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Box 5045

Tenn Tech

University

Cookeville, Tenn. 38501

', ' ' ' .;.s,,-_

President

H Robert Ryker

AMERICAN CHAPTER

Harvey

G

Phillips

Barton

Cummings

Coordinator

R Winston

Morris

David Kuehn

Tuba Coordinator

Raymond Young

TUBISTS UNIVERSAL

BROTHERHOOD ASSOCIATION

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NEWSLETTER

special organizationa1

issue


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"To Reshape

the

Image

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As surely

as the 1960's can be labeled

"the

Golden Age of Perc

< ~ ~ ~ ~ / j ~ . l i h .

1970's will

be

regarded as

"the

Golden Age of

the Tuba."

What we are involved wi . " ~

respect is

much

more important

than

any

individual aspirations or ambitions. We

' ,

~ H n g

with

n o t h i

less

than the "image" of

our

instrument

and

ourselves.

The accomplishm n s ,

of

the very

best

of our

ranks

demand proper

recognition

and

serious

respect from

al l the music

world. I f we

are concerned about the art of tuba playing, i f we are

serious

about ourselves as musicians,

i f

we can establish

the

image

of ar t is ts of the first order comparable with performers

on

more

established instruments, then, i t will be difficul t for

a

leading

American composer to

state

that

he

would

consider

composing a

concerto

for

"almost every

instrument

except

the

tuba."

I t

will be

inappropriate and

prQof

of i ,,:norance

for music

cr i t ics

to

refer

to

the

tuba as the "belcher of the

band,"

as a "non-paper trained elephant, l ion or hippo," or as

a

"musical curiosity."

I t

will

be

diff icult for

manufacturers not

to consider

our

advice

when desir-nin ,,:

new instruments,

and i t will

be difficul t

for publishers not

to

seek ,out and

produce the best l i terature possible for the tuba.

When

J

S. Bach died in 1750, the baroque period went with him. Hhen HilHam

J

Bell

died in August, 1971,

a tremendous

void

was

created in

' the

tuba

world. The

collective, crea

t ive

efforts

of the tuba fraternity must operate with maximum efficiency in

'order

to

help

f i l l

this void.

One of

our most

respected

members

recently stated that there "as

less

jealo

among tubists than

any

other group of instrumentalists

and that

he

"never met a

tuba player

he-didn't

l ike." This kind of spi r i t exemplifies the camaraderie necessary for the success

of

a

tuba

fraternity.

T U.B.A.

is now in

the

final stage of

infancy.

When

H.

Robert Ryker,

our

Internationa

President, f i rs t

placed a few obscure

notices

in several publications

some

five

and

six

year

ago

announcing

the bir th of a

tuba fraternity, l i t t l e

did he

realize the

monstrous

project h

had nurtured. Before the first year expired,

some 750 - 1,000 le t ters

f i l led his f i les

from

every . ':J./1l, ginable cO,rner ,f the world. The

wheels

were SlOl


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2

TUBISTS UNIVERS L BROTHERHOOD SSOCI TION

NORTH J L ~ R I C N CHAPTER

membershin applicat ion

form

Return

to:

Mr.

David

Kuehn,

Treasurer-T.U.B.A.,

School

of

Music,

North Texas State University, Denton, Texas

76203

AME __________ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

las t f i r s t

middle

ADDRESS,

_______________________________________________________________________

(zip/zone)

____________________________________________________________

POSITION (S)

/STATUS______________________________________________________

__

. ~ .

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Tenor Tuba

______

Bass

Tuba

S P O N S O R / T E A C H E R ~ ______________ ~ __ ~ ~ ~ ~ T ~

(for student membership)

OF MEMBERSHIP DESIRED: (check one): Professional ' - -

___

( lO.OO)

Student

($

5.00)

Associate ($10.00)

ENCLOSED:

Check Money Order

checks payable to :

Mr. David Kuehn-T.U.B. 7

A

.

(no

cash

please)

me as a Charter Member in the

North

American Chapter of Tubists Universal

Associat ion. I enclose my check/money order for the amount of __________ __

for membership through June 30,

1974.

