Premier jour est une oeuvre pour tuba seul où se mêlent chaleur sonore et virtuosité de l'instrument, laissant apparaître une palette de couleurs étonnantes. / Tuba

Professional Tuba player and conservatoire professor François Poullot compiles an excellent series to aid the learning of Euphonium Double Bass and Tuba. The second volume of?Préambule?addresses a variety of aspects including scales rhythm arpeggios intervals time signatures and notes amongst other features. Moreover the detailed instructions are in both English and French. For all aspiring Euphonium Double Bass and Tuba players Poullot's?Préambule?fills a large gap by aiding the progress and understanding of technique.

Tubalosity was selected to be premiered by Kenyon Wilson at Indiana University USA in 2014 as part of the Fifteen Minutes of Fame series. The piece is inspired by the versatility of the Tuba sound - that of the funky bass and the melodic voice. The player should imagine they are playing both parts simultaneously as though the bass line is there all the way through in the style of singer Bobby McFerrin.Performance Notes:Tubalosity has both a melody and a bass line - bring out the melody line in the upper notesfrom bar 5.Notes with a cross-hatch head should be a tongue-click into the mouthpiece.In bars8 12 14 15 and 20 the upper notes should be sung at the same time as playing the lower note. The sung notes should be in whichever octave is comfortable in the player's range.