• All major scales 鈥� two octaves when possible (knowledge of all minor scales is preferred but not required).
• Two contrasting selections (etudes or pieces), one that demonstrates technical abilities and one that demonstrates musicality.
  • For example, Etudes from Concone: 鈥淟yrical Studies鈥� or Snedecor: 鈥淟yrical Etudes鈥� and Small: 鈥�27 Melodious and Rhythmical Exercises鈥� or Brandt: 鈥淓tudes for Trumpet鈥�. Contact Dr. Costa for additional resources if needed.
• Sight-reading (may be asked, not required).

• Two or three contrasting works totaling approximately 10 minutes of music. Applicants should choose examples that demonstrate both technical and lyrical strengths. Possible repertoire choices:
  • Mozart, Wolfgang A.: any concerto movement 1 or 2
  • Strauss, Richard: Concerto #1 or Concerto #2
  • Strauss, Franz: Concerto Op. 8
  • Saint-Sa毛ns, Camille: Morceau de Concert
• Two octave major scales with arpeggios for Bachelor of Music and two octave with arpeggios when range permits for Bachelor of Music Education.
• Sight reading.

The following is suggested repertoire. Students are encourages to perform repertoire that showcases their ability.

• Selected major and natural minor scales in 2 octaves.
• One lyrical etude from “Melodious Etudes for Trombone” by听Bordogni/Rochut or equivalent.
• One technical etude, from “40 Progressive Studies for Trombone” by Tyrell or equivalent.
• One solo of your choice from the following:听听
  • Barat 鈥� Andante et Allegro听
  • De La Nux 鈥� Concert Piece听
  • Guilmant听鈥� Morceau听Symphonique听
  • Weber 鈥� Romance听
  • Equivalent piece (please email Prof. Cosio to confirm your solo听selection听if not listed)听
• Possible sight-reading.听

The following is suggested repertoire. Students are encourages to perform repertoire that showcases their ability.

• Selected major and听natural minor scales in 2 octaves.听
• One lyrical etude from “43 Bel Canto Studies” by听Bordogni/Roberts or equivalent.听
• One technical etude, from “24 Studies for Bass Trombone鈥� by Grigoriev or equivalent.听
• One solo of your choice from the following:听听
  • Jacob – Cameos听
  • Koetsier 鈥� Allegro Maestoso听
  • Lassen 鈥� Zwei听贵补苍迟补蝉颈别蝉迟眉肠办别听
  • Lebedev 鈥� Concerto in 1 Movement听
  • Equivalent piece (please email Prof. Cosio to confirm your solo听selection听if not listed)听
• Possible sight-reading.听

The following is suggested repertoire. Students are encourages to perform repertoire that showcases their ability.

• All major scales 鈥� two octaves when possible (knowledge of all minor scales is preferred but not required).听
• One lyrical etude, such as one from “Melodious Etudes for Trombone” by Bordogni/Rochut.听
• One technical etude, such as one from “Selected Studies for Baritone” by Voxman, or “40 Progressive Studies for Trombone” by Tyrell.听
• Select one of the following solos:
  • Barat 鈥撎�Andante and Allegro
  • Capuzzi –听Andante and Rondo听听
  • Curnow 鈥撎�Rhapsody for Euphonium
  • Guilmant听 –听Morceau Symphonique
  • 搁眉别诲颈听–听Three Pieces for Euphonium (pick 1-2 movements from the same 鈥減iece鈥�).

• All major scales 鈥� two octaves when possible (knowledge of all minor scales is preferred but not required).听
• One lyrical etude, such as one from “Complete听Vocalises听for Tuba” by听Bordogni听(ed. Wes Jacobs preferred).听
• One technical etude, such as one from “60 Selected Studies for Tuba” by听Kopprasch, or “40听Advanced Studies听for Tuba” by Tyrell.听
• Select one of the following solos:
  鈼μ�听Capuzzi听–听Andante and Rondo听听
  鈼μ� Gregson –听Concerto, movement 1听听
  鈼μ� Haddad –听Suite听听
  鈼μ� Hartley-听Suite for Unaccompanied Tuba
  鈼μ� Marcello –听Sonata in F Major听

• Choose one of the following etudes from Charlier Transcendental Etudes: #2, #4, #6.
• Two contrasting major solo works of the applicant鈥檚 choice that demonstrate the applicant鈥檚 complete musical and technical abilities.
• At least three standard orchestral excerpts.
• Sight-reading.

For DA听applicants听an excerpt or solo piece on the piccolo trumpet in addition to听the above听requirements is desired, but not听required.听

• Sight-reading and major & minor scales, with arpeggios in two octaves.
• Two movements or works from contrasting style periods that are of comparable difficulty to the following:
  • Dukas: Villanelle
  • Gliere: Concerto
  • Hindemith: Sonata
  • Jacob: Concerto
  • Mozart: Concerto #2 or Concerto #4
  • Schumann: Adagio and Allegro
  • R. Strauss: Concerto #1
• Five orchestral excerpts from among the following:
  • J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No 1. 鈥� Horn 1
  • Beethoven 鈥� Symphony No. 3 鈥� Horn 2
  • Beethoven 鈥� Symphony No. 6 鈥� Horn 1
  • Beethoven 鈥� Symphony No. 9 鈥� 3rd mvt.: 4th horn solo
  • Brahms- Symphony #3 first horn solo
  • Mendelssohn 鈥� Nocturne from 鈥淎 Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream鈥�
  • Tchaikovsky 鈥� Sym. #5 1st horn solo from 2nd mvt.
  • R. Strauss – Ein Heldenleben – Ist horn
  • R. Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel 鈥� Ist horn
  • Wagner 鈥� Short Call from 鈥淕otterdammerung鈥�

