EXERCISES AND PEDAGOGICAL RESOURCES

Free Tuba and Euphonium Downloads!  Feel free to copy and distribute these exercises.

Featured Downloads

• Advanced Major Scale Study (Revised) TUBA

• Advanced Major Scale Study (Revised) EUPHONIUM

Group Exercises

• Brass Warm-Up Routine: A comprehensive warm-up routine for concert band and marching band brass sectionals.  Includes long tones, articulation exercises, lip slurs, and scales.  Trumpet/TC Euphonium, Horn, Trombone/BC Euphonium, Tuba.  (New 2010)

• Low-Brass Chorales: Six Four-Part Chorales for Low Brass Sections.  Ideal for trombones, euphonium (BC/TC), and tuba.  Specially arranged for the Tri-State Youth Summer Tuba & Euphonium Ensemble. (New 2010)

Beginner and Basic Routines

Beginner Routines (Beginner/Middle School Students)

• Tuba Beginner Warm-Up
• Euphonium Beginner Warm-Up
• Trombone Beginner Warm-Up
• TC Euphonium Beginner Warm-Up

Basic Routines (Intermediate/High School Students)

• Brass Warm-Up Routine: A comprehensive warm-up routine for concert band and marching band brass sectionals.  Includes long tones, articulation exercises, lip slurs, and scales.  Parts included: trumpet/TC euphonium, horn, trombone/euphonium, and tuba.
• Tuba Basic Routine
• Euphonium Basic Routine (Non-Compensating)
• Euphonium Basic Routine (Compensating)

Pedagogical Resources

Fingering Charts (by Skip Gray)

• BB Flat Tuba

• CC Tuba

• F Tuba

• BC Euphonium- Compensating

• BC Euphonium- Non-Compensating

• TC Euphonium

Repertoire Guides

• A Course of Study for High School Brass Musicians- High Brass (by the Marshall Brass Faculty)
• A Course of Study for High School Brass Musicians- Low Brass (by the Marshall Brass Faculty)
• A Course of Study for College Tuba and Euphonium Musicians
• An annotated Guide to Tuba Methods and Solo Literature
• An annotated Guide to Euphonium Methods and Solo Literature
• Recommended Bass Tuba Solos (by Skip Gray)
• Recommended Tuba Orchestral Literature (by Skip Gray)

Important References

• Recommended References for Tubist and Euphoniumists
• Recommended Solo Tuba Recordings
• Guide to Purchasing Beginner and Intermediate Level Tubas and Euphoniums
• Guide to Instrument Maintenance
• Important Dates in the History of the Tuba
• A Treatise on the History and Development of the Tuba

• "THE BASICS" A Guide for Beginner Euphonium Players

• "THE BASICS" A Guide for Beginner Trombone Players

• "THE BASICS" A Guide for Beginner Tuba Players

• The Basics of Breathing: Quick facts on how to understand and improve your breathing.

Arban Cross Training Regiments

• Arban Cross Training Regiment #1

• Arban Cross Training Regiment #2

• Arban Cross Training Regiment #3

• Arban Cross Training Regiment #4

• Arban Cross Training Regiment: Carl Fischer Trombone Edition

• Arban Cross Training Regiment (2000 Tuba Edition)

Survey of Daily Routine Habits of Professional Musicians

• Initial Survey

• Survey Results

• Survey Conclusions

• Participant List

George Palton Arrangements and Transcriptions

Arrangements Published with Tuba-Euphonium Press: (Listed Alphabetically by Title)

• Chorales for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet.  A collection of chorales in all major and minor keys.
• Daily Routines Anthology for Euphonium.
• Daily Routines Anthology for Tuba.
• Lithuanian Folk Song Suite by V.K. Ciurlionis.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet.  Performed by the Marshall University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble.
• Marche Slave by P.I. Tchaikovsky.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble.
• Sonata Pian’ e Forte by Giovanni Gabrielli.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble.  Performed by the Marshall University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble.

Arrangements Published with Cimarron Music: (Listed Alphabetically by Title)

• Canzona Per Sonare No.1 by Giovanni Gabrielli.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble.  Performed by the Marshall University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble.
• Ensemble Building for Tuba/Euphonium Quartet co-authored with Tim Olt.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble.  A collection of exercises and arrangements for Tuba/Euphonium Quartet. *Coming Soon!
  • George Palton contributions include Chorale from Wachet Auf “Zion hort die Wachter singen” by Bach, Contrapunctus I by Bach, Cantiamo in Modo Corretto by Kodaly, Sanctus and Benedictus by Palestrina, and O Magnum Mysterium by Victoria.

*Other Recent Arrangements: (Listed Alphabetically by Title)

• Ave Maria D. 839 by Franz Schubert.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Trio with Tuba or Euphonium Soloist.
• Cantabile in D Major by Nicolo Paganini.  Arranged for Solo Tuba.  Performed at the 2008 International Tuba Euphonium Conference.
• Caprice No. 24 by Nicolo Paganini.  Arranged for Solo Tuba.
• Chorales for Trombone Quartet.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet.  A collection of chorales in all major and minor keys.
• Eagle Squadron March by Kenneth Alford.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble.  Performed by the Stephen F. Austin University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble.
•  “Field of the Dead” from Alexander Nevsky by Sergey Prokofiev.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble with Tuba Soloist.  Performed by the University of Kentucky Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble.
• “Galop” from Moscow, Cheryomushki by Dmitri Shostakovich.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet.
• “Horn Pipe” from Water Music by G.F. Handel.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet.
• In Storm and Sunshine March by J.C. Heed.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet.  Performed by the Marshall University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble.
• Jerusalem by Parry.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble with Euphonium Soloist.  Arrangement commissioned by Dr. Ralph Taylor.
• Low Brass Chorales.  Arranged for Low Brass Section.  A collection of 6 chorales intended young ensembles and low brass sections.
• Men of Ohio March by Henry Fillmore.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble.  Performed by the Marshall University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble.
• Napoli by Herman Bellstedt.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet with Tuba or Euphonium Soloist.  Arrangement premiered by the University of Kentucky Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble.
• Prayer of St. Gregory by Alan Hovhanness.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble with Euphonium Soloist.  Performed by the Marshall University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble with guest soloist Michael Stroeher.
• Rondeau by Jean Joseph Mouret.  Arranged for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet.  Performed by the Marshall University Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble.
• Sonata No. 2 (BWV 1031) by J.S. Bach.  Arranged for Solo Tuba with Piano.
• Variations on a Theme from Norma by J.B. Arban.  Arranged for Solo Tuba (CC and F) or Solo Euphonium.  Accompaniments available for Tuba-Euphonium Quartet, Brass Quintet, and Piano Reduction.

*These arrangements are currently under review for publication.  Contact me if you are interested into acquiring a copy.