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• Study No. 21- This last entry in the series is a real barnburner!  Have a great holiday season!  [posted December 23rd, 2022]

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• Study No. 20- A short, sweet and simple phrase. Enjoy! [posted December 23rd, 2022]

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• Study No. 19- 100% Idiomatic of Tyrell's etude writing: a simple idea, presented in the tonic, and then moved to the dominant. I haven't mentioned it in a bit, so BUY THE BOOK! [posted December 5th, 2022]

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• Study No. 18- Starting in the relative major and ending on the minor, this exercise is going to work your fingers and your mind. [posted November 28th, 2022]

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• Study No. 17- This simple, yet melodic exercise is a wonderful opportunity to work on phrasing and metering in 3/4. [posted November 21st, 2022]

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• Study No. 16- This scalar exercise heavily focus on dominant harmonies; only resolving to the tonic right at the very end. [posted November 21st, 2022]

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• Study No. 15- A short excerpt, but a very melodic one. [posted November 14th, 2022]

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• Study No. 14- This is a great exercise to practice syncopations and rhythmic excellence. [posted November 14th, 2022]

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• Study No. 13- Not a typical phrase type, but one that will challenge your ability to move between keys (within an exercise). [posted November 7th, 2022]

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• Study No. 12- a shorter selection, but one ripe for articulation and sound control practice. [posted October 31st, 2022]

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• Study No 11- Using the same general 8-bar phrase formate, this etude starts to involve the relative minor key in the middle section. [posted October 31st, 2022]

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• Study No. 10- The selection here is of the first ten measures, which serves as an introduction to the main melody.  It is an outlier in the phrase construction found below. [posted October 24th, 2022]

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• Study No. 9- This is another etude, like No. 5, that has a great deal of important phrase markers. If you want the original markings, here is a link to the book. [posted October 24th, 2022]

 

• Study No. 8- Something a little more lighthearted and in the flat lands.  [posted October 17th, 2022]

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• Study No. 7- I decided to use m 17-32, as it is much like the first 16 measures but more ornate (and a greater finger workout).  Take it slow; strive for ease.  [posted October 17th, 2022]

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• Study No. 6- Always strive for clarity of articulation and note centers, especially here.  [posted October 10th, 2022]

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• Study No. 5- This is one of my favorite etudes, particularly for the style.  If you want the original markings, BUY THE BOOK! [posted October 10th, 2022]

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• Study No. 4- Like Study No. 2, a more of a scalar exercise than an arpeggiated one. [posted October 3rd, 2022]

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• Study No. 3- A great arpeggiated exercise with some unique extended harmony (V of iii) and odd leaps.  Take it slow. Aim for mastery. [posted October 3rd, 2022]

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• Study No. 2- More of a scalar exercise than an arpeggiated one; a great complement to No. 1 [posted September 26th, 2022]

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• Study No. 1- Unlike last semester, which focused on exercises for beginner tuba and euphonium players, this season will focus primary on advanced tuba players (40 Advanced Studies, for Bb Bass- H W Tyrell).  I would recommend, if you haven't already, purchasing this book and studying from the original source before continuing here.  This is not your grandma's Tyrell!  [posted September 26th, 2022]

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• Our first exercises of the semester will be uploaded on September 26th, two at a time.  This weeks studies are Study No. 1 and Study No. 2 from the "40 Advanced Studies, for Bb Bass- H W Tyrell"  [posted September 20th, 2022]​​