Date:

______________

__

I

wil l at tend the May

Symposium.

REMARKS:

_____

ES

a worldwide fraternity

____

...:NO


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3

TUBISTS UNIVERS L BROTHERHOOD SSOCI TION

CHICAGO REPORT 1972

On December 14,

1972,

an organizational meeting took

place

at the Mid-West

National Band and Orchestra Clinic and some

fif ty

people were

in

attendance

at the meeting. Resolutions adopted

a t

this meeting

were

significant and

include:

1. Appointment

of

interim officers to structure the North American

Chapter of

Tubists

Universal Brotherhood

Association

and to

coordinate

the

First International Tuba Symposium-Workshop to be

held at Indiana University, May 22-26,

1973.

Officers appointed:

Chairman-Harvey G

Phill ips, Indiana

University

Secretary-Coordinator-Barton Cummings, Ball State

Publications Coordinator-R.

Winston

Morris,

Tennessee

Technological University

T r e a s u r e r ~ a v i d Kuehn, North Texas State University

2.

Acceptance

in

principle of the Constitution

and Bylaws as

pre

'sented

by T.U.B.A. President,

H

Robert Ryker.

A Constitution

and Byla {s

Study

and . Review Committee

will

submit and recommend

documents for

discussion

and rat if icat ion on May 26, 1973. As

called

for

in

the

adopted constitution,

election of

officers

will take place

at

this time.

3. Membership status will consist of Professional and Associate with

dues being

assessed

st 10.00. Students pursuing

.studies at

a

recognized College, University, conservatory

or

other school, will

be

accorded Full membership, non-voting

status,

upon

submitting

an

application signed by

their sponsor/teacher

and

will be granted

a 5.00 courtesy discount.

4.

Charter

Memberships in the

North

American

Chapter

of

Tubists

Universal

Brotherhood Association are

available

unti l

May

26,

1973. You are encouraged to

forward

your

check

or money order

to: O NOT

SEND

CASH: Mr. David Kuehn - T.U.B.A.

School of Music

North Texas State University

Denton,

Texas 76203

5. Tubists

in other

areas

of

the

world are

encouraged to

establish

T.D.B.A. Chapters in

their

respective countries. The

North

.American Chapter

of

Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association

has

committed

i t se l f to

offer

every

assistance and

to provide

copies

of

i t s

Constitution, Bylaws and other

information

to

be

considered

for

the International organization. Student chapters

at

recognized schools are

encouraged.

I t

is hoped

that

an

International Constitution

and Bylaws

with provisions for local

customs, and other state

and

professional considerations

can

be

adopted.



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--TUBISTS

UNIVERS L BROTHERHOOD SSOCI TION

NORTH AMERICAN CHAPTER

BY-LAWS

I .

'Let us be known as the North American Chapter of Tubists Universal Brother-

hood Association, to include

a l l

of the United

States,

Canada, and Mexico, unti l

further fragmentation

into smaller regions

takes place. The development

of

state and

local chapters is enthusiastically encouraged.

I I .

The

officers

of

the

N.A.C.T.U.B.A.

wil l

consist

of

a Chairman, Secretary

Coordinator, Publications Coordinator, and Treasurer. They wil l

hold

office unti l

May 26,

1973.

CHAIRMAN: is empowered to

organize

and implement

the

act ivi t ies of the Chapter

and maintain a

close

l iaison with the

International

Executive of T.U.B.A.

SECRETARY-COORDINATOR:

wil l

work

directly with

the Chairman and

wil l

be

responsible

for assembling and forwarding

al l

information.

PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR: will

be

the person responsible for

the Newsletter

and for making available al l information concerning

the

Chapter.

TREASURER: wil l

handle

al l monies and will be appointed by the Chairman.

appointment of

the Chairman of the

North

American Chapter of T.U.B.A., Raymond Young,

Tech University, has accepted the

special

position

of

TENOR TUBA COORDINATOR.

officers

are

responsible to the

regional

members

of

the Chapter.

I I I .

