Brasses
Brass majors in all degree programs are required to pass a technique examination, to be given at the end of the third semester. Requirements vary by instrument and studio and are available from the studio teacher.
If a student fails the examination, a final semester grade of D or F is awarded and the student is placed on academic warning. The student is required to retake deficient portions of the examination at the end of the next semester. Failure to pass on the second attempt results in a semester grade of F and dismissal from the program. Transfer students should follow this schedule for taking the examination:
· 2nd-semester freshman - end of 3rd semester in residence
· 1st- or 2nd-semester sophomore - end of 2nd semester in residence
· junior or senior - examination not required
556-13100 through 556-48200 French Horn
French horn majors are required to attend all French horn recitals on campus.
Technique to include lip slurs; middle register and all major scales, two octaves in various articulations. Transposition to E-flat, C, and D horn. Representative etudes including Kopprasch, book I; Pottag, Preparatory Melodies to Solo Playing; Maxime-Alphonse, books II and III; Weber, 13 Etudes; Schuller, Studies for Unaccompanied Horn; and Schantl, Studies on Scales and Intervals. Representative solo repertoire including Glazunov, Reveries; Lefebvre, Romance; Mozart, Concerti no. 2 and 3; and Beethoven, Sonata.
Technique including lip slurs covering two octaves and all major scales in broken thirds, fourths, and fifths. Transposition to E-flat, C, D, G, E, and A horn. Stopped horn technique. Representative etudes including Brahms, 10 Etudes; Chaynes, 15 Etudes; Bozza, Improvisational Studies; Bach, Cello Suites (bass clef); and orchestral excerpts from the standard repertoire. Representative solo repertoire including Mozart, Concerto no. 4; Saint-Saëns, Mordeau de Concert; Strauss, Concerto no. 1; Heiden, Sonata; Adler, Sonata; and Goedicke, Concerto.
Technique including lip slurs covering three octaves in broken triads, fifths, fourths, and octaves. All major scales in broken thirds, fourths, fifths, and augmented fourths. Lip trill. Representative etudes including Maxime-Alphonse, book 4; Reynolds, 48 Etudes (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 25, 29, 37, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 27, 31, 34, 18). Orchestral excerpts from Wagner, Strauss, and French repertoire. Representative repertoire including Mozart, Horn Quintet; Dukas, Villanelle; Wilder, Sonata no. 1; Hindemith, Sonata; Strauss, Concerto no. 2 (2nd and 3rd movements); Schoeck, Concerto; Stich, Quartet; and Beversdorf, Sonata.
Continued technique of previous years, the study of the 18th- and early 19th-century hand-horn technique. Representative etudes including Maxime-Alphonse, book 5; Barboteu, Études Concertantes; Reynolds, 48 Etudes (18, 20, 21, 23, 28, 30, 35, 41). Orchestral excerpts from contemporary repertoire. Representative repertoire including Brahms, Trio; Porter, Sonata; Atterberg, Concerto; Glière, Concerto; Hindemith, Sonata for Alto Horn; Jacob, Concerto; and Schumann, Adagio and Allegro. (F-S)
556-13300 through 556-48400 Trumpet
Concentration on the development of the characteristic tone and essential technique demanded in trumpet performance. Manuscript warm-up routines, lip slurs, and finger patterns. All major and three forms of minor scales in sixteenth notes at mm 108, with emphasis on legato style. Review of Arban's Complete Method. Develop skill of transposition in orchestral trumpet keys of A, C, D, E-flat, E, and F using Ernest Williams' method for transposition. Etudes to include Hering, 32 Etudes; Voxman, Selected Studies; and Voisin, Studies for Trumpet. Solo repertoire including Barat, Balay, Corelli, and Handel.
Tonal and technical development using Schlossberg, Daily Drills; and Clarke, Technical Studies. All major and minor scales in diatonic patterns, double-tongued; and in thirds. Begin study of the C trumpet. Transposition from Caffarelli, 100 Studi Melodici; contemporary rhythms from Gates, Odd-Meter Etudes; and Small, 27 Melodious and Rhythmical Studies; other etudes from Balasanyan (Foveau), 20 Studies, and Gisondi, Bach for the Trumpet. Orchestral studies from Vartold, vol. I and II including memorization of standard solo passages. Solo repertoire including Barat, Andante et Scherzo; Gabaye, Boutade; Flor Peeters, Sonata; Purcell, Sonata; Gabrieli, Sonata V; and Stanley, Concerto.
Continuation of study from Schlossberg and Clarke. Use of the C, D, E-flat, and piccolo trumpet. Transposition from Sachse, 100 Studies. Etudes including Brandt, 34 Studies; Bitsch, 20 Etudes; and Longinotti, Studies in Classical and Modern Style. Orchestral excerpts from vols. III, IV, and V including memorization of standard passages. Solos required are: Haydn, Concerto; Hartley, Sonatina; Kennan, Sonata; and Torelli, Concerto or Sinfonia con Tromba.
