Brass Academy - Technique Bundles

Bundles with lessons on how to play a brass instrument. Breathing, high range, legato, sound, extended techniques and more.

DO YOU WANT TO:

  • Fix a particular problem?
  • Improve your high range? 
  • Hold your phrases longer?
  • Play better legato?
  • Play faster?
  • Play more in tune?
  • Improve your sound? 
  • Dive into extended techniques such as multiphonics?


But you don't need the full Complete Tuba Method?

Then these bundles are for you.

SUITABLE FOR:

  • Tuba, 
  • Euphonium
  • Trombone
  • Horn
  • Trumpet

WHAT’S INSIDE?

Bundles of individual courses from my Complete Tuba Method.
In-depth explanations and exercises where I will be teaching you, just as if you were coming to my personal studio for lessons. I walk you through step by step how to practice each exercise and the most efficient ways to become better and faster in your technical work. Posture, breathing, sound production, warmup, low register, high register, legato, articulation, clarity, intonation, flexibility, trills, vibrato, double tonguing, playing fast, and much more. For most of the topics there is a part called “10 minutes to success”. This shows you in detail how to practice that particular part of your playing to get lasting results after only 10 minutes a day for 3 months.

This course is part of my Complete Tuba Method

WHAT DO MEMBERS SAY?

"Great value!
I have learned a lot using Oystein's Complete Tuba Method. He has many very easy to understand analogies relating to playing and understanding technique. The technical materials, study plans and techniques are outlined wonderfully. I truly feel Oystein has not only transformed how I think about playing, but how I approach the tuba in general. Worth every penny"

Aaron Wilson

"This is a great gift to have given myself. Oystein presents an organized and well thought out programme that can speak to all levels of expertise. His experience and virtuosity combine with a sincere, kind and engaging personality that is brought to life in a technically high quality presentation.  

Marc Lindy

"A highly recommended option for anyone who wants to know the secrets of the Tuba.
Øysteins  teachings are clear and direct. He provides us solutions to problems and efficiency in the study of the Tuba with a progressive and very well organized program. His personal point of view for each of the exposed topics brings us freshness and inspiration in daily practice. The Baadsvik Method is undoubtedly a highly recommended option for anyone who wants to know the secrets of our instrument."

Eduardo Nogueroles
Tuba and Euphonium professor at the Professional Conservatory of Music of Valencia.

"A tuba transformation. 
I’ve been playing the tuba for a very long time- just over 32 years. I’ve also been stagnant for at least 20 of those years. Oystein’s thorough teaching has helped me to identify and correct the mistakes that were holding me back from making progress. Being able to repeat lessons as required to gradually improve aspects of my playing is a great help."

Simon Kerr 

I've signed up for Oystein's Tuba Academy and it's fantastic!

James Gourlay
Conductor, pro tubist, President-elect of ITEA

"Getting what I want and easy
Your simple explanations in the first few videos have opened a whole new pallet for me. Today my orchestra finished a nice tuba program with Sibelius Symphony number 1 and Finlandia and I was putting these practices into performance with great success. 

Pete Link
Principal Tuba at Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra in Tokyo

"Best Tool for Becoming a Better Tuba Musician. 
 Øystein’s Tuba Academy is a structured approach for tuba players at all levels but is especially beneficial for advanced and professional musicians that wish to take their abilities to the next level. In addition to the basics there are a lot of tips that helped me in areas like range and multi tonguing.  If you are serious about becoming a better player, there isn’t a better tool available for the tuba.

Tom Kindred

COURSE CURRICULUM
Click on each section to see what's inside.

BASICS

  • WELCOME!
  • How to use this course
  • My foundations to playing
  • How to use the 10 minutes to success
  • Links To All Of The Gear I Use
  • 2 MINUTES TO BETTER POSTURE
  • Body posture 
  • Holding the instrument
  • Download PDFs inhalation exercises
  • Inhalation - what can possibly go wrong?!
  • Start inhalation by relaxing
  • Inhalation exercises. Part 1 - position of the tongue
  • Inhalation exercises. Part 2 - the gap in the corners
  •   Inhalation exercises. Part 3 - the switch
  • Inhalation exercises. Part 4 - doing things in the right order
  •  Should I always inhale fully?
  •  Inhalation exercises. Part 5 - adding tongue
  • Breathing on the tuba - fermatas
  • Breathing in tempo - quarter notes
  • Breathing in tempo - eight notes
  • Breathing in tempo - sixteen notes
  • 9 MINUTES TO SUCCESS - INHALATION
  • Submit your recording - get personal feedback
  • Test your knowledge on posture and inhalation
  • Download PDF with warm-up exercises
  • 00 Why warm up?
  • 01 How my warm-up routine works
  • 03 The mind
  • 04 we are only humans
  • 05 Careful with those long tones!
  • 15 Minutes Warmup - beginner
  • 15 Minutes Warmup - advanced
  • Download PDFs with good lip shape exercises
  • Embouchure basics
  • Is it ok to puff the cheeks?
  • Mouthpiece pressure
  • Lip shape
  • Fixing double buzzing issues
  • The shift
  • Download PDFs with articulation exercises
  • 00 Introduction to articulation 
  • 01 Air in motion
  • 02 Starting the tone with air only
  • 03 Air in motion visualized
  • 04 The motion of the tongue
  • 05 Combining tongue and air to start the tone
  • 06 Repeated articulation
  • 07 To slur or not to slur - that is the question!
  • 08 Articulation variations
  • 09 The sigh articulation
  • 10 Double tonguing
  • 11 Triple tonguing
  • 12 Common articulation problems and solutions
  • 10 MINUTES TO SUCCESS - ARTICULATION
  • 10 MINUTES TO SUCCESS - DOUBLE TONGUING
  • 10 MINUTES TO SUCCESS -TRIPLE TONGUING 

