| The following is intended as a guide to literature for study at the undergraduate level for Tuba. Each level of study includes music which can accommodate a very wide ability range. It is not intended to be a list of literature which is progressive in level of difficulty. |
Freshman Year
Etudes
| Shoemaker | Legato Etudes for Tuba | C. Fischer |
| Bordgoni-Rochut | Melodius Etudes for Trombone, Bk 1 | C. Fischer |
| Blazhevich | 70 Studies, Book 1 | King |
| Tyrrell | Advanced Studies | Boosey |
Solos
| Back-Bell | Air & Bouree | C. Fischer |
| Beach | Lamento | Southern Music |
| Haddad | Suite | Shawnee |
| Hartley | Suite for Unaccompanied Tuba | Theodore Presser |
| Holmes | Lento | Shawnee |
| Mozart-Morris | O Isis and Osiris | Brass Press |
| Vaughn | Concertpiece No. 1 | Fema Music |
Sophmore Year
Etudes
| Bordgoni-Rochut | Melodius Etudes for Trombone Bk 1 | C. Fischer |
| Arban | Complete Method for Trumpet | C. Fischer |
| Blazhevich | 70 Studies, Book 1 | King |
| Clarke-Gordon | Technical Studies for Trumpet | C. Fischer |
| Kopprasch | 60 Selected Studies | King |
| Vasiliev | 24 Melodius Etudes | King |
| Grigoriev | 78 Studies | King |
Solos
| Hartley | Sonata | Theodore Presser |
| Hartley | Sonatina | Fema Music |
| Barat | Introduction and Dance | Southern Music |
| Arnold | Fantasy | Faber Music |
| Lebedev | Concert Allegro | University Music |
| Lebedev | Concerto in One Movement | Editions Musicus |
| Gabrielli-Morris | Ricercar | Shawnee |
| Capuzzi | Andante and Rondo | Hinrichsen |
| Curnow | Concertino | TUBA Press |
Junior Year
Etudes/Excerpts
| Bordgoni-Rochut | Melodius Etudes (Trombone) Bk 2 | C. Fischer |
| Arban | Complete Method for Trumpet | C. Fischer |
| Blazhevich | 70 Studies, Book 1/2 | King |
| Clarke-Gordon | Technical Studies for Trumpet | C. Fischer |
| Kopprasch | 60 Selected Studies | King |
| Grigoriev | 78 Studies | King |
| Back/Bixby/Bobo | Bach for Tuba Bk 1 | Western International |
| Sear | Etudes | Cor Publishing |
| Pottag & Andraud | Selected, Melodious, Progressive & Technical Studies Bk 1 (Horn) | Southern Music |
| Torchinsky | Wagner Excerpts | European American |
| Torchinsky | Berlioz Excerpts | European American |
Solos
| Clarke | From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific | Witmark |
| Persichetti | Serenade No. 12 | Theodore Presser |
| Hindemith | Sonata | Schott |
| Wilder | Suite #1 (Effie) | Margun Music |
| Gregson | Concerto | Novello |
| Koetsier | Sonatina | Domenus |
| Danielsson | Concertante Suite | Carl Gehrmans Musikforlag |
| Broughton | Sonata | Helicon |
| Halsey Stevens | Sonatina | Southern Music |
Senior Year
Etudes/Excerpts
| Arban | Complete Method for Trumpet | C. Fischer |
| Bach/Bixby/Bobo | Bach for Tuba Bk 1&2 | Western International |
| Pottag & Andraud | Selected, Melodious, Progressive & Technical Studies Bk 1&2 (Horn) | Southern Music |
| Paudert | 18 Etudes | Encore |
| Bernard | 40 Etudes d'apres Forestier | Alphonse Leduc |
| Bordgoni-Rochut | Melodius Etudes Vol. 2&3 | C. Fischer |
| Torchinsky | Strauss | European American |
| Torchinsky | Prokofiev | Jerona |
| Torchinsky | Tchaikovsky | Jerona |
| Torchinsky | 20th Century Orchestra Studies | G. Schirmer |
Solos
| Bashmakov | Cassazione | Edition Fazer |
| Kraft | Encounters II | Belwin Music |
| Wyatt | Three for One | TUBA Press |
| Spillman | Two Songs | Editions Musicus |
| Wilhelm | Concertino | manuscript |
| White | Sonata | Ludwig |
| Vaughn Williams | Concerto | Oxford |
| Payne | Sonata | Shawnee |
| Bozza | Concertino | Alphonse Leduc |
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