Area

Coordinators

will be'

appointed

by the Chairman and function in a

non

votfng advisory capacity to

the

officers. The acceptance of the appointment will

indicate the willingness to

organize

the act ivi t ies of T.U.B.A.

in

their respective

areas. The Area

Coordinators will

be

responsible for,

t,he appointment'

of

Regional

Coordinators

such

as

Campus

and Industry Coordinators.

Dues for membership in

N.A.c.T.U.B.A.

wil l

consist of

a

$10.00

fee

for

Professional MemberShip

with students

being

given

a $5.00

courtesy discount

upon

request

and presentation

of

their teacher/sponsor signature. An

Associate

Member

ship

shall be given

to

those who are not

active tubists but

are

interested in the

tuba. They

wil l

be

non-voting

and dues IOi11 be $10.00 minimum

FOR ESTABLISHME IT OF

LOCAL

CHAPTERS OF T.U.B.A:-.- - - - - - - - .

Until a final Constitution and By-Laws are adopted on May 26, 1973 at

Indiana

UniverSit

(student) chapters need

only

a minimum of reauirements

for

recognition:

1. Secure the services of an

Advisor

(Sponsor) IOho is a member of T.U.B.A.

2. All members

of

a local chapter are

understood

to

be

members

of

the parent

organization (T.U.B.A.).

3. Official

recop,nition

and the issuance of a Charter

(Certif icate)

by the parent

organization

IOill require

the

payment

of

$3.00 per chapter

annually

to T.U.B.A.

The

pace

set ter

for

the

establishment of

local

organizations

devoted

to

the

tuba

'is

to

be

found

at

the University

of

Miami. Under the

direction of

Constance Weldon,

local organization actually

precedes

the

establishment of

international and national

The

Hilliam

J .

Bell

Memorial Chapter IOith Harvey

Phillips as

advisor is now

at

Indiana

University and a chapter has been formed at

Ball

State

University,

. Lesley Varner, advisor. Many other locals

are

in

various

stages of

forming.

Any stu

chapters wishing suggestions

and

sample

by-laws

should consider

writing

to

any

of

the

SUGGESTIONS: local

chapters

can (and should) establish

their

l n dues (above and beyond

National

dues). By-laws

or

governing rules

for

local

chapters

should ,suit the

si tuat ion

concept of T.U.B.A. I t

is

anticipated that

the final

national by-laws

be

so

general that local chapters can

easily function

IOithout conflict.)

Some

suggested

playing

sess ions

rap

s e s s i ons part i e s

master

c lasse s

exchange

programs

with

chapters,

group

subscriptions

to various brass periodicals,

etc.


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5

TUBISTS UNIVERS L

BROTHERHOOD

SSOCI TION

n

Open Letter From The

William Bell

Memorial Chapter

s

President of

the Indiana

University

Chapter

of

T.U.B.A.,

I

have been

asked

by T.U.B

Mr Harvey Phill ips,

to

offer a copy of

our

bylaws

for consideration to

any

other

university,

or

local chapter for guidelines in establishing other chapters. These

are,

I believe, in accord with the consti tution and bylaws which

are

being

considered

the parent organization

of

T.U.B.A. They

sui t our immediate purposes here at Indiana

and

each

chapter

will ,

of

course,

want

to

formulate

i ts

own

set

of

bylaws.

0

T.U.B.A., although actually six years old,

is

in the

process of i t s

f i rs t major

organ

campaign. Our f i rs t

international

business meeting

will

take place on Saturday,

26, 1973, in conjunction with the First

International Tuba Symposium-Workshop

at Indiana

May 22-26. At

that time international

officers will be

elected, and a consti tu

will be discussed

and

rat i f ied.

Until

the constitution is rat i f ied,

and

we have

a

set

f

permanent rules

governing

the establishment of local

chapters, we are encouraging

the

form

of such chapters wherever tubists

can

be

found

in sufficient

numbers.

The

f i rs t step in establishing a local chapter

is

for someone

to

take

the

init iat ive

organize the tubists in his

or her area.

