NEW
Sheet
Music for Tuba & Euphonium
by
Ken Davies
16 Changing Meter Pieces
______for Euphonium and Tuba_____
(Baritone)
by Kenneth W. Davies
(brief
bio) see
samples
from pages
Due for release as of late
January 2001
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Euphonium
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Etudes
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Pieces in Changing Meters for TROMBONE
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- for tuba,
euphonium or baritone - playable on 3 valves
- range: (euph) F2 to
A4, (tuba) F1 to A3
- nearly all time signatures
- non-"key" (all accidentals,
no key signatures)
- bass clef only
- 34 pages
16 Changing Meter Pieces
provides musical practice material covering a wide variety of meter signatures
(time signatures) in various changing contexts. Both octaves are represented,
so tubists and euphoniumists can play them in octave unison in duos or
groups, for added intonation practice. Great for brotherhood gatherings
or seminars. The pieces may also be suitable as unaccompanied contest or
recital pieces arranged in suites of any combination in the manner in which
pianists often perform sets of Chopin etudes.
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To The Teacher: These
etudes are intended for the private Tuba or Euphonium student at the 11th-12th
grade High School level, although they can also be useful as remedial or
preparatory material at the first year college level. Range, technique
and rythmic complexity have been minimized in order to avoid creating too
many things for the student to focus on at once. For most students at this
level, meter changes and interval structures within a non-tonal context
are enough. Technique and range are more than adaquately covered in other
methods and studies. Tubists may play them on either BBb tuba or CC tuba.
To The Student:
Always remember that the goal is not only to count beats accurately, but
to also
feel the meter. Keep in mind that all meter signatures,
no matter how complex they may look, are ultimately made up of sub-groups
of 2-beat patterns and 3-beat patterns. Remembering this principle will
guide you in figuring out any meter signature and determining how the beat
flow should feel.
16 Changing MeterPieces
is not only about changing meters. Many musical works of the 20th century
composer s also use different forms of melodic and harmonic structures
than are commonly found in much popular works, jazz and works of the 17th
through 19th centuries. For that reason, none of these etudes have key
signatures. This is because either the "key sense" changes frequently or
there is no sense of key intended at all. You will find lots of accidentals.
You will find yourself learning to hear intervals (distances between pitches).
Above all, remember that this is music and therefore phrases and
melodic statements will be valid and meaningful, just as they are in other
styles.
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About Ken Davies
A Wisconsin native. Attended
U. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point - B.Mus (U. of Wisconsin-Madison) - Attended
Yale School of Music - M.A. (Middle Tennessee State Univ.) - M.M. (U. of
Colorado-Boulder -- Awarded Cecil Effinger Composition Fellowship).
As a high school baritone player in Ripon, Wisconsin, he won several solo
contests, starting trombone only when beginning college. Trombone teachers
have included Paul Wallace, Robert Gutter, John Swallow, David Loucky and
William Stanley. Professional performance experience in all forms includes
orchestral, shows, chamber groups, rock groups and 10 years (1972-82) with
Nick Russo & Gabriel's Brass at Walt Disney World, Florida. While in
Orlando, he also taught privately hundreds of brass students at all levels
and also acquired credits as a composer-arranger-producer for records and
TV.
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