Master of Music and Graduate Performance Certificate

• One of the following etudes from Bitsch Quinze 脡tudes De Rythme:
  • 2-听惭辞诲茅谤茅, avec libert茅听
  • 4- Bien听谤测迟丑尘茅听
  • 7- Sans听丑芒迟别听听
• A minimum of two contrasting solos from the following repertoire:听听
  • Bloch 鈥� Symphony for Trombone听
  • David 鈥� Concertino听
  • Ewazen 鈥� Sonata听
  • Hindemith 鈥� Sonata听
  • Ropartz听鈥� Piece for Trombone听
  • Equivalent piece (please email Prof. Cosio to confirm your solo听selection听if not listed)听
• Minimum of 2 orchestral excerpts from the following orchestral repertoire:听听
  • Berlioz 鈥� Hungarian March听
  • Brahms 鈥� Symphony No. 1 (alto optional)听
  • Mahler 鈥� Symphony No 3听
  • Mozart 鈥� Tuba Mirum听
  • Ravel 鈥� Bolero听
  • Saint-Sa毛ns 鈥� Organ Symphony听
• Possible sight-reading听
• OPTIONAL: a piece, movement, or excerpt that听showcases听ability in doubling (jazz etude/transcription, movement of a solo on alto trombone, chamber music excerpt, etc.)听

Doctor of Arts

• A minimum of three contrasting solos from the following repertoire:听听
  • Appermont听鈥� Colors听
  • Bourgeois 鈥� Concerto听
  • Creston 鈥� Fantasy听
  • Edwards 鈥� Three Calls听
  • Lynn 鈥撎�Doolallynastics听
  • Mozart, L 鈥� Concerto听(alto)听
  • Equivalent piece (please email Prof. Cosio to confirm your solo听selection听if not listed)听
• Minimum of 5 orchestral excerpts from the following orchestral repertoire:听听
  • Berlioz 鈥� Symphony Fantastique (alto optional)听
  • Holst 鈥� The Planets, Uranus听
  • Mozart 鈥� Requiem, Kyrie (alto only)听
  • Mozart 鈥� Requiem, Tuba Mirum (required)听
  • Ravel 鈥� Bolero (required)听
  • Rossini 鈥� William Tell听
  • Schumann Symphony No, 3, 鈥淩henish鈥� (alto only)听
  • Strauss 鈥� Also听Sprach听Zarathustra听
  • Strauss 鈥� Ein听Heldenleben听
• Possible sight-reading.听
• Minimum 5 minutes of various pieces, movements, or excerpts that听showcase ability in doubling (jazz etude/transcription, movement of a solo on alto trombone, chamber music excerpt, etc.).

Master of Music and Graduate Performance Certificate

• One of the following etudes from Bitsch Quartorze 脡tudes De Rythme (for bass trombone):听听
  • 2- 惭辞诲茅谤茅, avec libert茅听
  • 4- Bien 谤测迟丑尘茅听
  • 7- Sans 丑芒迟别听听
• A minimum of two contrasting solos from the following repertoire:听听
  • Bozza 鈥� New Orleans听
  • Fetter 鈥� Bass Lines听
  • Hidas 鈥� Meditation听
  • Lebedev 鈥� Concertantes Allegro听
  • Ritter-George 鈥� Concerto听
  • Equivalent piece (please email Prof. Cosio to confirm your solo selection if not listed)听
• Minimum of 2 orchestral excerpts from the following orchestral repertoire:听听
  • Beethoven 鈥� Symphony No. 9听
  • Berlioz 鈥� Hungarian March听
  • Haydn 鈥� Creation听
  • Kodaly 鈥� Hary Janos听
  • Respighi 鈥� Fountains of Rome听
  • Schumann 鈥� Symphony No. 3, 鈥淩henish鈥�听
• Possible sight-reading.听
• OPTIONAL: a piece, movement, or excerpt that showcases ability in doubling (jazz etude/transcription, movement of a solo on tenor trombone, chamber music excerpt, etc.).听

Doctor of Arts

• A minimum of three contrasting solos from the following repertoire:听听
  • Bourgeois 鈥� Concerto听
  • Brubeck 鈥� Concerto听
  • David 鈥� Three Imaginary Landscapes听
  • Frank 鈥� Variations on 鈥淏arnacle Bill鈥�听
  • Gillingham 鈥� Sonata听
  • Schnyder 鈥� SubZERO听
  • Equivalent piece (please email Prof. Cosio to confirm your solo selection if not listed)听
• Minimum of 5 orchestral excerpts from the following orchestral repertoire:听听
  • Bruckner 鈥� Symphony No. 7听
  • Haydn 鈥� Creation (required)听
  • Mozart 鈥� Requiem, Kyrie听
  • Rossini 鈥� William Tell听
  • Schumann 鈥� Symphony No. 3, 鈥淩henish鈥� (required)听
  • Strauss 鈥� Ein Heldenleben听
  • Strauss 鈥� Till Eulenspiegel听
  • Wagner 鈥� Das Rheingold听
• Possible sight-reading.听
• Minimum 5 minutes of various pieces, movements, or excerpts that showcase ability in doubling (jazz etude/transcription, movement of a solo on alto trombone, chamber music excerpt, etc.).听

Master of Music and Graduate Performance Certificate

• A minimum of two contrasting solos or movements from the standard solo repertoire.
• Two to six band or orchestral excerpts from the standard band and orchestral audition repertoire.

Doctor of Arts

• A minimum of three contrasting solos or movements from the standard solo repertoire.
• Four to six band or orchestral excerpts from the standard band and orchestral audition repertoire.

• A minimum of two contrasting solos or movements from the standard solo repertoire.听
• Two to six听band听or orchestral excerpts from the standard band and orchestral audition repertoire.听