The following degrees require an audition for entrance into the program and the UGA Trombone Studio:

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• Bachelor of Music Education

• Bachelor of Music | Performance; Composition; Therapy

• Bachelor of Arts

• Music Minor

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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 repertoire 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:

• Bordogni:  Complete Vocalises  (#2-16)

• Blazhevich: Clef Studies (#41-60)

• Tyrell: 40 Progressive Studies (#1-15)

• Voxman: Selected Studies (any)

 

Tenor Trombone - Suggested Solos:

• Barat: Andante & Allegro

• David: Concertino

• Galliard: Sonatas #1, 3, or 5

• Grondahl: Concerto

• Guilmant: Morceau Symphonique

• Jacob: Concerto

• Larsson: Concertino

• Rimsky-Korsakov:  Concerto 

• Saint-Saens: Cavatine

• Sulek: Sonata vox Gabrieli

• Telemann: Sonata in f minor

• Weber: Romance

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Bass Trombone - Suggested Etudes:

• Bordogni: Complete Vocalises - 8vb  (#2-16)

• Blazhevich: Low Range Studies (#12-25)

• Grigoriev: 24 Studies (#2-20)

• Maenz: 12 Studies (any)

 

Bass Trombone - Suggested Solos:

• Capuzzi: Andante & Rondo 

• Ewazen: Concerto

• Handel: Sonata in F Major (Yeo)

• Haddad: Suite for Tuba

• Hindemith: Three Easy Pieces

• Jacob: Cameos

• Lebedev: Concert Allegro

• Lebedev: Concerto in One Movement

• Lieb: Concertino Basso

• McCarty: Sonata

• Tcherepnin: Andante

• Vaughan-Williams: Six Studies in English Folksong

 

For more information about the audition process, or for more repertoire suggestions - please contact Dr. Bynum.  Interested students are encouraged to schedule campus visits to meet and play with members of the trombone, studio.  You can also book a complimentary lesson with Dr. Bynum. 

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