Membership in

the parent

organization of T.U.B

be subscribed to

by

f i l l ing out the attached application

form and

sending

i t

along with

a

in the appropriate amount

to

David Kuehn,

School of Music, North

Texas State Universit

Texas 76203.

All

that

is

actually necessary to f i l l the interim period before the

meeting

will

be

a

general

se t

of

bylaws

to

govern your

chapter.

Local

bylaws

may

be as

superficial

as necessary to

meet

the

requirements of

your own

area.

Although no local

charters

will

be

issued

unti l after

the

rat i f icat ion of

the interna

consti tution,

please

notify

the North

American

office

of T.U.B.A. @ Harvey

G Phill ip

of

Music,

Indiana University.,

Bloomington,

Indiana

47401)

of the formation of

your

so that

we may

keep you

fully informed

of

al l

T.U.B.A.

activit ies.

T ~ e p r i ~ a r y

goals of local

chapters,

in

addition to

espousing

those

of

the parent

wil l bOe to -stimulate

on

a

local level the

professional,

and social activit ies

cause

of

the

tuba and

the tubist .

Those

who have joined the ranks of

T.U.B.A

seek contact with

other

members

in their area will

be

provided

a

l i s t

of

names on

re

In

closing, le t me wish

you every success in organizing T.U.B.A. in your area.

Please

informed

of any

act ivi t ies

you

might

undertake, and

i f there is

any

way the Indiana

Chapter of T.U.B.A., or I

personally,

may be of service,

please

do not

hesitate

o contact us.

With kind

personal

regards.

Robert

M. Williams

President, William Bell

Memorial

Chapter

for

the N.A.

office

of

T.U.B.A.

Present plans

are to

structure

the

N.A. Chapter of T.U.B.A. in the same geographic

as

M.E.N.C.

in the U.S.A.,

and

in

a

l ike

manner

for

Canada and Mexico. The

parent

will recognize area, s ta te

and local

chapters.

Coordinators

for

the

organi

of

these

chapters

will

be

selected

from T. U.B.A. membership.

Individuals

;onterested

n expediting the organization of their areas are encouraged to notify the

N.A.

office of

at

Indiana University

of any

action

taken

or

assistance

needed.

This structuring

to be accomplished as much as possible prior to

the

First

International Tuba Symposium



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. .

.TUBISTS UNIVERS L BROTHERHOOD SSOCI TION

T.U.B.A. CONSTITUTION TENTATIVE

DRAFT

.A . CHAPTER BY LAWS ND CONSTITUTION C O } l M I T T E E

Your comments and reconnnendations

relat ive to

these two documents are most welcome.

Please be assured that

al l suggestions will

be considered by the

committee

and will

influenc

the preparation of the draft

submitted for

rat i f icat ion at the business meeting

of

T.U.B.A.

on

May.

26,

1973

at

~ d i a n a

University.

To hopefully l imit

the

amount of

discussion

time necessary for

ratification at

this

meeting,

i t is

urgent that you respond promptly so that due

consideration can

be

given al l

correspondence

to the chairman

of

this connnittee:

Mr. J.

Lesley Varner

School of Music

Ball State University

Muncie

Indiana

47306

I

The TUBIS.TS

UNIVERSAL

BROTHERHOOD ASSOCIATION is a worldwide f raternity whose purpose is to

maintain

a l iaison

between those

who

take

a significant interest in

the

tuba i t s develop

ment,

l i terature,

pedagogy,

and performance.

)1:. _

The

categories of

membership

include:

(1)

professional membership for musicians who

are,

or

were,.actively

e n g a ~ e d as profession

tubists

in orchestras, bands, chamber ensembles, and in schools;

(2) student

membership for tubists

who are

studying and

who are

recommended as having the

potential

for

achieving

a

significant

standard;

(3)

associate membership for

those who

are indirectly

associated with the

tubist s world

as

amateurs,

teachers,

manufacturers, publishers,

and friends;

(4)

honorary

membership

in

recognition of those outstanding musicians who have made

particularly distinguished contributions

to

the tubists profession;

(5) inst i tut ional (sustaining)

membership in recognition

of those music industries

who

wis

to support,

encourage,

and maintain a professional liaison with the membership of T.U.B.A.

