Six Steps to Success for Tuba

Description

Tuba — After a student has completed the first year or two of study on an instrument,it is time to seek individualized instruction specific to developingtheir skills past the basic level. There is an abundance of material writtenfor the instruction of the beginning student and for the more advancestudent, but much less in the middle levels. Etudes have been the foundationof musical instruction for hundreds of years. This book focuseson presenting etudes on the intermediate level. It is hoped that afterthe successful completion of this material, the student will improve theirskills to the point where they can then move up to the standard pedagogicalrepertoire.The book is organized first by keys. It covers the first eight essential keysthe intermediate student will need to know. The keys are presented in anorder from most common to less common for the intermediate student.But it is not necessary that the student or a student with a private teacheruse the book in order. Many will find it more beneficial to jump aroundfrom key to key, and that is a perfectly acceptable way to use this material.Besides keys, the book presents five different etudes for each key, one forimproving legato playing, one for improving articulation, one for improvingrhythm reading, one for improving technique through scale exercises, andfinally one that combines many of the aspects of the other four steps but ina compound meter. If the student can master each of the six steps, they willimprove greatly in their skills, performance quality and musicianship. With Six Steps to Success Carl Fischer Music turns its pedagogical attention to the often overlooked, intermediate student. Each of the six books in this series presents forty instrument-specific etudes that address technique development in warm-ups, legato, articulation, rhythm, scales, and compound meter. For use with a private teacher, or in individual practice, these books offer the perfect transition material for students looking to progress beyond beginning instructional books and build skills to make more advanced repertoire attainable. Band directors may also find these books useful for honor band audition material.