements, the first in sonata-form shell with two contrasting themes. There is a reference made in the development section to the opening theme of Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto. Set as part of the ABRSM Tuba Syllabus. / Tuba

18 Pieces for Brass Grades 4 & 5 with 2 CDs-ABRSM Shining Brass is an exciting series of graded repertoire pieces and studies that can be played by any brass instrument. Shining Brass Book 2 contains 18 pieces in a variety of attractive styles specially commissioned from seven of the finest composers of brass music writing today. Key features two pieces from each of Lists A B and C of Grades 4 & 5 of the ABRSM 2013 syllabus for Eb Horn Baritone Euphonium and Tuba a single part book that can be used by treble and bass clef brass including Eb Tuba CD featuring performances and all backing tracks separate Bb Eb and F piano accompanimentbooks a Bb Tuba (bass clef) part can be downloaded from www.abrsm.org/shiningbrass

The Best of Belwin Jazz: First Year Charts for Jazz Ensemble is a collection of twelve outstanding jazz ensemble arrangements for the young player. Each chart is written by experienced educational arrangers and composers in various styles and tempos: swing, Latin, ballad, waltz, holiday and pop. This collection is written for full instrumentation - five saxophones, three trumpets, three trombones, and four rhythm - but is designed to sound full and complete with reduced instrumentation of three saxes, two trumpets, one trombone and three rhythm. Optional parts are available for flute, clarinet, tuba, horn in F, and baritone T.C. The rhythm section parts offer suggestions for rhythms, piano voicings, and guitar chord frames. All solos are written out in improvised sections. The conductor's book includes full-length CD recordings of all titles. Titles include: Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home, Birth of the Blues, Embraceable You, First Time Around, Gospel, Hot Chocolate, Jazzmin Tea, Jingle Bell Rock, Poco Loco, Splanky, Sunday Morning, TMI

(Bass clef in C)An outlined course of study designed to follow the elementary and intermediate levels of any instructional method the Rubank Advanced Methods are considered to be one of the gold standards ofadvanced instrumental study. The specially designed units provide a complete pedagogy:? Scales and Arpeggios All of the major and minor keys are covered in the complete two-book course?Melodic Interpretation Including 20 contest level duets in each book? Solo Preparation Six contest level solos included? Articulation Studies Specialized for eachinstrument? Exercises in Fingering (woodwinds) Flexibility (brass) and Sticking (percussion)? Ornamentation All types are introducedGenerations of musicians have beentaught with Rubank methods ? join the tradition!

Arranged to be playable by any combination of band instruments these duets cover a wide range of styles from the Baroque Period to the 20th Century. Difficulty ranges from grades II through IV providing a great deal of flexibility for the needs of young musicians. In addition to the mallet duet lines the percussion book provides an optional percussion line that can be used in place of or in addition to a duet line. Perfect for smaller ensembles with unusual instrumentation and for solo and ensemble festivals.