Spring 2027

Advanced Tuba

Advanced individual tuba instruction for majors focusing on technical proficiency, artistic growth, and performance strategy.

offering recorded2–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Tom Curry

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Exhibit musical and technical proficiency in tuba performance.

  • Demonstrate growth as an artist in pursuit of an independent, authentic musical voice.

  • Apply creative and efficient practice strategies.

  • Improve technique in phrasing, stylistic interpretation, and musical understanding and expression.

  • Strengthen critical listening and ear-training skills.

  • Improve technique through exercises and repertoire study.

  • Explore physical and mental strategies for optimal performance and health.

  • Investigate options for performing/teaching in the twenty-first century.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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MUS PERF 423 or 425

MUSPERF 425 used by

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Calendar & sections

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 035Classroom Instruction0 / 80
IND 135Classroom Instruction0 / 50

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Individual tuba instruction
  • Tuba performance proficiency
  • Phrasing, stylistic interpretation, and musical expression
  • Performance health and physical/mental strategies

Skills

  • Musical and technical proficiency in tuba performance
  • Artistic growth and development of an independent, authentic musical voice
  • Creative and efficient practice strategies
  • Technique in phrasing, stylistic interpretation, and musical understanding and expression
  • Critical listening and ear-training skills
  • Technical improvement through exercises and repertoire study
  • Physical and mental strategies for optimal performance and health
  • Options for performing and teaching in the twenty-first century

Grades

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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MUSPERF 425 · Spring 2027

Advanced Tuba

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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    "offering_id": "1274:664:013520",
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    "term_id": "1274",
    "source_course_id": "013520",
    "source_subject_id": "664",
    "title": "Advanced Tuba",
    "credits_min": 2,
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    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring"
  }
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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