SING, BUZZ, BLOW, PLAY. TECHNICAL EXERCISES FOR THE E FLAT TUBA BY MARK REYNOLDS

 

Sing, Buzz, Blow, Play was written in 2021 and is a set of warm ups and various technical exercises which cover numerous different aspects of daily playing and improvement goals.
 

This book describes how, by applying the four concepts of Singing, Buzzing, Blowing and Playing, you will be able to approach many of the musical and technical issues you may have, in an efficient, relaxed and concentrated manner. 
 

The book has 50 pages of information and exercises with 16 chapters which explain and gives many exercises to build and develop essential techniques for the Eb tuba such as, Breathing and Blowing, Buzzing, Range, Low Register Articulation, Lip Flexibilities, Volume and Stamina and many more.
 

Mark Reynolds is a renown tuba player, brass teacher and conductor based in Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland. He is also a member of the World Brass Ensemble and as a soloist has performed of the Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic of Flanders and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He made a recording of the world premiere of Maricio Kagel’s ‘Black Madrigal’ with the Berlin Radio Chorus and was also the soloist in the first performance and recording of ‘Don Giovanni’s Journey into Hell’ written for him and the World Brass Ensemble by Jan Koetsier.
 

Mark continues to perform regularly with orchestras and ensembles both in Scotland and in Europe and is currently the tuba tutor and brass ensemble coach for the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland’s Senior Orchestra as well as a visiting teacher, lecturer and examiner at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.