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Mastering the Tuba Backing Tracks

***First and foremost, these exercises can be found in Roger Bobo's Mastering the Tuba. If you do not already own the book then I highly recommend purchasing the book and adding exercises into your daily fundamentals practice.***

These backing tracks were originally created as a way of spicing up my fundamentals practice and giving myself a rhythmically interesting metronome [ie. cool lofi beat] and harmonically interesting drone to play along with. Eventually, I began using these play-along tracks in my private lessons, sectionals, and masterclasses, and discovered that students really liked them. If you're looking for a way to stay engaged while practicing or help students stay engaged with their fundamentals practice then try these out. You can find play-along videos in a variety of keys on my YouTube channel (and on this page) and the backing tracks (with .pdf's) are also available for purchase using the links below.

Exercises included:

Octave Glissandos

Basic Warm-Up

Low Register Intonation Check

Legato and Relaxation [Major and Minor]

Stamp Modification 1

Chromatic Register Blending [60 BPM, 80 BPM, 100 BPM]

Breath Control

Broken Chromatic Arpeggios [60 BPM, 80 BPM, 100 BPM]

Exercises in Octaves

BONUS Beautiful Sounds Major

BONUS Beautiful Sounds Minor

Mastering the Tuba [CC Tuba] Play-along videos

Basic Warm-Up - Mastering the Tuba [CC Tuba]
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Mastering the Tuba [BBb Tuba] Play-along videos

Octave Glissandos - Mastering the Tuba [BBb Tuba]
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Mastering the Tuba [Eb Tuba] Play-along videos

Octave Glissandos - Mastering the Tuba [Eb Tuba]
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Mastering the Tuba [F Tuba] Play-along videos

Octave Glissandos - Mastering the Tuba [F Tuba]
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