Adopted Spring 2002. All proficiency examinations after May 2002 will follow these requirements. This exam is given after four semesters of study, usually at the end of the sophomore year - see policy statement.
Part 1 - All Degrees
Listening Examination - recognition, composer and title, of standard trombone solo literature (alto, tenor and bass) will be demonstrated. This requirement can be completed anytime before Part 2. A passing grade for the Proficiency Examination will not be recorded until the Listening Examination has been passed. All policies concerning re-taking of the Proficiency Examination will apply.
Part 2 – Requirements for the specific degrees to be performed at the Proficiency Examination:
Bachelor of Arts
- Solo – a piece with accompaniment as assigned. See tenor and bass solo literature pages for examples.
- Scales - fluency in all keys, major and minor, must be demonstrated. All 12 major scales, 2 octaves, will be performed accurately within a three minute time period. Selected minor scales in three forms, one octave, will be performed.
- Sight Reading – Tenor Trombone: tenor clef; Bass Trombone: bass clef
- Jazz or Orchestral – as assigned (orchestral excerpts, jazz etude, jazz transcription, improvisation, etc.)
Bachelor of Music Education
- Solo – a piece with accompaniment as assigned. See tenor and bass solo literature pages for examples.
- Scales - fluency in all keys, major and minor, must be demonstrated. All 12 major scales, 2 octaves, will be performed accurately within a three minute time period. Selected minor scales in three forms, one octave, will be performed.
- Sight Reading – Tenor and Bass Trombone: tenor clef
- Orchestral Excerpts:
- Tenor Trombone
- Mozart -Tuba Mirum from Requiem
- Berlioz – Hungarian March from Damnation of Faust
- Wagner – Ride of The Valkyries from Die Valkyrie
- Student choice – 1 of the remaining 3 excerpts
- Bass Trombone
- Berlioz – Hungarian March from Damnation of Faust
- Wagner – Ride of The Valkyries from Die Valkyrie
- Schumann – Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish)
- Student choice – 1 of the remaining 3 excerpts
- Tenor Trombone
- Jazz (optional)– as assigned: etude, transcription, improvisation, etc.
Bachelor of Music
- Solo – a piece with accompaniment as assigned. See tenor and bass solo literature pages for examples.
- Scales - fluency in all keys, major and minor, must be demonstrated. All 12 major scales, 2 octaves, will be performed accurately within a three minute time period. Selected minor scales in three forms, one octave, will be performed.
- Sight Reading – Tenor Trombone: changing tenor and bass clefs; Bass Trombone: tenor clef
- Orchestral Excerpts:
- Tenor Trombone
- Mozart – Tuba Mirum from Requiem
- Berlioz – Hungarian March from Damnation of Faust
- Wagner – Ride of The Valkyries from Die Valkyrie
- Mahler – Symphony No. 3
- Brahms – Symphony No. 1
- Saint-Saens – Symphony No. 3
- Bass Trombone
- Berlioz – Hungarian March from Damnation of Faust
- Wagner – Ride of The Valkyries from Die Valkyrie
- Schumann – Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish)
- Beethoven – Symphony No. 9
- Haydn – The Creation
- Wagner – Entry of the Gods Into Valhalla from Das Rheingold
- Tenor Trombone
- Jazz (optional, but required for Jazz Emphasis degree)– as assigned: etude, transcription, improvisation, etc.