Course of Study

Sample Course of Study in Each Degree Program

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:

      Fink: Introducing Legato

      Kopprasch: 60 Selected Studies

   Bass Trombone:

      Fink: Introducing Legato

      Ostrander: Basic Techniques

Representative solo repertoire:

   Tenor Trombone:

      Galliard: Sonatas

      Hasse: Suite

   Bass Trombone:

      Hindemith: Three Easy Pieces

      Lieb: Concertino Basso

Chamber Music (Trombone Ensemble)

Year 2

Representative method and etude books:

   Tenor Trombone:

      Fink: Studies in Legato

      Edwards: Introductory Studies in Tenor & Alto Clef (Before Blazevich)

   Bass Trombone:

      Fink: Studies in Legato

      Ostrander: Basic Techniques

Representative solo repertoire:

   Tenor Trombone:

      Bernstein: Elegy for Mippy II

      Hindemith: Sonata

      Rimsky-Korsakov: Concerto

      Telemann: Fantasy No. 1

   Bass Trombone:

      Jacob: Cameos

      Raph: Rock

      Semler-Collery: Barcarolle and Chanson Bachique

Chamber Music (Trombone Ensemble)

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

Representative orchestral excerpts:

   Tenor Trombone:

     Berlioz: Hungarian March

     Mozart: Tuba Mirum, Requiem

   Bass Trombone:

     Berlioz: Hungarian March

     Wagner: Tannhäuser

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

Representative orchestral excerpts:

   Tenor Trombone:

     Brahms: Symphony No. 1

     Rossini: La Gazza Ladra

   Bass Trombone:

     Rossini: La Gazza Ladra

     Wagner: Die Walküre

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

Representative orchestral excerpts:

   Tenor Trombone:

     Rossini: William Tell

     Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel

   Bass Trombone:

     Rossini: William Tell

     Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel

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

Representative orchestral excerpts:

   Tenor Trombone:

     Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

     Ravel: Bolero

   Bass Trombone:

     Kodaly: Hary Janos

     Strauss: Ein Heldenleben

Chamber Music (Trombone Ensemble and Brass Quintet)

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:

      Fink: Introducing Legato

      Kopprasch: 60 Selected Studies

   Bass Trombone:

      Fink: Introducing Legato

      Ostrander: Basic Techniques

Representative solo repertoire:

   Tenor Trombone:

      Galliard: Sonatas

      Hasse: Suite

   Bass Trombone:

      Hindemith: Three Easy Pieces

      Lieb: Concertino Basso

Chamber Music (Trombone Ensemble)

Year 2

Representative method and etude books:

   Tenor Trombone:

      Fink: Studies in Legato

      Edwards: Introductory Studies in Tenor & Alto Clef (Before Blazevich)

   Bass Trombone:

      Fink: Studies in Legato

      Ostrander: Basic Techniques

Representative solo repertoire:

   Tenor Trombone:

      Bernstein: Elegy for Mippy II

      Hindemith: Sonata

      Rimsky-Korsakov: Concerto

      Telemann: Fantasy No. 1

   Bass Trombone:

      Jacob: Cameos

      Raph: Rock

      Semler-Collery: Barcarolle and Chanson Bachique

Chamber Music (Trombone Ensemble)

Year 3

Representative method and etude books:

   Tenor Trombone:

      Bordogni (Rochut): Melodious Etudes, Book I

      Edwards: Introductory Studies in Tenor & Alto Clef (Before Blazevich)

   Bass Trombone:

      Bordogni (Rochut): Melodious Etudes, Book I

      Aharoni: New Method for Bass Trombone

Representative solo repertoire:

   Tenor Trombone:

      Bassett: Suite

      Grondahl: Concerto

      Larsson: Concertino

      Sulek: Vox Gabrieli

   Bass Trombone:

      Bozza: Prelude and Allegro

      McCarty: Sonata

      White: Tetra Ergon

Orchestral Excerpts

Chamber Music (Trombone Ensemble)

Year 4

Perform half recital

Representative method and etude books:

   Tenor Trombone:

      Bordogni (Rochut): Melodious Etudes, Book I

      Blazevich: Clef Studies

   Bass Trombone:

      Bordogni (Rochut): Melodious Etudes, Book I

      Aharoni: New Method for Bass Trombone

Representative solo repertoire:

   Tenor Trombone:

      Bozza: Ballade

      Ewazen: Sonata

      Serocki: Sonatine

      White: Sonata

   Bass Trombone:

      Hidas: Rhapsody

      Stevens: Sonatina

      White: Tetra Ergon

Orchestral Excerpts

Chamber Music (Trombone Ensemble and Brass Quintet)



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