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EUPHONIUM TC BAND METHOD Created by Michael W. Krier

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TRUMPET FINGERING CHART THE NEXT STEP

Enharmonics are notes that are the

same pitch but written differently.

Example below G# = Ab same sound

written differently.

ENHARMONICS

G# = Ab

A# = Bb

C# = Db

D# = Eb

F# = Gb

G# = Ab

FINGERINGS

FIRST FINGER

MIDDLE FINGER

RING FINGER

EUPHONIUM TC FINGERING CHART THE NEXT STEP

G A A#/Bb G#/Ab

1 1 2 1 3 2 3

B C D C#/Db

1 2 3 2

1 3

D#/Eb E F#/Gb F

1 1 2 2 3

2

G G#/Ab A A#/Bb

1 1 2 2 3


C C#/Db D B

2

1 1 2

E F#/Gb F D#/Eb

2

1

2

G G#/Ab A

1 2 2 3

Concert Pitch! When your director says

Concert F you will play the note G! To figure

out what note you play think one note up!

For example if you hear Concert C you will

play the note D. When your director uses

the word concert in front of a note it is a

fast an easy way to get the whole group

playing the same note.

3

2

1

4

This is a fingering chart! It shows

you the combination of keys to

press to get a certain note.

G

EUPHONIUM TC 1 THE NEXT STEP— The First Five Notes

Concert F1

Concert F2

Concert F3

Concert F4

Let us take our Concert F

into some musical

exercises. Remember to

write in your counts!


G

Concert Eb1

Concert Eb2

Concert Eb3

Concert Eb4

This is our Concert Eb!


F

1

Concert D1

Concert D2

Concert D3

Concert D4

This is our Concert D!


E

1 2

Concert C1

Concert C2

Concert C3

Concert C4

This is our Concert C!


D

1 3

Concert Bb1

Concert Bb2

Concert Bb3

Concert Bb4

This is our Concert Bb!


C

EUPHONIUM TC 7 THE NEXT STEP— Musical Melodies

MUSICAL MELODIES

WAY UP

WAY DOWN

ROLLING SHEEP

HILLY

LADY RHODIE

GOOD KING W


BIRD HOPS

RHYTHM CONFUSION

HOT CROSS CAKES

TAPPIN FROG


CONCERT G

CONCERT G SKILLS

LEAPING BUZZING BEE

A

A new note! Go to the

Mobile Fingering Chart and

match this A with the same

octave A on the fingering

chart. Then color in the

fingering.

EUPHONIUM TC 10 THE NEXT STEP— Concert G

BRIDGES OF LONDON

LIGHT DANCE

CAMPTOWN RACES

DRIZZILING

EUPHONIUM TC 11 THE NEXT STEP— Concert G

CONCERT A

CONCERT A SKILLS

MIKE FINN

B

WORKING

DOODLING

A new note! Go to the

Mobile Fingering Chart and

match this B with the same

octave B on the fingering

chart. Then color in the

fingering.

EUPHONIUM TC 12 THE NEXT STEP— Concert A

THE DOT The Dot adds half the value of the note its attached to.

In the example below the Half Note equals 2, the dot

adds half of the notes value which equals one. When

you put the two together the dotted half note equals

three.

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

EUPHONIUM TC 13 THE NEXT STEP — The Dot

CONCERT Ab

SKIPPING BEE BUZZ

NAME-O

Bb

A new note! Go to the Mo-

bile Fingering Chart and

match this Bb with the

same octave Bb on the fin-

gering chart. Then color in

the fingering.

BOILING CABBAGE

EUPHONIUM TC 14 THE NEXT STEP— Concert Ab

SAKURA

WALTZ

CONCERT Ab LOW OCTAVE

CONCERT Ab SKILLS LOW OCTAVE

A new note! Go to the Mobile

Fingering Chart and match

this Bb with the same octave

Bb on the fingering chart.

Then color in the fingering.

