Student Resources
More content will be added here over time. If there is something you'd like to see here, please contact me and let me know.
General Resources
Apple Music/Spotify/[Your favourite streaming service here]
International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
Music Professionals of Manitoba
Etudes
The books below are what I use on a daily basis, and the first three are what I recommend all of my students purchase.
Arban Complete Method for Tuba
Melodious Etudes for Trombone (Book 1: Nos. 1 - 60)
Kopprasch 60 Etudes for Tuba Op. 6
Bill Bell Daily Routine "The Bell Scales"
Schlossberg Daily Drills and Technical Studies
Local and Summer Opportunities
The following are some summer programs I have experience with and would recommend taking advantage of. For more information, feel free to contact me (see Home page for form).
Manitoba Band Association - Here you'll find Summer Camps, Honour Bands, Solo Opportunities, and more. Select "Programs" to find out more.
International Music Camp - Based out of the International Peace Gardens, south of Boissevaine Manitoba
Interprovincial Music Camp - Based out of Perry Sound Ontario
Prairie Brass Camp - Based out of Winnipeg MB at the University of Manitoba
Gear and Equipment
The list below is not a recommendation of what to buy. It is simply here for you to look up on your own time and explore if you're curious. Email me if you have any questions.
Tubas
Miraphone 185 CC/BBb
Mouthpieces
Laskey 28H (Euro)
Laskey 28C (American)
Other Stuff
Black shelf liner - Helps support instrument when wrapped around leg. Can be bought at any dollar store.
K&M Tuba Stands (For sitting, standing, and holding instruments as needed)
Recordings
I like these.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Low Brass Plays Orchestral Excerpts and Concert Works
Øystein Baadsvik plays Vivaldi's Winter from the Four Seasons
Stefan Dohr plays the obbligato horn solo from Mvt. 3 of Mahler's 5th Symphony
Steuart Pincombe plays Bach's Second Suite for Unaccompanied Cello
Berlin Philharmonic Horns (Playing Wagner Tubas)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Fritz Reiner play the Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Stockholm Chamber Brass play Ewald's Brass Quintet No. 3, Mvt. 3
Thomas Quasthoff and Hélène Grimaud play Schumann's Dichterliebe
Bayerische Staatsoper & Zubin Metha play Gabrielli's Sonata Pian'e Forte
Borodin String Quartet plays Shostakovich's 8th String Quartet