Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Beginning Tuba Sheet Music Companion Book
  2. 2

    • Lesson 1: Introduction

    • Lesson 2: Creating Sound on the Tuba

    • Lesson 3: Changing Sound on the Tuba

    • Lesson 4: The Mouthpiece

    • Lesson 5: Exercise 1.1 - The Mouthpiece

    • Lesson 6: Parts of the Tuba

    • Lesson 7: Basic Rotary Care

    • Lesson 8: Basic Piston Care
  3. 3

    • Lesson 9: Introduction

    • Lesson 10: Holding the Tuba

    • Lesson 11: Matching Pitch om the Mouthpiece

    • Lesson 12: Matching Pitch on the Tuba

    • Lesson 13: Troubleshooting Embouchure

    • Lesson 14: Introducing Pulse

    • Lesson 15: Initiating Sound

    • Lesson 16: Initiating Sound on the Mouthpiece

    • Lesson 17: Initiating Sound on the Tuba

    • Lesson 18: Review
  4. 4

    • Lesson 19: Introduction

    • Lesson 20: Recap

    • Lesson 21: Tuba Hand Position

    • Lesson 22: Two Ways to Play Notes

    • Lesson 23: Notes F and Bb

    • Lesson 24: Note Eb

    • Lesson 25: Exercise 1.1 - Getting to know Eb

    • Lesson 26: Note G

    • Lesson 27: Exercise 1.2 - Getting to know G

    • Lesson 28: Exercise 2.1 - Mary

    • Lesson 29: The Musical Staff

    • Lesson 30: Melody 1.1 - Mary Had a Little Lamb

    • Lesson 31: Review
  5. 5

    • Lesson 32: Introduction

    • Lesson 33: Recap

    • Lesson 34: Introducing Rhythm

    • Lesson 35: Introducing Rhythm, part II

    • Lesson 36: Note D

    • Lesson 37: Exercise 1.1 - Getting to know D

    • Lesson 38: Note C

    • Lesson 39: Exercise 1.2 - Getting to know C

    • Lesson 40: Bb on the Staff

    • Lesson 41: Exercise 2.1 - Steps

    • Lesson 42: Exercise 3.1 - Skips

    • Lesson 43: Melody 1.1 - Lightly Row

    • Lesson 44: Review
  6. 6

    • Lesson 45: Introduction and Recap

    • Lesson 46: Exercise 1.1 - Beginning Bugling

    • Lesson 47: Melody 1.1 - Twinkle, Twinkle

    • Lesson 48: Breathing

    • Lesson 49: Note A

    • Lesson 50: Exercise 2.1 - Getting to know A

    • Lesson 51: Note High Bb

    • Lesson 52: Exercise 2.2 - Getting to know Bb

    • Lesson 53: Melody 2.1 - Go Tell Aunt Rhodie

    • Lesson 54: Exercise 3.1 - Low Bb to High Bb

    • Lesson 55: Review
  7. 7

    • Lesson 56: Introduction

    • Lesson 57: Recap

    • Lesson 58: Introduction to Scales

    • Lesson 59: Upside-down Bb-Major Scale

    • Lesson 60: F Clef - Bass Clef

    • Lesson 61: The Flat Sign

    • Lesson 62: Key Signatures

    • Lesson 63: Exercise 1.1 - Bb-Major with a Key Signature

    • Lesson 64: Rests

    • Lesson 65: Exercise 2.1 - Rests

    • Lesson 66: Melody 1.1 - London Bridge

    • Lesson 67: Review
  8. 8

    • Lesson 68: Introduction

    • Lesson 69: Recap

    • Lesson 70: Note Ab

    • Lesson 71: Natural Sign

    • Lesson 72: Exercise 1.1 - Flats and Naturals

    • Lesson 73: Exercise 1.2 - Flats and Naturals

    • Lesson 74: Octaves

    • Lesson 75: Notes A and Ab

    • Lesson 76: Exercise 2.1 - Getting to know low A and Ab

    • Lesson 77: 3-4 Time

    • Lesson 78: Slurs

    • Lesson 79: Exercise 3.1 - Slurs

    • Lesson 80: Melody 1.1 - Down in the Valley

    • Lesson 81: Review
  9. 9

    • Lesson 82: Introduction

    • Lesson 83: Recap

    • Lesson 84: Notes Gb and Db

    • Lesson 85: Exercise 1.1 - Getting to know Gb and Db

    • Lesson 86: Exercise 1.2 - Gb and Db on the Staff

    • Lesson 87: Exercise 2.1 - Lip Slurs

    • Lesson 88: Ab-Major Scale

    • Lesson 89: Exercise 3.1 - Eighth Notes

    • Lesson 90: Exercise 3.2 - Eighth Notes on the Staff

    • Lesson 91: Exercise 3.3 - Ab-Major Scale in Eighth Notes

    • Lesson 92: Buzzing Lower

    • Lesson 93: Melody 1.1 - Bingo

    • Lesson 94: Review
  10. 10

    • Lesson 95: Introduction

    • Lesson 96: Recap

    • Lesson 97: Note Gb

    • Lesson 98: Note G

    • Lesson 99: Note E

    • Lesson 100: Exercise 1.1 Lip Slurs

    • Lesson 101: Exercise 2.1 - Dotted Quarter Notes

    • Lesson 102: Exercise 2.2 - Dotted Quarter Notes on the Staff

    • Lesson 103: Melody 1.1 - My Country

    • Lesson 104: Note C

    • Lesson 105: Melody 1.2 - My Country

    • Lesson 106: Review

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Instructor

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

Kevin Wass

Dr. Kevin Wass, Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Texas Tech University, holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan, the Bachelor of Science degree (Summa cum laude) in Music Education from Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, and the Master of Music degree and Performers Certificate from Indiana University.