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Tuba
First Year:
Technique:
- Hal Leonard Special Studies By Arnold Jacobs
- Arbans Trombone Method
- Tyrell 40 Etudes For Tuba
- Blazhevich 70 Studies For Tuba
- Rochut Book #1
- Vasiliev 24 Melodious Etudes
Repertoire:
- Solos
- Bach/Bell: Air & Bouree
- Barat: Introduction & Dance
- Excerpts—selected works of: Wagner, Tchaikovsky and Berlioz
Departmental Examination:
Based on the above.
Second Year:
Technique:
- Arbans Trombone Method
- Blazhevich 70 Studies
- Kopprasch 60 Selected Studies
- Pares Scales for Trombone
- Pottal/Andraud 335 Melodious Etudes For Horn Book #1
- Rochut Book #1
Repertoire:
- Solos
- Hindemith: Sonata
- Tomasi: “To Be Or Not To Be”
- Excerpts—selected works of: Prokofiev, Mahler, and Strauss
Departmental Examination:
Based on the above.
Third Year:
Technique:
- Arbans Trombone Method
- Pottag/Andraud 335 Melodious Etudes For Horn Book #1
- Walter Smith Top Tone For Trumpet
- Schlossberg For Trumpet
Repertoire:
- Solos
- Wilder Effie Suite
- Bach Cello Suites
- Benjamin Sonata For Tuba & Piano
- Mozart Horn Concertos (1–4)
- Excerpts—to begin a grounding in all standard audition excerpts
Departmental Examination:
Based on the above.
Fourth Year:
Technique:
- Arbans Trombone Method
- Charlier Etudes Transcendates For Trumpet
- Pottag/Andraud 335 Melodious Etudes For Horn Book #2
- Walter Smith Top Tones For Trumpet
- Grounding in E flat or F Tuba
Repertoire:
- Solos
- Vaughan Williams Concerto For Bass Tuba
- Strauss Concerto #1 In Eb For Horn
- Marcello Sonata In F For Oboe
- Galliard Sonatas #1–6 For Bassoon
- Excerpts—as needed to continue improvement and a complete knowledge of the literature.
Departmental Examination:
Undergraduate recital, 50–60 minutes of music.
Note: All of the above is flexible depending on the student’s level of ability and musical needs. Performance in at least one student recital required.