SOUND

  • WELCOME! 
  • How to use this course 
  • My foundations to playing 
  • How to use the 10 minutes to success 
  • Links To All Of The Gear I Use
  • Download PDF Sound development exercises
  • What is a good sound?
  • Finding your own musical voice 
  • Develop your sound
  • 10 MINUTES TO SUCCESS - SOUND 
  • Download PDFs - playing loud - exercises 
  • Playing loud - relaxed
  • Playing loud - actively 
  • Playing loud - take some chances when you practice!
  • Playing loud - dynamic flexibility
  • Playing loud - with good sound
  • Playing soft - basics
  • Playing soft - support
  • 10 MINUTES TO SUCCESS - PLAYING LOUD
  •  10 MINUTES TO SUCCESS - PLAYING SOFT
  • Intonation basics
  • Tuning your instrument
  • Tuning before the performance
  • Intonation during the performance
  • Practicing intonation
  • 10 MINUTES TO SUCCESS - INTONATION
  • Drone tones in all keys for intonation training
  • Download PDFs legato exercises
  • Legato tips part 1
  • Legato tips part 2
  • Legato tips part 3
  • Legato exercises
  • Lip flexibility
  • 10 MINUTES TO SUCCESS - SLURS AND LEGATO 

RANGE

  • WELCOME! 
  • How to use this course 
  • My foundations to playing 
  • How to use the 10 minutes to success 
  • Links To All Of The Gear I Use
  • Download PDF high register exercises
  • Get better accuracy on high notes 
  • Easier high notes
  • The magic high note exercise
  • Using support in high register
  • Bonus tip for extremely high notes
  • 10 MINUTES TO SUCCESS - HIGH NOTES
  • Download PDF low register exercises
  • Low register part 1
  • Low register part 2
  • 10 MINUTES TO SUCCESS - LOW NOTES 

EXTEND

  • WELCOME!
  • How to use this course
  • My foundations to playing
  • How to use the 10 minutes to success
  • Links To All Of The Gear I Use
  • Vibrato exercices PDF
  • 01 Vibrato - introduction 
  • 02 Vibrato - what is it? 
  • 03 Vibrato - how to make it and how to practice it? 
  • 04 Vibrato - what is the best frequency and amplitude?
  • 05 Vibrato - when not to use it?
  • 10 MINUTES TO SUCCESS - VIBRATO 
  • Playing fast
  • Air management
  • Trills
  • Play more relaxed and with less tension
  • Multiphonics
  • Lip Beat
  • Fluttertongue
  • Harmonic glissando
  • Wind sounds
  • Coin in mouthpiece
  • Electronic effects
  • Palm of the hand on Mouthpiece
  • Microtonality 

ØYSTEIN BAADSVIK

Øystein Baadsvik is voted one of the top ten brass players in history by the listeners on Classic FM. He did the first TED talk on the topic tuba and is one of the most popular classical musicians on YouTube with more than six million views. His multi-faceted musical career as a soloist and recording artist has taken him all over the world. He regularly gives masterclasses and clinics at major universities worldwide.

PRICING

BASICS

$194 USD

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    • Welcome and foundations
    • Posture
    • ENDI - Easy breathing
    • Warm-up
    • Enbouchure and lips
    • Articulation
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SOUND

$149 USD

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    • Welcome and foundations
    • Sound
    • Dynamics
    • Intonation
    • Legato and slurring
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RANGE

$89 USD

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    • Welcome and foundations
    • Develop High Range
    • Develop Low Range
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EXTEND

$124 USD

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    • Welcome and foundations
    • Develop Vibrato
    • Misc. Skills
    • Extended Techniques
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ALL TECHNIQUE COURSES

$489 USD

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    • Welcome and foundations
    • ALL TECHNIQUE COURSES
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