The Breathing Book for Tuba
by David Vining
Flow Studies for Tuba
by David Vining
Daily Routines for Tuba
by David Vining
Daily Routines for the Student Tuba Player
by David Vining
by David Vining
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Here's what the experts are saying about The Breathing Book:
"This book is a fantastic guide for any brass player to understand their body's respiratory function. Further, the information presented here offers healthy and safe recommendations for playing development. Bravo, David Vining, for bringing brass pedagogy the information necessary to free our breathing and clear the obstacles which stand in the way of wonderful music making!”
Patrick Sheridan
International Tuba Soloist and Co-Author of The Breathing Gym
"...fantastic book and the best at explaining things clearly and simply about the respiratory process. Bravo!!!!”
Fritz Kaenzig
Professor of Tuba and Euphonium
The University of Michigan
"In this slender book, David Vining strips away the many misconceptions about breathing that have been accepted as fact for far too long. Once the player understands exactly where the air goes and how it should be utilized, every area of playing will improve. A full understanding of this text, with its accompanying musical exercises, will enable the trombonist to achieve perfect breath control.”
Ralph Sauer
Retired Principal Trombonist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
"For me the book was an eye-opener and is a new inspiration for my teaching and also for my own playing. I use the book and its exercises on a regular basis in my teaching and in my own daily routines. His ideas are so easy to apply to everything you have to play or work on and they help you to play in more relaxed, easy and controlled manner."
Ben van Dijk
International Acclaimed Bass Trombonist
Rotterdam Philharmonic and Rotterdam Conservatory "Codarts"
"Quite often a student is told many things about breathing, almost all of which will come in terms of generalities. Most of us have heard to breathe deep, fill the bottom part of our lungs first, and so forth. But very rarely do students hear specifics about breathing, or do students or teachers question what they are told. And even more rare is the concept of a step by step progression of learning how to breathe. I believe that The Breathing Book is such a book."
Anthony Plog
Trumpet Teacher, Composer and Conductor
The Breathing Book Tuba Edition is appropriate for all levels of tuba players.
32 pages, spiral bound to lay flat on the music stand
$19.95
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Flow Studies for Tuba
David Vining
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Here's what the experts are saying about Flow Studies:
“David Vining’s Flow Studies is a concise and well thought out collection of flow studies. It provides interesting alternatives and fresh challenges in basic skill development and maintenance in the important areas of tone production, embouchure stability and agility in all registers. I appreciate the explanation of a flow study and the questions the performer should be considering. The break up of the studies into Slow Flow Studies, Medium Flow Studies, and Fast Flow Studies is also very unique. The suggested etude rotation is also quite practical. Overall, I highly recommend this collection. These studies will become a staple in my teaching studio."
Dr. Kelly Thomas
Professor of Tuba/Euphonium
The University of Arizona
“If these exercises are done properly, meaning everyday and with diligence, you will be well on the way to mastering the art of phrasing through more efficient use of your precious air! I hope this method is as helpful for you as it has been for me and my students.”
Demondrae Thurman, Professor at The University of Alabama
Sotto Voce Quartet
"David Vining has written a group of studies, which I think artfully isolate the movement of air when you play. These are particularly valuable for students, who are learning how to most efficiently blow their horn. It allows the player to sort of get in a "zone" while playing and just focus on the air. Another positive benefit of these exercises is to gradually encourage the student to breathe and blow in a more relaxed way. I highly recommend them for students, and anyone who needs to "get back to the basics" of air movement.
Mark Lawrence
Principal Trombonist (retired)
San Francisco Symphony
"The collection that David Vining has put together here is unique and a wonderful continuation of the philosophy of “long tones with movement” that Vince Cichowicz began so many years ago. I’ve enjoyed playing through these etudes and even continuing them into more extreme ranges, while keeping the same approach. This is a book that many will enjoy and benefit from as they pursue the art of wind playing."
William Campbell
Trumpet Professor, University of Michigan
Flow Studies is a companion book to The Breathing Book and is divided into slow, medium and fast phrasing studies designed to encourage the generous movement of air through each phrase. The etudes are appropriate for trombone players in early high school and above.
56 pages, spiral bound to lay flat on the music stand
$19.95
Daily Routines for Tuba
David Vining
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Here's what the experts are saying about Daily Routines :
"I commend this book to students everywhere. It contains very well structured exercises and shows a real appreciation of all the skills necessary to become a fine brass player. Given patient practice of these routines progress is guaranteed. I congratulate the author David Vining on his intuitive knowledge and his ability to breathe new life into daily routines.”
Steven Mead, International Euphonium Soloist
“…these routines are masterfully conceived. They exhibit exceptional balance, ingenuity and insight.”
The International Trombone Association Journal
“From my almost thirty years of college teaching I have found that it is essential for students to develop a daily routine in order to achieve consistency in their playing in addition to the mastery of the basics of brass playing. David Vining’s Daily Routines is an innovative and very effective way for students of all levels to develop and maintain these skills at a high level. I love that the book has routines that cover every facet of playing, yet each one of these routines also cover all the basics regardless of their specific focus. This is a facet of this fine book that makes it wonderfully unique and effective. The student simply needs to just play each routine completely in a given day and improvement is guaranteed. There is so much diversity in this book that the routines never get boring. This book WORKS. I have long looked for a Routine Method that has both diversity and consistency. I have finally found THAT book in Daily Routines!”
Scott Watson, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Kansas
Daily Routines for Tuba has something for all levels of tuba players.
85 pages, spiral bound to lay flat on the music stand
$24.95
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Daily Routines for the Student Tuba Player
David Vining
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Daily Routines for the Student Tuba Player is perfect for the beginning tuba player, but it contains information appropriate for all levels, including college. The chapters on air, lip bends and ear training are particularly unique and helpful.
47 pages, spiral bound to lay flat on the music stand
$19.95
Long Tone Duets for Tubas
David Vining
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Here's what the experts are saying about Long Tone Duets :
"Long Tone Duets provides excellent supplementary material for tubists of all ability levels. The exercises create an ideal approach for focusing on basics of tone quality, dynamic, articulation, and intonation --- elements which are of course essential to success as an ensemble musician and soloist. I suggest incorporating a few minutes of these duets into EVERY lesson!
Philip Sinder
Professor of Tuba and Euphonium
Michigan State University
"The pedagogical benefits of these duets are plentiful – be creative in their use and I believe you will find Long Tone Duets for Trumpet becoming an indispensable part of your studio."
Dr. Christopher Moore
Associate Professor of Trumpet
Florida State University
Long Tone Duets for Tubas contains a duet in every major key with additional duets on various topics interspersed throughout the book. It provides the perfect venue for teachers to discuss details of intonation, tone quality, blend and balance with their students.
Long Tone Duets for Tubas is appropriate for tuba players of all levels.
36 pages, spiral bound to lay flat on the music stand
$15.95
