Tuba
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nafmeadminHello. I teach 4th-8th grade band in a private school. Right now I have 80 kids in the band program who all pay extra to participate. There is NO budget for us to buy anything. Before I started, the band program had nothing to its name except a few beat up music stands. Since then, I have purchased some auxiliary percussion instruments (out of pocket), someone donated cymbals, and I organized a fundraiser to buy a bass drum.
It looks like we’re going to be getting about $1000 from another fundraiser (much more then anticipated!) and I really want to buy a tuba. But I have no idea where to start! I imagine we’re going to have to get one used, which is fine, as long as it works. Does anyone have suggestions for where to look for used tubas? Or what brands/models would be good for kids of this age group? Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
nafmeadminTaylor Music in Aberdeen, South Dakota, would be an excellent place to start looking for used/rebuilt instruments. We have purchased a number of instruments through them whenever we open a new elementary campus in our district.
nafmeadminI personally recommend Mack Brass. They are the starting line up of the JinBao Model from Japan (or china). They copy models of excellent tubas on the market and sell them for extremely cheap. I am going to get a tuba from their website (CC Tuba) very soon and I will be getting these horns for my ensemble next year.
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Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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