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SMITH, ANDREW MCLANE, DMA. The Purposes of Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association: Development, Literature, Performance, and Pedagogy 1973-2012 (2013) Directed by Dr. Dennis AsKew. 171 pp. The purpose of this project was to document the purposes of Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association, currently known as the International Tuba Euphonium Association, from 1973-2012, and to analyze the effectiveness of the organization in fulfilling the purposes found in its original mission statement. A short history of the organization, along with definitions of the parameters of the project is included. The primary print publication of the organization, the Journal, was examined for evidence of the organization’s fulfillment of its mission statement. The original mission statement of the organization was very specific to the written goals of the organization, allowing the writers of articles for the Journal to have clearly defined areas of focus. The articles found within the Journal were examined and categorized into one or more of the purposes found in the mission statement. The results of this research demonstrate that TUBA/ITEA was successful in fulfilling the purposes found in the organization’s original mission statement. The articles also reflect that the quantity and quality of articles generally grew over the decades. Further, it is recognized that the organization was able to bring about a more scholarly approach to fulfilling its mission statement. These two outcomes indicate that the members of the tuba and euphonium community will benefit from a documented history of the Journal of the organization. Two areas for further study were identified. First, there were many compositions that were freely distributed with the Journal, known as the “Gem Series.” An opportunity exists for scholarly review and analysis of these compositions. Second, an all-inclusive history of the organization would be beneficial, which would include a full listing of personnel involved in leadership positions throughout the organization’s history. THE PURPOSES OF TUBISTS UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD ASSOCIATION: DEVELOPMENT, LITERATURE, PERFORMANCE, AND PEDAGOGY 1973-2012 by Andrew McLane Smith A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Musical Arts Greensboro 2013 Approved by ______________________________ Committee Chair © 2013 Andrew McLane Smith APPROVAL PAGE This dissertation written by Andrew McLane Smith has been approved by the following committee of the Faculty of The Graduate School at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Committee Chair _____________________________________ Committee Members _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________________ Date of Acceptance by Committee __________________________ Date of Final Oral Examination ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The completion of this document would not be possible without the support, expertise, direction, and encouragement of many important individuals. Committee chair, Dr. Dennis AsKew, and advisory committee members, Dr. Randy Kohlenberg, Dr. Welborne Young, and Professor Chad Eby provided valuable support throughout the process of completing this document. The author extends thanks and appreciation to the committee members for their support and encouragement during this process. Gratitude is also expressed to the members of the International Tuba Euphonium Association for their support and expertise during completion of the document. In particular, Donald Little, Dr. Jerry Young, Dr. Jeffrey Funderburk, and Robert Ryker were immensely helpful in supporting the author with information for this document. Appreciation is also extended to Sally and Herb Smith and Karen Hayden, for their love and support during this project. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................ vi CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1 Definition of Article .................................................................................... 2 Definitions of Categories ............................................................................. 3 Categorization Process ................................................................................ 6 II. HISTORICAL CONTEXT ................................................................................. 9 Abbreviated History of TUBA/ITEA .......................................................... 9 III. PART I: 1973-1982 ........................................................................................... 14 Development .............................................................................................. 15 Literature ................................................................................................... 19 Performance ............................................................................................... 22 Pedagogy ................................................................................................... 25 Summary .................................................................................................... 27 IV. PART II: 1983-2002 ......................................................................................... 29 Development .............................................................................................. 30 Literature ................................................................................................... 33 Performance ............................................................................................... 36 Pedagogy ................................................................................................... 41 Summary .................................................................................................... 45 V. PART III: 2002-2012 ........................................................................................ 47 Development .............................................................................................. 48 Literature ................................................................................................... 51 Performance ............................................................................................... 55 Pedagogy ................................................................................................... 58 Summary .................................................................................................... 62 VI. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTED AREAS FOR FUTURE STUDY .................................................................. 63 iv BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................. 68 APPENDIX A. ARTICLE CATEGORIZATION: 1973-1982 ........................................ 73 APPENDIX B. ARTICLE CATEGORIZATION: 1983-2002 ........................................ 87 APPENDIX C. ARTICLE CATEGORIZATION: 2003-2012 ...................................... 134 v LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 1. Article Categorization of TUBA/ITEA Journals 1973-1982 ............................. 15 Figure 2. Article Categorization of TUBA/ITEA Journals 1983-2002 ............................. 30 Figure 3. Article Categorization of TUBA/ITEA Journals 2003-2012 ............................. 48 vi 1 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION In the past forty years, no organization has done more for the tuba and euphonium community than the International Tuba Euphonium Association. Throughout its history, the organization was able to foster improvements in the literature, performance, pedagogy, and instrument construction of the low brass community. ITEA’s efforts to improve the community were made possible because of the conferences, commissions, and journals in which the organization participated. The concept of this project was twofold. First, to document the purposes of Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association, currently known as the International Tuba Euphonium Association, from 1973-2012. Second, to analyze the effectiveness of the organization in fulfilling the purposes found in its original mission statement. By documenting the history of TUBA/ITEA through the publications of the organization, the members of the tuba and euphonium community will be able to better understand the considerable development, literature, performance, and pedagogy which have occurred during the last forty years, primarily due to the efforts of TUBA/ITEA. The complete list of articles reviewed are located in Appendix A, B, and C. The results of categorization demonstrate that the organization TUBA/ITEA was successful in fulfilling the original purposes of its mission statement. 2 For this document, 150 journals of TUBA/ITEA were examined, and 1,424 articles were reviewed and categorized into one or more of four purposes: development, literature, pedagogy and performance. Definitions of categorization and how articles were selected for review were included in Chapter 1. In Chapter 2, a brief history and background of TUBA and ITEA is presented. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 summarize the selected majority of articles written in specific decades. The review of articles in this document is not intended to be an all-inclusive history of TUBA/ITEA, nor a replacement for reading the journals of

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