Lip Slurs for Euphonium

Staff Sergeant Tom Mahovsky gives a masterclass on Lip Slurs.

SSgt Thomas Mahovsky is a euphonium player with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, Travis AFB, CA. Originally from Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, his Air Force career began in 2016.

SSgt Mahovsky is a 2014 graduate of the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, where he earned a Master’s degree in Euphonium Performance with a minor in Music & Medicine. In 2012, he graduated from Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and Euphonium Performance. Prior to joining the Air Force, he was a doctoral candidate at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he was studying Multiple Low Brass Performance. SrA Mahovsky’s primary teachers include Dr. Brian Bowman, Dr. Brian Meixner, and Dr. John Tranter.