Summary of tonal and technical development. Pettit, La Semaine du Virtuoso; Nagel, Speed Studies; etudes from Chartlier, 36 Études Transcendantes; and Broiles, Studies and Duets. Orchestral studies from vols. VI, VII; tone poems of Strauss (Rossbach) and operas of Wagner (Hoechne); and Pietzsch, Die Trompete. Solo repertoire includes the Chaynes or Tomasi concertos; Corelli, Concerto in D; Hummel, Concerto; and Hindemith, Sonata. Graduate should be capable of a shared recital. (F-S)
556-13500 through 556-48600 Tenor Trombone
Concentration on sound development, using manuscript warm-up routines. Also included are special exercises designed for range development and awareness of intonation problems. Representative etudes for technique include Smith, Slide Exercises; Rochut, Melodious Etudes; and Blazevich, Clef Studies. Representative repertoire includes Galliard, Guilment, Whear, Jones, Presser, David, and Pryor.
Continued concentration on sound development, plus expansion of range to instrument's full capabilities. Representative etudes for technique and reading skills include Smith, Slide Exercises; Rochut, Melodious Etudes; and Kahils, Clef Studies. Solo repertoire includes Marcello, Bozza, Saint-Saëns, Dubois, Serocki, Davison, Jacob, Grondahl, Frackenpohl, and Larsson.
Review of fundamentals of sound, range, and intonation; introduction to unusual scale forms. Representative etudes for technique, reading skills, and musicianship include Rochut, Melodious Etudes; Masson, Etudes; and Bitsch, Rhythmic Etudes. Solo repertoire includes Handel, Vivaldi, Ropartz, Stojowski, Sulek, Casterede, Monaco, White, Tomasi, and Wagenseil.
Concentrated study of Bach's Cello Suites as etudes for musical development; coaching of traditional orchestral excerpts. Introduction to less traditional solo repertoire by Berio, Bernstein, Bassett, Druckman, Cox, Eakin, Krol, Loetsier, and Schiffman. Preparation of a senior recital must include a major work, such as Hindemith, Krol, or Dutilleux.
556-13700 through 556-48800 Bass Trombone
Concentration on sound development, using manuscript warm-up routines. Also included are special exercises designed for range development and awareness of intonation problems. Representative etudes for technique include Smith, Slide Exercises; Fink, Studies in Legato; and Grigoriev, 24 Studies. Repertoire includes Galliard, Semler-Collery, Stevens, and Jacob.
Continued concentration on sound development, plus expansion of range to instrument's full capabilities. Representative etudes for technique and reading skills include Smith, Slide Exercises; Fink, Studies in Legato; and Blume-Fink, Studies for Trombone with F Attachment. Solo repertoire includes Telemann, Defay, Wilder, and Lebedev.
Review of fundamentals of sound, range, and intonation; introduction to unusual scale forms. Representative etudes for technique, reading skills, and musicianship include Fink, Studies in Legato; Gillis, 20 Etudes; and Ostrander, Shifting Meter Studies. Solo repertoire includes Frescobaldi, Casterede, White, and McCarty.
Concentrated study of Bach's Cello Suites as etudes for musical development; coaching of traditional orchestral excerpts. Introduction to less traditional solo repertoire by Hartley, Ross, and Muller. Preparation of a senior recital must include a major work, such as the George Concerto.
556-13900 through 556-49000 Euphonium
Technique including Schlossberg, Daily Drills and Technical Studies; Arban, Method for Trombone; scales; interval and chord studies. All major and minor scales and arpeggios from memory (one octave). Introduction to double- and triple-tonguing. (Arban). Representative etudes including Arban, Method for Trombone, rhythm studies; Tyrell, 40 Advanced Studies for Trombone; Kopprasch, 60 Selected Studies (Trombone, book 1); Rochut, Melodious Etudes (Trombone, book 1). Representative repertoire including Clarke, "Sounds from Hudson"; Petit, Étude de Concours; Mühfeld, Konzertstück; Galliard, Six Sonatas; Weber, "Appassionata"; Barat, Andante and Allegro; plus selected band excerpts.
Technique including Schlossberg, Daily Drills and Technical Studies; Arban, Method for Trombone; scale interval, chord, double- and triple-tonguing studies. All major and minor scales and arpeggios from memory (two octaves) and Clarke, Technical Studies (Series II). Representative etudes including Arban, Method for Trombone, characteristic studies; Kopprasch, 60 Selected Studies (book 1); Rochut, Melodious Etudes (Trombone, book 1); and Tyrell, 40 Advanced Studies for Trombone. Representative repertoire including Weber-Hock, Fantasia; David, Concertino; Bellstedt, Mandolinata; Vidal, Concertino; Busch, Recitative, Arioso, and Polonaise; Gottwald, Fantasie Héroïque, op. 25; plus selected band excerpts.
