Course of Study
Sample Course of Study in Each Degree Program
Bachelor of Arts in 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:
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)
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
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)
Bachelor of Music Education 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:
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)