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I have put together some thoughts on staying in shape for band during COVID shutdowns and other periods when we don't have regular band rehearsals. For me, anyway, 2020 is just one of many dry spells...

I hadn't heard that before, but he certainly was considered a top player so it is not hard to believe.

This is a very old recording, but a real eye opener! I had no idea people played like this in 1938:

https://youtu.be/jsH6dkvjFRI


https://youtu.be/jsH6dkvjFRI

If you don't have much luck, here is a resource that might help:

http://www.thevillagetinker.com/

Welcome to the forum! Normally I'm pretty confident that we can provide answers (lots of smart people on here!!), but this may be a tough one.

As far as I know, Lyon and Healy was an importer, not...

I'm stretching the category a bit here. When I saw the movie "Brassed Off" I heard some great music played in actuality by Grimethorpe Colliery Band. One I really liked was "Floral Dance." Most...

I actually purchased lacquer polish from a local music store. It works nicely, but I can't see that it is doing anything Pledge doesn't, and of course it costs more.

This is a Salvation Army solo, which I have played in recital a couple times. It's a fun romp! This is an old recording, and is part of my "Historic Euphonium" playlist.
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It MIGHT be possible to special order different size receivers from Adams. The receiver is already removeable so they would have to produce them with different inside tapers. But they would not be a...

This is a piece you don't hear much! But fortunately Mr. Dart preserved it for us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz5xukc1fXg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz5xukc1fXg

This is a 3+1 compensating euphonium with a medium shank. Condition looks good, and note that the seller says valve compression is outstanding. It appears to be silver plated. No hard case, but it...

Would this one fit the bill? The price seems pretty attractive, but this is not my field:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dynasty-M575-Marching-Euphonium/313201962345

So apparently Heaven gives you a choice of piston or rotary valves! :)

This is one of my early arrangements, which I jumped on as soon as I saw the title! It is somewhat challenging technically, but not too bad. The music lesson hidden within is that the first few notes...

Here is a snip from my practice of "Spinning Song" by Mendelssohn. A real finger-twister! (And it's my own fault - I arranged it.) I suggest a way to get "free" practice time when you are working on...

At some point I knew the name of the composer of this but have forgotten. Anyway, it's a nice solo. Not as flashy as some, but in the hands of a player like David it comes off just right. He seems to...

In my own background, I had a fairly intense playing schedule while I was in the Coast Guard Band, but for 23-1/2 years after that I worked full time at a non-music job. Between the demands of the...

If you go to the linked page and scroll down Gary shows his email address. This is the link:

https://www.garycurtin.com/contact

I took this from a Getzen hand-out that Doc wrote many years ago. The advice was worded for band directors, but I find it useful for players and teachers in general. It is now the newest entry in the...

You can view the page at http://www.dwerden.com/forum/content.php/180-Doc-Severinsen-How-Great-Is-the-Difference

Certainly both models are good, pro horns, but they are quite different. In my memory the 842 is also a responsive horn, so I don't know if the Virtuoso has an advantage there. But not all of us use...

Thanks, John!

BTW, I only noticed how irritating the metronome was as I was editing it! When using it I often just let it run if I get up to look for music or something, so I guess I have learned...

Max Schlossberg's "Daily Drills and Technical Studies" has many great and challenging exercises. But there is one that became a favorite of mine when I discovered how much it could help me improve my...

He was my first British euphonium hero. His recording of La Belle Americaine was so good it was almost depressing, because I could not sound as "sprightly" as he did!

Euphonium players (me included) have often "borrowed" from Mozart, and even borrow from French horn works now and then. This lively Rondo works very nicely on euphonium IMHO, although it is a bit...