The tuba studio at Lamont is highly selective, providing students with an abundance of individual attention, rigorous training and performance opportunities.
Tubists at Lamont study with celebrated performers and pedagogues Kathy Brantigan and Warren Deck. Professor Brantigan has performed internationally as a soloist and is a founding member of the Denver Brass. Professor Deck was the principal tubist for the New York Philharmonic from 1979–2001 and has recorded with the Canadian Brass on Sony Classical and Philips labels as well as for EMI Angel Records.
Audition Requirements
Undergraduate (BM, BA and Minor)
- Kopprasch, "Sixty Selected Studies," #11
- Bordogni, "Melodious Etudes" #1 (in the Robert King Edition) OR #4 in the Rochut Trombone book, down 1 octave
- Two octave F major scale & two octave B flat major scale
- Halsey Stevens, Sonatina, 1st movement; Gregson, Concerto, 1st movement; or something of comparable difficulty
Graduate (MM and Certificate in Performance)
- Kopprasch, "Sixty Selected Studies," #11
- Bordogni, "Melodious Etudes" #1 (in the Robert King Edition) as written and down 1 octave OR #4 in the Rochut Trombone book, down 1 and 2 octaves
- 3 octave F major scale
- Vaughn Williams, Concerto, 2nd movement
- Contrasting solo of your choice
- Two contrasting orchestral excerpts
Artist Diploma: Review requirements
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