Trombone

• 4th & 5th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 1 solo piece, B-flat major scale

  • Sample repertoire: Sigmund Hering Forty Progressive Etudes, 9-32, H.A. VanderCook Trombone Gems

  • Scale requirements: B-flat major scale

• 6th & 7th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 1 solo piece, 2 scales

  • Sample repertoire: Sigmund Hering Forty Progressive Etudes 33-40, Sigmund Hering 32 Etudes, Balay Petite Piece Concertante, Alary Morceau de Concours

  • Scale requirements: Major scales in the keys of F major, G major, A-flat major, B-flat major, C major, D-flat major, D major, E-flat major

• 8th & 9th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 2 contrasting solo pieces, 2 scales

  • Sample repertoire: Bordogni/Rochut Etude No. 5; Bordogni/Rochut Etude No. 13; Saint Saens Cavatine Op. 144

  • Scale requirements: All major scales

• 10th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 2 contrasting solo pieces, 2 scales

  • Sample repertoire: Bordogni/Rochut Etude No. 9; Clarke Southern Cross; Barat Andante and Allegro; Guilmant Morceau Symphonique

  • Scale requirements: All major and minor scales

• 11th Grade:

  • Audition requirements: 2 contrasting solo pieces, 2 scales

  • Sample repertoire: David Concerto; Marcello Sonata No. 5; Bordogni/Rochut Etude No. 44; Bordogni/Rochut Etude No. 55

  • Scale requirements:All major and minor scales