GVSU Trombone Studio
Bachelor of Music Degree
Sample course of study
Year 1
Develop basic warm-up routine
Develop and maintain weekly practice plan
All major and minor (harmonic, melodic, and natural) scales, two octaves
Representative method and etude books:
Tenor Trombone:
Arban: Complete Method
Bordogni (Rochut): Melodious Etudes, Book I
Blazevich: Clef Studies
Bass Trombone:
Arban: Complete Method
Fink: Studies in Legato for Bass Trombone and Tuba
Aharoni: New Method for Bass Trombone
Representative solo repertoire:
Tenor Trombone:
Bozza: Ballade
Hindemith: Sonata
Saint- Saens: Cavatine
Bass Trombone:
Jacob: Cameos
McCarty: Sonata
Chamber Music (Trombone Ensemble)
Year 2
Representative method and etude books:
Tenor Trombone:
Arban: Complete Method
Bordogni (Rochut): Melodious Etudes, Book I
Blazevich: Clef Studies
Bass Trombone:
Arban: Complete Method
Bordogni (Rochut): Melodious Etudes, Book I
Aharoni: New Method for Bass Trombone
Representative solo repertoire:
Tenor Trombone:
Casterede: Sonatine
Larsson: Concertino
Serocki: Sonatine
Bass Trombone:
Fetter: Bass Lines
Henry: Passacaglia and Fugue
Chamber Music (Trombone Ensemble)
Year 3
Perform half recital
Representative method and etude books:
Tenor Trombone:
Bordogni (Rochut): Melodious Etudes, Book II
Blazevich: Sequences
Bass Trombone:
Bordogni (Rochut): Melodious Etudes, Book II
Gillis: 20 Etudes
Kahila: Semester of Study
Representative solo repertoire:
Tenor Trombone:
Ewazen: Sonata
Milhaud: Concertino d'Hiver
Tomasi: Concerto
Wagenseil: Concerto
Bass Trombone:
Hartley: Sonata Breve
Stevens: Sonatina
Woud: First Song
Orchestral Excerpts
Chamber Music (Trombone Ensemble and Brass Quintet)
Year 4
Perform full recital
Representative method and etude books:
Tenor Trombone:
Bordogni (Rochut): Melodious Etudes, Book III
Kahila: Advanced Studies
Bass Trombone:
Bordogni (Rochut): Melodious Etudes, Book II
Gillis: 70 Progressive Studies
Representative solo repertoire:
Tenor Trombone:
Albrechtsberger: Concerto
Appermont: Colors
Creston: Fantasy
Martin: Ballade
Bass Trombone:
Adler: Canto II
Gillingham: Sonata
Wilder: Sonata
Orchestral Excerpts
Chamber Music (Trombone Ensemble and Brass Quintet)
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