Modern low brass instruments—trombone, tuba, and euphonium—have legions of ancestors, cousins, and descendants in over five-hundred years of history. Prominent scholar and performer Douglas Yeo provides a unique, accessible reference guide that addresses a broad range of relevant topics and brings these instruments to life with clear explanations and the most up-to-date research. Brief biographies of many path-changing individuals highlight their influence on instrument development and use. The book’s inclusive scope also recognizes the work of diverse, influential artists whose important contributions to trombone and tuba history and development have not previously been acknowledged in other literature. Extensive illustrations by Lennie Peterson provide insight into many of the entries.

This is the Only Complete Arban for Trombone & Euphonium. There has never been a truly complete Arban for trombone or euphonium until now. Previous editions did not include all of Arban's studies. This benchmark edition is complete and comprehensive for both trombone and euphonium.Joseph Alessi (principal trombone of the New York Philharmonic) has written all the trombone text for this edition. His guidance in applying Arban's (trumpet) techniques to the trombone puts this book into a class by itself.Dr. Brian Bowman wrote the text for euphonium. As a teacher and virtuoso performer, Dr. Bowman is uniquely qualified to transfer Arban's techniques to the euphonium.

Guide to the Euphonium Repertoire is the most definitive publication on the status of the euphonium in the history of this often misunderstood and frequently under-appreciated instrument. This volume documents the rich history, the wealth of repertoire, and the incredible discography of the euphonium. Music educators, composers/arrangers, instrument historians, performers on other instruments, and students of the euphonium (baritone horn, tenor tuba, etc.) will find the exhaustive research evident in this volume's pages to be compelling and comprehensive. Contributors are Lloyd Bone, Brian L. Bowman, Neal Corwell, Adam Frey, Marc Dickman, Bryce Edwards, Seth D. Fletcher, Carroll Gotcher, Atticus Hensley, Lisa M. Hocking, Sharon Huff, Kenneth R. Kroesche, R. Winston Morris, John Mueller, Michael B. O'Connor, Eric Paull, Joseph Skillen, Kelly Thomas, Demondrae Thurman, Matthew J. Tropman, and Mark J. Walker.

Scroll below for a video sampling of lessons as played in Finale. For many young, promising trombonists, the parts they get to play as part of their middle school instrumental music experience are often not very challenging to them. So, learning to play the euphonium, while simultaneously expanding students' challenges on the trombone, is a positive way to stimulate learning and enrich understanding of brass instruments, particularly the technical challenges of playing an instrument with values compared to the slide.The mouthpiece is similar, the clef and range are almost the same, and producing an open mellow, tone should be an easy transition. The more difficult part of learning the euphonium after playing trombone is to master the translation of positions to valve combos. Many of the great trombone players double on euphonium.This book of 26 progressive studies is designed to be used with a private teacher or part of a class at middle, high school, or a college low brass methods class for music education majors. If a student focuses on one lesson per week, this volume contains adequate material for six months of more of study, likely enough time for a student to become familiar and comfortable with the euphonium. Each lesson has 4-5 short exercises, gradually progressing in difficulty. The exercises are a combination of original works and material from the public domain.Learning to play any brass instrument is endlessly rewarding and comes with many benefits far beyond the act of playing the instrument itself such as improving confidence, creativity, and communication skills. The euphonium is a truly beautiful instrument that will give you no end of transferable skills, abilities and, above all, joy.