Technique including Schlossberg, Daily Drills and Technical Studies; Arban, Method for Trombone; scale, interval, chord, double-and triple-tonguing, and Grupetto studies. All major and minor scales and arpeggios from memory (three octaves). Clark, Technical Studies (Series III). Representative etudes including Arban, Method for Trombone, and 12 Celebrated Fantasies and Variations; Kopprasch, 60 Selected Studies (book 2); Rochut, Melodious Etudes (book 2); St. Jerome, Cornet Method, selected etudes. Representative repertoire including Bach-La Fosse, Cello Suites; Bitot, Impromptu; Reiche, Concert Piece no. 2; Hindemith, Sonata (trumpet); Rousseau, Pièce Concertante; plus selected band excerpts. Technique including Schlossberg, Daily Drills and Technical Studies; Arban, Method for Trombone (continued technical materials); St. Jacome, Cornet Method, velocity and other studies. Continuation of all scales and arpeggios, articulations, including double- and triple-tongue. Representative etudes including St. Jacome, Cornet Method, selected etudes; Smith, Top Tones for the Trumpeter; Charlier, 36 Études Transcendantes (trumpet); Rochut, Melodious Etudes (trombone, book 3). Representative repertoire including Boccalari, Fantasia di Concerto; Fitzgerald, Concerto in A-flat Minor; Sowerby, Sonata for Trumpet; Strauss, Concerto for Horn; Bozza, Prelude et Allegro; Baret, Morceau de Concours; plus selected band excerpts. (F-S)
556-14100 through 556-49200 Tuba
Technique based on Wm. Bell, Tuba Warmups (part 1); Pares, Scale Studies; Lowell Little, Embouchure Builder; Arban, Method for Trombone (interval and chord studies). Representative etudes including Arban, Method for Trombone (rhythm studies); Getchell, Second Book of Practical Studies for Tuba; Cimera, 73 Advanced Tuba Studies; Kopprasch, 60 Selected Studies (trombone, book 1); Rochut, Melodious Etudes (trombone, book 1); Tyrell, Advanced Studies for the BB-flat Tuba. Representative repertoire including Concert Album for Tuba (edited by Ostrander); Walters, Terantelle; Sowerby, Chaconne; Beaucamp, Cortege; Cohen, Romance and Scherzo; Buchtel, Introduction and Rondo; plus selected band orchestral excerpts.
Technique including Wm. Bell, Tuba Warmups (part 1); Schlossberg, Daily Drills and Technical Studies for Trombone (bass clef); Arban, Method for Trombone (scale, chord, and interval studies). All major and minor scales and arpeggios from memory (two octaves). Introduction to double- and triple-tonguing (Arban). Representative etudes including Cimera, 73 Advanced Tuba Studies; Kopprasch, 60 Selected Studies (book 1); Tyrell, Advanced Studies for the BB-flat Tuba; Wm. Bell, Tuba Warmups (book 2, Blazevich Interpretations); Eby, BB-flat Bass Method (part 1). Representative repertoire including Painpare, Concert Piece; Bach-Bell, Air and Bourrée; Troje-Miller, Sonatina Classica; Sabathhill, Divertissement; Hume, "Te Anau"; Spillman, Two Songs; plus selected band and orchestral excerpts.
Technique including Wm. Bell, Tuba Warmups (part 2); Schlossberg, Daily Drills and Technical Studies for Trombone (bass clef); Arban, Method for Trombone; scale, chord, interval, double- and triple-tonguing studies, and three-octave scales and arpeggios; H. L. Clarke, Technical Studies (Series II, cornet). Representative etudes including Arban, Method for Trombone, characteristic studies; Kopprasch, 60 Selected Studies (trombone, book 2); Rochut, Melodious Etudes (trombone, book 1); Tyrell, Advanced Studies for the BB-flat Tuba; Wm. Bell, Tuba Warmups, book 2 (Blazevich Interpretations); and Eby, BB-flat Bass Method, part 1. Representative repertoire including Painpare, Concert Piece; Bach-Bell, Air and Bourrée; Troje-Miller, Sonatina Classica; Sabathhill, Divertissement; Hume, "Te Anau"; Spillman, Two Songs; plus selected band and orchestral excerpts.
Technique including Wm. Bell, Tuba Warmups (part 2); Blazevich, Advanced Daily Drills; continued use of Arban materials. Continuation of all scales and arpeggios from memory, all articulations, including double- and triple-tongue. H. L. Clarke, Technical Studies (Series II, cornet). Representative etudes including Smith, Top Tunes for the Trumpeter; Charlier, 36 Études Transcendantes (trumpet); Saint-Jacome, Twelve Grand Artistic Studies (cornet); Rochut, Melodious Etudes (trombone), book 3; Blazevich, 70 Etudes for BB-flat Tuba. Representative repertoire including Le Clercq, Concertino; Boccalari, Fantasia di Concerto; Hindemith, Sonata; Williams, Concerto; Levedev, Concerto Allegro; Brandt, Erstes Konzertstück (cornet); plus selected band and orchestral excerpts. (F-S)
