Posted by tommo on September 09, 1999 at 04:17:34:
In Reply to: Playing tuba and euph posted by Scott on September 08, 1999 at 21:43:23:
Like I said in my posting below referring to eupho intonation, the single greatest thing I did to get my eupho chops back was to do plenty of Bordogni studies on the eupho mpc, using a piano for pitch reference. Once I was happy with my progress on the mpc, I then played them on my horn. The work you put on a eupho isn't wasted when moving back to the tuba. After picking the eupho up again, my high register on tuba has never been better!
When I was getting back into eupho, I really stuck to the basics for the first month, doing heaps of long tones, scales, easy studies. Remember, don't try to walk unless you can crawl first, good luck!
tommo
PS - For all you other tuba/eupho doublers out there, have you ever noticed how EASY a eupho is to play articulation and technique wise compared to the larger beast?