TROMBONE STUDIO
UNDERGRADUATE AUDITIONS
Undergraduate Audition Days for Fall 2023 admittance have been set:
To apply for admission to the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music, please visit the School of Music website.
Dates for Campus Auditions are:
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Friday - January 20
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Saturday - January 28
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Saturday - February 4
Application Materials must be completed by the postmark deadline of January 1, 2023.
The following degrees require an audition for entrance into the program and the UGA Trombone Studio:
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Bachelor of Music Education
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Bachelor of Music | Performance; Composition; Therapy
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Bachelor of Arts
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Music Minor
Interested students should choose two contrasting selections (an etude and a solo) that demonstrate musicianship and technical facility. Students may also be asked to play major scales (2 octaves where possible) and sight-reading.
Suggested list below, but feel free to consult with Dr. Bynum if you have prepared something off-list. Be sure to select repertoire that showcases your competence, versatility, and overall level of musicianship. Play to express - not to impress.
Tenor Trombone - Suggested Etudes:
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Bordogni: Complete Vocalises (#2-16)
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Blazhevich: Clef Studies (#41-60)
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Tyrell: 40 Progressive Studies (#1-15)
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Voxman: Selected Studies (any)
Tenor Trombone - Suggested Solos:
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Barat: Andante & Allegro
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David: Concertino
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Galliard: Sonatas #1, 3, or 5
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Grondahl: Concerto
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Guilmant: Morceau Symphonique
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Jacob: Concerto
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Larsson: Concertino
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Concerto
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Saint-Saens: Cavatine
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Sulek: Sonata vox Gabrieli
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Telemann: Sonata in f minor
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Weber: Romance
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Bass Trombone - Suggested Etudes:
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Bordogni: Complete Vocalises - 8vb (#2-16)
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Blazhevich: Low Range Studies (#12-25)
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Grigoriev: 24 Studies (#2-20)
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Maenz: 12 Studies (any)
Bass Trombone - Suggested Solos:
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Capuzzi: Andante & Rondo
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Ewazen: Concerto
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Handel: Sonata in F Major (Yeo)
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Haddad: Suite for Tuba
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Hindemith: Three Easy Pieces
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Jacob: Cameos
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Lebedev: Concert Allegro
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Lebedev: Concerto in One Movement
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Lieb: Concertino Basso
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McCarty: Sonata
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Tcherepnin: Andante
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Vaughan-Williams: Six Studies in English Folksong
For more information about the audition process, or for more repertoire suggestions - please contact Dr. Bynum. Students are also able to receive a complimentary private lesson with Dr. Bynum.