Bb

EUPHONIUM TC 15 THE NEXT STEP— Concert Ab Low Octave

EUPHONIUM TC 16 THE NEXT STEP— Concert Prep

CONCERT PREP

WARM-UP 1

WARM-UP 2

FIVE NOTE CHORALE

EUPHONIUM TC 17 THE NEXT STEP— Concert Prep (Warm-Ups)

JOYFUL

MACDONALD

THOSE SAINTS


JINGLE BELLS


EUPHONIUM TC 20 THE NEXT STEP


NEW NOTE 2.0

FRESH BLOCK NOTES

CEREMONIAL

WALLABY

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS STEP UP

EUPHONIUM TC 22 THE NEXT STEP— NEW NOTE 2.0

HIGH HORIZONS

STEP DOWN HORIZONS

HOT BUN

GENTLY ROW

DOWN HILL

EUPHONIUM TC 23 THE NEXT STEP— NEW NOTE 2.0

WARM-UP 1

WARM-UP 2

CHROMATIC VALVE SERIES

0 2 1 12 23 13 123

EUPHONIUM TC MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— WARM-UPs

WARM-UP 3

WARM-UP 4

EUPHONIUM TC MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— WARM-UPs


MUSICAL MELODIES

Accidental: A Flat (b) or Sharp (#)

that is NOT in the Key Signature.

Let’s draw an example below!

Accidental Rule: An Accidental lasts throughout a measure

unless cancelled by another accidental or a barline. Let’s

draw and example below.

TO BE OR NOT TO BE FLAT 1




EUPHONIUM TC 26 THE NEXT STEP— MUSICAL MELODIES


= 2 Beats

= 2 Beats

A New Rhythm! A Dotted Quarter

Eighth Note. The dotted quarter

equals 1.5 beats. The dot adds half

the value of the quarter note to it.

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

DOTTED QUARTER EIGHTH

DOTTED DOT

RONDE

CROSSING OVER

ALLOUTTE


ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER

SMOOTH SONG

SCARBOROUGH FAIR


ODE TO JOY

KNOCKING DOORS

VOLUNTARY



=

=

=

=

Syncopation means stressing

weak beats. Weak beats include

( + e a ) and sometimes 2 & 4.

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

EIGHTH QUARTER EIGHTH

SYNCOPATION FUN

OPEN THE DOOR

SAMBA-LELE

HILL AND GULLY RIDER


SLEEPING PRINCESS

GRAND OLD FLAG

YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS

THE GOAT MARCH



CONCERT PREP

8 COUNT BLOCK NOTE

ARTICULATION

CHARACTERISTICS OF TENUTO—

CHARACTERISTICS OF STACATTO—

CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ACCENT—

CHARACTERISTICS OF A BLOCK NOTE—

1

2

3

4

5

6

EUPHONIUM TC MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— MUSICALITY WARM-UPS

DYNAMICS

CRESCENDO—

DECRESCENDO—

FORTE-PIANO—

1

2

3

4

5

TENDENCIES OF A CRESCENDO—

TENDENCIES OF A DECRESCENDO—

EUPHONIUM TC MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— MUSICALITY WARM-UPS

TWEETS A LEAPING

DANCE OF THE FOX

TWISTING FISH

EUPHONIUM TC 36 THE NEXT STEP— CONCERT PREP

TWO DOVES

WESTLAND WALTZ


A BACH CHORALE


EUPHONIUM TC 39 THE NEXT STEP— Scale Study

SCALE STUDY

CONCERT Bb SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.

Write the Note Names of the Scale.

RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS

EUPHONIUM TC 40 THE NEXT STEP— SCALE STUDY

CONCERT Bb SCALE

ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT Ab SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.


RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS


ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT Ab SCALE

CONCERT F SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.


RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS


ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT F SCALE

CONCERT G SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.


RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS


ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT G SCALE

CONCERT C SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.


RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS


ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT C SCALE

CONCERT Db SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.


RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS


ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT Db SCALE

CONCERT Eb SCALE STUDY

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

NOTE

NAME

Draw the Key

Signature of the

Scale.