The

executive of

T.U.B.A. shall consist

of

a President,

Secretary-Treasurer, Publications

Coordinator, and several Regional and

Research Coordinators,

who

will

collectively

administ

the

international

functions of this

fraternity.

The President will be

the

chief executive

responsible

for coordination

of al l

act ivi t ies

of

T.U.B.A.

He

will

supervise

the

act ivi t ies of

the

Secretary-Treasurer, Publications Coordinator, and

Regional and Research Coordinators.

He

will

serve as a focus to

organize

and stimulate act ivi t ies

of interest

to

the

membership

at

large.

He will

enjoy

the consultation

and

~ u i d a n c e

of an International

Advisory Council reflecting

and rat i f ied by

the voice of the

membership at large.

worldwide fr ternity


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Secretary-Treasurer wil l

be

responsible

for coordination

of

l l membership records and

T.U.B.A.

wil l supervise the

annual revision of the membership

roster

and

i t s distribution

to the

at large.

wil l also be responsible for the collection of membership dues sanctioned by the

fraternit

wil l be responsible for t ransfer

of

l l monies to and from the accounts

of

the

fraterni ty

will

enjoy

the

consultation

and

guidance

of

the

President

and

the

international

executive

Publications Coordinator will be the

editor-in-chief responsible

for coordination of l l

of

T.U.B.A.

wil l supervise the production

of l l

international

newsletters and

their distribution

to

membership

at

large.

will

also

supervise the production

of

topical research

projects

and/or surveys

and

report

their

findings for

dist r ibut ion

through

the

medium of the international newsletter to the

at large.

wil l

enjoy

the consultation and contributions

of

Research Coordinators

in

fields

of

in

designated by

the fra terni ty.

wi l l enjoy the consultation and guidance of the President and the international executive

Regional

Coordinators wil l be responsible

for

coordination of l l ct ivi t ies

of

T. U. B.A.

the geopraphic regions designated by the international executive

in

consultation with

advis6ry

council.

wil l serve as a focus to organize and stimulate ct ivi t ies of interest to the membershi

each geographic region.

wil l

enjoy

the consultation and guidance

of

the

President

and the international

executiv

;- . ~ - -

Research Coordinators will be responsible for coordination

of

l l ct ivi t ies and develop

of

interest to T.U.B.A. within

the

fields

of

research designated

by the international

in consultation with the advisory council.

will serve as a focus

to

investigate and

stimulate

developments

of interest to

the

within each

f ield of

research.

will

enjoy

the

consultation

and

guidance of

the

Publications

Coordinator

and

the

executive.

IV

executive of T.U.B.A. shal l

en joy

the privilege of

consultation and guidance

of an

Advisory Council,

,.hich

shal l hold i t sel f

to represent the

principles and

of T.U.B.A.

Advisory Council

shal l

consist

of the

President who

shal l

serve as chairman) and

l l

members of the

international executive, l l Regional

and

Research Coordinators, l l

members and other distinguished members of T.U.B.A. who may be

designated

by the

in

consultation

with

the Council.

within

the

Advisory Council shal l be by means

of

appropriate

Questionnaires

by

the

President

and

circulated

to

the members

of the Council by

ir

mail,

accom

by

ir mail postpaid

return envelopes.

considered

and decided by

the

Advisory Council shal l be submitted for

ra t i f icat ion

the medium of the interna,tional newsletters to the membership

at

large.

term of

off ice

shal l

for l l m m ~ r s of the

be three yr/-ars.

international

executive

and Rep ional and Research


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8

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A nominatinl; committee wil l be named, when required, by the President in consultation

the Advisory

Council,

to

receive, consider,

and ini t i te

nominations

to

office.

The invitation

of

nominations shall

be

announced in No. 1

of

the current volume

of

the

newsletter; the nominating

committee s

slate of candidates shall be presented

n

No. 2 of the

newsletter,

together

with

the membership

ballots

accompanied by return

and the

newly-elected

executive shall be announced in

No.3

of the newsletter.

