Performance Major: Trombone Concentration

Private Study Committee Examinations

First Major Committee

The first major committee examination will consist of two parts:

• The performance of a prepared etude or solo selected by the principal private study teacher.
• A scales test, consisting of the playing of all major and harmonic minor scales: two octaves whenever practical, in 16th notes at a quarter note equals 92. A student who fails this test must repeat it at the end of each semester of study until completed satisfactorily.

Second Major Committee

The second major committee examination will consist of two parts:

• The playing of a prepared solo with piano accompaniment.
• A sight-reading test, which includes challenging problems of rhythm and interval structure as well as both tenor and bass clefs; for tenor trombonists it will also include alto clef, and for bass trombonists it will also include some use of attachment valves. At the discretion of the department, a student whose performance on this test does not measure up to departmental standards may be given the opportunity to repeat this part of the examination at the end of the following semester of study.

Third Major Committee

The third major committee examination will consist of one part:

• An orchestral audition for which the student will prepare 24 standard orchestra audition excerpts, selected by their principal private study teacher; the faculty committee will choose excerpts from the prepared group as time permits.

Performance Requirements

Junior Recital

Senior Recital