RHYTMIC SCALE

SCALE IN THIRDS

ARPEGGIO STUDY

CONCERT Eb SCALE


Concert Bb Scale—(C Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

Concert Eb Scale—(F Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

Concert Ab Scale—(Bb Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

Concert Db Scale—(Eb Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

Concert G Scale—(A Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

Concert Bb Scale—(C Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

Concert F Scale—(G Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

EUPHONIUM TC MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— SCALE STUDY

Concert F Scale—(G Scale) Name the Note affected by the Key Signature!

EUPHONIUM TC MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— SCALE STUDY

WARM-UP 1

WARM-UP 2

WARM-UP 3

EUPHONIUM TC MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— WARM-UPS

WARM-UP 4

WARM-UP 4A

WARM-UP 5

WARM-UP 5A

EUPHONIUM TC MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— WARMUPS

EUPHONIUM TC 47 THE NEXT STEP— Eighth Rest

EIGHTH REST

EUPHONIUM TC 48 THE NEXT STEP— EIGHTH REST

The Eighth Rest equal 1/2 a count of

silence. When performing rhythms

with eighth rest you must count

precisely using the divided eight note

pulse.

EIGHTH REST

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

THE ANDS

THE SECOND ANDS

THE OFFBEATS

SYMPHONY NO. 5


SOME MORE OFFBEATS

SOME MORE OFFBEATS

THE CAPITAN

RUEBEN & RACHEL


EUPHONIUM TC 52 THE NEXT STEP— SIXTEENTH NOTE

SIXTEENTH NOTE


FOUR SIXTEENTHS

Remember how much of

a beat a sixteenth note

equals? When you total

four sixteenth notes it

equals one beat.

=

=

BEAT

BEAT

PRACTICE TIME #4

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #1

PIEDMONT DANCE

KERRY DANCE

BATTLE PAVANE

OLD BRASS WAGON

LINE DANCE



EIGHTH TWO SIXTEENTHS

We will now explore the

different combinations of

eighth notes and

sixteenth notes.

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

SCALING RHYTHMS

AMERICAN PATROL

TIRRA LIRRA

SEA CHANTY



TWO SIXTEENTHS EIGHTH



eighth notes and

sixteenth notes.

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

SCALING RHYTHMS

ALIEN MARCH

FINGER RUN

ENGLISH DANCE



DOTTED EIGHTH SIXTEENTH



eighth notes and

sixteenth notes.

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

SCALING RHYTHM

MARIAGE OF FIGARO

MOBILE FROM RIGOLETTO

TOREADOR FROM CARMEN


FARANDOLE

BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN

ROYAL DONKEY

PROCESSION OF THE NOBLES


EUPHONIUM TC 62 THE NEXT STEP— COMPOUND METER

COMPOUND METER

EUPHONIUM TC 63 THE NEXT STEP— COMPOUNT METER

PRACTICE TIME #1

COMPOUND METER

We will explore playing in

an new time signature.

Listen to your director to

figure out compound

meter.

PRACTICE TIME #2

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #4

THE EIGHT SHEEP

A LIGHT LILT

THE IRISH JIG

ACADIAN DANCE

STARS OF HEAVEN


A FLAT SKILL

THE DARGASON

BLOW YE WINDS

STUMBLING


EUPHONIUM TC 66 THE NEXT STEP—Triplets

TRIPLETS It is time to look at the awkward rhythm

of fitting three eighth notes into one

beat. Listen to your director on how to

count and play these.

PRACTICE TIME #4

PRACTICE TIME #3

PRACTICE TIME #1

PRACTICE TIME #2

Concert Bb Scale—(C Scale)

Concert Eb Scale—(F Scale)

Concert Ab Scale—(Bb Scale)

Concert Db Scale—(Eb Scale)

Concert G Scale—(A Scale)

Concert C Scale—(D Scale)

Concert F Scale—(G Scale)

EUPHONIUM TC MOBILE THE NEXT STEP— MAJOR SCALES

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