The

elected

officers

will

assume

the

duties of

their

office

on

the

f i rs t

of

September.

n

off icer may be reelected to any post without

restr ict ion.

Any

vacancy

during

an uncompleted term

of

office may be f i l led by appointment made by

President

in consultation with the

Advisory

Council.

VI

may

be

assessed by the

international

executive

in

consultation

with the

Council and

rat i f ied

by

the

membership at large.

1) Membership

fees will

become due upon announcement

in

No. 1

of the

current volume

of the

newsletter, and are

payable

to the Secretary-Treasurer prior to revision and

of the

membership roster.

Membership

fees

shal l

be

assessed

annually:

profeSSional

membership

associate

membership

student membership

inst i tut ional (sustaining)

membership

Individual (sustaining) l i fe memberships may

be arranged with

the Secretary-Treasurer

~ o ~ e _ s o

inclinep.

VII

services

shal l

be provided from the funds

of

the

international

treasury

for

the

of the membership

at large.

The international membership roster will be revised annually by the Secretary-Treasurer

of

the f i rs t

of

October,

and

distributed

to the membership

at large through

the

Regional

designated

for

this

purpose will

be

made available by the

international

executive in

with

the Advisory

Council.

2) The international newsletters will be edited

thrice annually

by

the Publications

Coordi

as

of the f i r s t of September, January, and May and distributed to the membership at

through the Regional Coordinators.

designated for this

purpose

wil l

be

made available by the

international

executive in

with the Advisory Council.

Special

research

projects

and/or

surveys designated

by the

international

executive

in

with the

Advisory

Council wil l be

produced

periodically by the Research Coordin

wil l

be

prepared and

circulated

to the membership, accompanied by return enve

results of these research projects and/or

surveys

will be

compiled

by the

Coordinators

distributed

through the

medium of

the

international newsletters to

the

membership

at

larg

for this purpose wil l

be

designated as available by the

international

executive in con


Regional

Coordinators

discretionary funds wil l

be

available for act ivi t ies of interest

o

the membership

within each

region. Funds designated for this purpose will be made avail

each

Coordinator

by the international executive

in

consultation

with

the

Advisory

A

Presid ent s discretionary fund wil l

be

available for

act ivi t ies of interest to

the


10/14

d e s i ~ n a t e d for

this purpose will

be made

available

by

the international executive

with the

Advisory Council.

A ma.ior commission or competition will be an annual pro.iect of T.U.B.A. in order to

enrich the l i terature available for our

instrument.

of these annual projects will

be the

responsibil i ty of the international

and

special

coordinators designated for

this

p u r p o s ~ in consultation with the

Council.

designated

for

this purpose will be made available by

the

international executive in

with the Advisory Council. . '

An

international

symposium will be a project of T.U.B.A. whenever approved by the

executive in

consultation

with the

Advisory Council

and ratif ied by the

at

large,

in order to, significantly enrich our knowledge of

the

development,

and pedagogy of the tuba, and

to

raise our

standards

of performance.

of these international symposia

will

be

the

responsibil i ty of

the

internation

and

special coordinators d e s i ~ n a t e d

for this purpose, in consultation

with

the

Council.

for t h i ~

purpose will be designated as available

by

the international executive in


-,

: : . -------

ARE

TUBISTS

EXCEPTIONS

TO RULE

1 . 1 3 . 2 ? - - - - - - - - - - - -

Tubaists or

Tubists

is

the question. The answer is

not easy

and

not

definitive. In

effort to justify tubists (an

admitted prejudicial

position)

the

orthographical section

f

He,q,s,t,er's Seventh. New

Collegiate Dictionary

(based on Hebster's

Third New

International

an accepted

authority

for American usage) was consulted. ' On page'l188,

rule

1.13.2

states:

"Nouns endin >; in a vowel when adding one of the suffixes -esQue, -ism,

usually remain unchanged especially i f

the base

word is short and the

final

vowel is

to

i t s

recognition. "Tuba" is a noun:

i t

ends

with

a vowel; therefore,

tu

baist

Orthography is

not

an

exact science; in

fact there

are usually as

many

exceptions to

considered as there are

rules.

