Council for Higher Education in Music

TROMBONE

Technical Skills:
(to be developed over the Freshman and Sophomore Years) All major scales, natural and harmonic minor scales, 2 octaves.  All melodic minor scales, 1 octave.  Arban, Complete Method.  Schlossberg, Daily Drills and Technical Studies.  Vernon, A Singing Approach to the Trombone and Other Brass Instruments.

Exercises/Studies:
Bordogni-Rochut, Melodious Etudes, Book 1.  Fink, Introducing Tenor Clef or Introducing Alto Clef.  Wick, Trombone Technique.

Repertoire:
(Freshman Year)  Barat, Andante and Allegro.  Berlioz, Recitative and Prayer.  Davison, Sonata.  Galliard, 6 Sonatas.  Guilmant, Morceau Symphonique.  Larsson, Concertino, Op. 45 #7.  Saint-Saens, Cavatine, Op. 144.  Bassett, Suite.  Persichetti,  Parable.  Corelli, Sonatas.   David, Concertino.  Hindemith, Sonata.  Larsson, Concertino, Op. 4.  Nelhybel, Suite for Trombone and Piano.  Ravel, Pavane.
(Sophomore Year)  Bozza, Ballade.  DeFaye, Deux Danses.  Grondahl, Concert.  Hartley, Sonata Concertante.  Krenek, Five Pieces.  Martin, Ballade.  Ropartz, Piece in e-flat minor.  Rimsky-Korsakoff, Concerto.   Berio, Sequenza V.  Creston, Fantasy, Op. 42.  Hindemith, Trauermusik.  Milhaud, Concertino d'hiver.  Works comparable to the above.

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