I messaged ITEA in 2023 regarding the Arnold Jacobs Mock Orchestral Audition to include a panel that was more representative of an actual orchestral audition—where a tubist would likely not be present.

I have mentioned this several times over the years to ITEA. In an older journal, when I was doing ...

Just remember, everyone presenting also has to be an ITEA member AND pay the conference fee, which may or may not be slightly reduced (some have, some haven’t).

Judging competitions doesn’t pay nor get any additional discounts. Normally, those judging have to spend extra time, which means an extra ...

At the risk of offending some, here's another personal opinion:

ITEA touts its love of "inclusivity." Does it practice what it preaches? Are high school students included? Are amateur players included? Are beginners included? Are band directors included? Are community band players included? What ...

I use Alisyn. The story goes the oil was a byproduct of an aerospace contract to not freeze in space, but didn’t work. One of the workers at the factory was a trumpeter and tried it on their valves and loved it.

I have bought it the last two times from the factory and go in person to pick it up ...

Since the advertising coordinator is open, which is a position that earns a percentage of ad revenue on commission, might be a good question or approach:

Having articles such as the music education or general repair/maintenance sample articles Gocsick mentioned, putting ads on the website could ...

I just clicked on the ITEA forums link. Clearly, their main concern is not music or tubas/euphoniums. They discredit themselves.


I think anyone could start a forum topic of relevant interest to them, and form local communities (like I am in the pro musicians one which might be members only ...

This might be of interest though also a bit off topic but relates to other posts:

Back when the old forum was overran with spam accounts and R rated ads, I had mentioned to the ITEA leadership about taking over the forum or starting one for the community (without being members but to embrace the ...

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Could have been a vote of the ...

Could have been a vote of the executive board.


No, there was a general membership vote.


A show vote. Simply put, the organization wanted to make the name change, but knew it would be an unpopular decision and could lose members. So, pretending a vote would happen is a great way to say ...

Could have been a vote of the executive board.

... Music education majors NEED f tubas these days to even compete with the big kids.


A friend working on a DMA teaches private lessons for high school kids. He’s now using a piston F at tuba and euphonium lessons, claiming it’s close enough to both and much more convenient than bringing two ...

Sounds like he needs a CC Tuba for Kollij. Probably should go 6/4 Piston since that’s what all the kewl kids and their teachers are doing. You could save a few dollars and buy an Eastman 836CC. They are made in China to cut back on costs, and you could save more by buying one of the several used ...

2) Conferences drive society membership. Good conferences make people want to become members. Conferences where only members can attend push people away. How great of an experience would it be for younger players to see the caliber of performances at the regional conferences. Low cost day passes ...

UncleBeer wrote: Mon May 05, 2025 9:07 am
That atrocious Arizona conference in '23 was the last straw. Nope.

That was before he took over, along with the subsequent regionals. He assured me that the conference process will be totally overhauled starting with the 2026 regionals.

I lead the abstract project, along with frequently doing reviews and sharing ideas.

The new executive director, Bryan Doughty, has transformed the organization in the last year or so making it more relevant and fresher content. Trust me, it used to be quite bad—poor communication, content, mission ...

Bloke, you are dead on correct about hearing pitch. One time, I had a student have a tuner on their stand for a first lesson of the day, and they commented how I was dead on in tune. It shocked me. I highly encourage the use of drones with all playing to really solidify pitch.

Tuning---

When doing a piece with piano, such as a piano concerto, I am still trying to figure out why the pianist or concert master plays the A, THEN the oboe plays the A to match (IF they match).

With that being said, The Ohio State Wind Symphony, which I was the principal tubist for the 3 ...

Pretty sure if I had a dime for every time I heard “The Ride”, “Fountains”, or Prokofiev’s 5th played in the elephant room, I would have enough to pay off my student loan balance.

At the last one in Tennessee that I visited, there was a group of individuals that I am pretty sure had not showered in ...

I am finding myself on the big horn more and more teaching tubas and working on fundamentals.

However, when I play the high parts in the pro tuba quartet I sometimes play with doing polkas and popular music, I use F. I also use F in brass quintets, and have frequently used it when playing Verdi ...

arpthark wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 8:10 am Who wrote the first sonata for tuba and piano?

Don't Google it!

Zoltan Gardonyi, a student of Hindemith. Great piece