I t

is

interesting

that

a specific exception

noted to

the

rule concerns a

musical instrument: cello - -

cel l is t .

An etymologist 's

(notice the

y

was drooped from etymology) approach to this problem would

be

to seek out sufficient

of similar terms to establish a consistency of usage. Therefore, the following

esamples from'Webster's

are offered as precedents: "oboe

- -

oboist , f lute

trombone - - trombonist , cello - - cell is t and, more directly, "VIOL - -

Therefore,

-

R.W.M.

NOTICE TO STUDENTS

----------------

Students who

wish to have

their playing evaluated

by

master

teachers and professional

may

do

so

at no

extra

cost as

participants

at the First

International

Tuba Symposium

Evaluation sheets with comments will

be

offered and special recognition will

be

to those

students

who

demonstrate

outstanding achievement and potential.

Time for evaluation sessions is limited. Students are urged to return the attached


Registration

Form

promptly

indicating their

for evaluation.


11/14

10

,--

TENOR TUBA

EUPHONIUM

BARITONE

ORN

Communication is a key toward success

The greatest asset

of

any

teacher

or

performer

is consistent and impeccable communica

In evaluating problems, large or small, we find that the maior cause of a misunderstan

is

a

lack

of

communication; therefore,

the

problem

is

solved

through

the

imorovement of

T.U.B.A.

has

incorporated

the Tenor

Tuba (Euphonium) into

their

association, and there

awarded the opportunity for communication to the

performers

and teachers

of

this in

I am certain that t r o u ~

interest

and dedication,

we performers of

the euphonium

be more

knowledgeable

and proficient

through our

association

with

T.U.B.A.

Another key to

success is

involvement I

urge

a l l who are

dedicated

to

the

euphonium

interest and become involved

with

T.U.B.A. Please forward

reci tal

programs,

of

l i terature, and items of interest to:

Mr. Ray Young, Head

Department of

Music

Louisiana

Tech

University

Ruston,

Louisiana 71270

----------------1lliO S

WII0

_ y ~ U 1 : help will .be & eatly appreciated in up-dating

the

Who's lfuo l i s t of tubists as

in

the February

issue

of The

Instrumentalist.

Every effort is being made to include

tuba

ar t i s ts

If your

name

and

current

address

is

not on f i le with T.U.B.A., please

al l

information

to Harvey

Phillips at Indiana

University.

TUBA

bumper

st ickers

$1.00

(for

T.U.B.A.) from:

Mr. Barton Cummings

School

of

Music

Ball

State University

Huncie,

Indiana

47306

- - - -- - - - -- - - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -NEW SL ET TE R

TO

F.

1. T. S . W

-----------------------

Although a few

extra

copies

of

this newsletter will be

available

at the First Inter

Tuba Symposium-Workshop, please remember to

bring

your copy so that everyone can

a copy

of

the Constitution and Bylaws

in

their

possession for the business meeting.

In

an

effort

to present al l

of

the documents contained

in

this newsletter

in

a comolet

precise form, a

certain

amount

of

redundancy and some inconsistencies was

inevitable.

hopefully,

can be reduced to a minimum

in

the future

as

T.U.B.A.

establishes

formal

structure.

TUBA DESIGN----------------------------

One

very important aspect of

the

Firs t International

Tuba Symposium-Workshop will be

around ideas

related

to the improvement

of

tuba design. Robert

J. Pallansch,

highly

performer and

"tuba

advocate" (Ralph Nader of the Tuba Horld), will chair sessions

n this

most

important

area

of concern.

Please submit your

ideas, criticism

and

innovations

to Mr. Pallansch at 2808 Hoodlawn Ave.,

Falls

Church, Va. 22042


12/14

11

INTERNATIONAL

TUBA

SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOP

Y 22-26,

1973

at the INDIANA UNIVERSITY

SOIOOL OF MUSIC

by the Indiana University School of Music and Tubists Universal Brotherhood

(T.U.B.A.)

