Deanna Swoboda
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MUSIC BUILDING TEMPE, AZ 85287
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Mail code: 0405Campus: Tempe
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Deanna Swoboda has enjoyed a vibrant career as a performer, educator, and entrepreneur. As a performer she played tuba with the internationally recognized Dallas Brass and performed hundreds of solo recitals throughout the United States and Europe, including solos and presentations with the United States Army String Orchestra, the Deutsches Tubaforum, the National Conservatory of Madrid, the Porto Portugal Higher School for the Arts Conservatory and St. Petersburg Conservatory. Prior to her appointment at Arizona State University, she served on the faculty at Western Michigan University where she performed with the Western Brass Quintet, taught tuba and euphonium, developed music and entrepreneurship programs, and coached chamber music. In 2005, Swoboda and hornist, Lin Foulk, formed TubaCOR, an ensemble dedicated to commissioning new works for tuba and horn by women composers.
Professor Swoboda is the creator and performer of a band recruitment presentation and DVD called “Band Blast Off.” She has performed hundreds of concerts and presentations around the U.S., supporting and enhancing public school music programs. As an international clinician, solo performer, and advocate for music education, Swoboda has presented and performed at prestigious conferences and meetings such as the International Tuba-Euphonium Conferences (ITEC’s), United States Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Conferences, numerous national and regional Music Educator Conventions including Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Texas Music Educator Association, Arizona Music Educator Association, Minnesota Music Educators, Oklahoma Music Educators, Maine Music Educators, Kansas Band Masters, as well as the International Women’s Brass Conference. In addition, she has been featured as a guest on the CBS Early Morning Show – with the Dallas Brass, National Public Radio, and BBC radio in London.
Swoboda has also performed with groups such as the Denver Brass, the Monarch Brass, Cedar Rapids Symphony, Kalamazoo Symphony and Grand Rapids Symphony. She served as director of education for the Denver Brass and also taught at University of Idaho, University of Nevada Las Vegas, and University of Northern Iowa.
Swoboda’s recordings include, Deanna’s Wonderland (Summit), Shamanic Journey (Potenza), Games for Brass (Summit), Table for Three (Summit) and Fanfare and Flourish (Potenza). She is a past president for the International Tuba Euphonium Association, has served as a board member for the International Leonard Falcone Festival, and is an Eastman tuba artist. She is a proud patroness member of Sigma Alpha Iota and a member of Kappa Kappa Psi.
DMA Tuba Performance, Arizona State University 2010
MM Tuba Performance, Northwestern University 1993
BM Tuba Performance, University of Idaho 1987
entreprneurship, pedagogy, performance practice
Courses
2025 Spring
2024 Fall
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MUP 495 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 596 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 684 | Internship |
MUP 784 | Internship |
MUP 790 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 792 | Research |
MUP 792 | Research |
MUP 796 | Solo Performance |
MUP 499 | Individualized Instruction |
MUP 784 | Internship |
MUP 795 | Continuing Registration |
MUP 595 | Continuing Registration |
MUP 484 | Internship |
MUP 484 | Internship |
2024 Spring
2023 Fall
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MUP 495 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 596 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 684 | Internship |
MUP 784 | Internship |
MUP 790 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 792 | Research |
MUP 792 | Research |
MUP 796 | Solo Performance |
MUP 499 | Individualized Instruction |
MUP 784 | Internship |
MUP 795 | Continuing Registration |
MUP 595 | Continuing Registration |
MUP 484 | Internship |
MUP 484 | Internship |
2023 Spring
2022 Fall
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MUP 684 | Internship |
MUP 784 | Internship |
MUP 792 | Research |
MUP 792 | Research |
MUP 796 | Solo Performance |
MUP 795 | Continuing Registration |
MUP 595 | Continuing Registration |
MUP 484 | Internship |
MUP 484 | Internship |
2022 Spring
2021 Fall
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MUP 484 | Internship |
MUP 484 | Internship |
2021 Spring
2020 Fall
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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MUP 484 | Internship |
MUP 484 | Internship |