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Trombone

Audition Information

The goal of the music audition is to enable you to highlight your musical achievement and potential. You should select pieces from the repertoire list below that best demonstrate your current level of musicianship. We encourage you to consult with your music teacher and/or private lesson teacher when selecting and preparing your repertoire. If you have any questions about these requirements, need assistance selecting appropriate repertoire, or would like to schedule a free sample lesson, please contact:

 

Robert Gale

Artist-Teacher of Trombone & Euphonium

Music Building      rgale@tcnj.edu


Each audition will include scales, studies, solo repertoire, and sight-reading

Scales

Prepare the scales listed below. All scales are to be played with a steady tempo, consistent rhythm, and in the required octaves (or full-range extension above/below the given tonic). Requests for slurred/articulated are to be prepared.

  • F Chromatic Scale, two-octaves, slurred
  • F Major, two-octaves, tongued and non-staccato
  • G Major, two-octaves, tongued and non-staccato

Studies*

Prepare an etude of your choosing that best demonstrates your ability. Representative etudes from:

  • Bordogni-Rochut: Melodius Etudes, Book I
  • Kopprasch: 60 Selected Studies, Book I or Book II

Solo Repertoire*

Select a movement from the pieces listed below. Please be certain to prepare contrasting sections (slow/lyrical and fast/technical)

  • Guilmant: Morceau Symphonique
  • Simons: Atlantic Zephyrs
  • ALl-State/Regions audition piece

Sight-reading


*The studies and solo repertoire listed on this page are available for purchase at major sheet-music retailers, including JWPepper, Sheet Music Plus, and Amazon.

Contact

Department of Music
Music Building
The College of New Jersey
P.O. Box 7718
Ewing, NJ 08628

609.771.2551
music@tcnj.edu