G.

Phil l ips,

Chairman

First

International

Tuba Symposium-Workshop is open to l l tuba

players,

instru

music teachers,

and l l

others interested in the goals of the conference:

1. To re-define

the role of

the tuba

2. To reshape

the

image of the tuba and

the

tubist

3.

To

improve methods,

teaching materials,

and instrument design

4.

To explore

new directions in techniques and in performance

5. To

generate new

compositions

6.

To

expand performance opportunities

goals q.f the

First

International

Tuba Symposium-Workshop

will

be

achieved through

a

e x c h n ~ e

of

the ideas and

concepts of leading

performers, teachers, and composers,

l

of

whom have

responded

with great enthusiasm

to

this

opportunity to communicate

in

a

series of

symposia-workshop sessions.

basie, format for

-all

mposia-workshop sessions

will

be a

panel

presentation by the

participants. Open participation by the audience will be welcomed and

co

by the chairman

of

each

panel. All sessions

will be

recorded. n eminent

observe

l l sessions and prepare the

offical . report for subsequent

IMPORTANT TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS UNPRECEDENTED TUBA SYMPOSIUM HORKSHOP IS YOUR

ND

PARTICIPATION

INFORMATION

and Advance Registration

fee

for

the

Firs t


$75.00.

recommend

that

participants

in

the S y m p o s i u m l ~ o r k s h o p register

in

advance.

This

be done by

returning

the attached regis trat ion form. The form must be accompanied

check

or

money order for

$75.00, payable

to Indiana University - 11133-73 .

for advance

registration - May

1,

1973

is

refundable only

i f notification

of withdrawal of

registration is

received

May 14, 1973.

a c c o n ~ o d a t e those whose schedule makes

i t

impossible for them to attend the entire

special

tui t ion

of

$25.00

per

day

is

offered.

This

fee

is

not

in

advance, but only

at the

Symposium-Workshop Registration.


13/14

12

Registration

Monday, May 21, 1

to

5 p.m., Forest Quad

Residence

Hall (evening free)

uesday',

May

22, 9 a.m.

to 2 noon,

Forest

Quad'

he

f i rs t

Symposium-Workshop

session

begins

May

22

at

1 p.m. A

final

daily

schedule

be sent to a l l advance registrants by May 1, 1973, and 1


14/14

FORM

INTERNATIONAL TUBA

SYMPOSIUM-WORKSHOP

22-26,

1973

13

SCHOOL OF MUSIC, BLOOMINGTON,

INDIANA

~ . ~ . .

(please print)

Last

First

In i t ia l

__________________________ CITY STATE, -- ZIP _

ONE

OF THE

FOLLOHING

mo REGISTRATION CATEGORIES:

REGISTRATION

FOR

THE

ENTIRE

TUBA

S Y M P O S I U M l ~ O R K S H O P

is

my check/money

order

(payable to

Indiana

University-11133-73 ) for

ATTENDAN C .E AT

THE TUBA SYMPOSIUM-WORKSHOP

wish

to

attend the

Symposium-Workshop on

the

following day/days on1y

___________________

_

t

the special rate

of $25.00 per

day,

payable

only

at

Registration

. -

housing

for me in

the

Halls of

Residence

for the

total

period of

the

May

22-26) -

Single

D o u b 1 e ~

__

__

reserve

housing

for me

in

the

Halls

of Residence for the following day/days

Single Double:..-__

__

your

family attend? Hill

you

reQuire

university housing

for

them?

___

f

so, l i s t

number

of adults______children:..-

___

like to

share

a double room with:

_

_

send me detailed information

about

local

hotels

and motels

STUDENT

EVALUATION:

I do I do not

TO: Conference Bureau No. 133-73

Indiana

Memorial Union

Bloomington, Indiana 47401

wish

to be considered for evaluation.

TUITION

FEE

OF

$75

MUST ACCOMPANY

THIS

ADVANCE

REGISTRATION

FORM

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