Trumpet
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- All major and minor scales
- Two contrasting etudes from Brandt, Charlier or equivalent (one lyrical, one technical)
- One concerto or sonata from the standard solo literature (e.g., Haydn, Hummel, Kennan, Hindemith)
- Choose at least three of the following orchestral excerpts:
- Bizet: Carmen Prelude
- Mahler: Symphony No. 5, opening solo
- Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade
- Ravel: Piano Concerto in G, opening solo
- Respighi: Pines of Rome, offstage solo
- Schumann: Symphony No. 2, opening
- Strauss: Don Juan, lyrical solo
- Stravinsky: Petrouchka (1947), Ballerina's Dance and Waltz
- Sight reading
- All major and minor scales
- Two contrasting etudes from Bitsch, Charlier or equivalent (one lyrical, one technical)
- Two works from the standard solo literature in contrasting styles (different periods preferred)
- Choose at least five of the following orchestral excerpts:
- Bach: Magnificat, opening
- Bizet: Carmen, Prelude
- Mahler: Symphony No. 3, posthorn solo
- Mahler: Symphony No. 5, opening
- Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade
- Ravel: Piano Concerto in G, opening solo
- Respighi: Pines of Rome, mvt. 1
- Respighi: Pines of Rome, offstage solo
- Schumann: Symphony No. 2, opening
- Strauss: Don Juan, lyrical solo
- Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Eb trumpet solos
- Stravinsky: Petrouchka (1947), Ballerina's Dance and Waltz
- Sight reading
French horn
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- All major and minor scales
- Two contrasting etudes from 60 selected studies by Kopprasch or equivalent (one lyrical, one technical)
- One complete concerto or sonata from standard solo literature (e.g., Krol Laudatio, Mozart Concerto No. 3, Strauss Concerto No. 1)
- Choose three of the following orchestral excerpts:
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Trio, 2nd horn
- Brahms: Symphony No. 1, mvt. 2 solo
- Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, low horn tutti
- Strauss: Til Eulenspiegel, opening solo
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, mvt. 2 solo
- Sight reading
- All major and minor scales
- Two contrastinge etudes from Kling 40 Studies, Gallay 20 Preludes without measures or equivalent (one lyrical, one technical)
- Two complete works from the standard solo literature in contrasting styles from different periods
- Choose five of the following orchestral excerpts:
- Bach: B Minor Mass, opening
- Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, trio (with repeats)
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, mvts. 1 and 4, 1st horn call
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, 4th horn solo
- Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, mvt. 1, low horn tutti
- Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, mvt. 1, 1st horn opening
- Wagner: Short Call from Siegfried's Rhine Journey
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, mvt. 1, 1st horn (entire first page)
- Ravel: Bolero
- Sight reading
Tenor trombone
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- All major and minor scales
- Two contrasting etudes from Blazhevich, Bordogni or equivalent (one lyrical, one technical)
- One complete work from the standard solo literature (e.g., David, Guilmant, Larsson, Marcello, St. Saens, etc.)
- Choose three of the following orchestral excerpts:
- Berlioz: Hungarian March
- Mozart: Tuba Mirum
- Rossini: La Gazza Ladra
- St. Saens: Symphony No. 3, solo
- Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries
- Sight reading
- All major and minor scales with arpeggios
- Two contrasting etudes from Blazhevich, Bordogni or equivalent (one lyrical, one technical)
- Two complete works from the standard solo literature
- Choose five of the following orchestral excerpts:
- Berlioz: Hungarian March, 2nd trombone
- Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses
- Mahler: Symphony No. 3, solo
- Mozart: Tuba Mirum, 2nd trombone
- Ravel: Bolero
- Rossini: William Tell Overture
- Schumann: Symphony No. 3, 1st trombone
- Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
- Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, battle scene
- Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries
- Sight reading
Bass trombone
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- All major and minor scales
- Two contrasting etudes from Bordogni, Kopprasch or equivalent (one lyrical, one technical)
- One complete work from the standard solo literature (e.g., Jacob, Hidas, Lebedev, McCarty, etc.)
- Choose three of the following orchestral excerpts:
- Berlioz: Hungarian March
- Haydn: The Creation, No. 26
- Rossini: La Gazza Ladra
- Schumann: Symphony No. 3
- Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries
- Sight reading
- All major and minor scales with arpeggios
- Two contrasting etudes from Blazhevich, Bordogni or equivalent (one lyrical, one technical)
- Two complete works from the standard solo literature
- Choose five of the following orchestral excerpts:
- Berlioz: Hungarian March
- Haydn: The Creation, No. 26
- Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses
- Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite
- Respighi: The Fountains of Rome
- Rossini: La Gazza Ladra
- Rossini: William Tell Overture
- Schumann: Symphony No. 3
- Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, battle scene
- Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries
- Sight reading
Tuba
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- All major and minor scales
- Two contrasting etudes from Bordogni, Kopprasch or equivalent (one lyrical, one technical)
- One complete concerto or sonata from the standard solo literature (e.g. Gregson, Hindemith, Jacob, Vaughan Williams)
- Choose three of the following orchestral excerpts:
- Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique, 4th mvt., Reh. 56 to 58
- Berlioz: Hungarian March, Reh. 20 to 4th measure after Reh. 21
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 7, 4th mvt., Reh. P to S
- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, 1st mvt., Reh. 3 to 6
- Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger, Reh. J to L
- Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries
- Sight reading
- All major and minor scales
- Two contrasting etudes from Bordogni, Blazhevich or equivalent (one lyrical, one technical)
- Two complete works from the standard solo literature
- Choose five of the following orchestral excerpts:
- Berlioz: Hungarian March, Reh. 20 to 4th measure after Reh. 21
- Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique, 4th mvt, Reh. 56 to 58
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 7, 4th mvt. Reh. P to S
- Mahler: Symphony No. 1, 3rd mvt.
- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, 1st mvt., Reh. 3 to 6
- Resphigi: Fountains of Rome
- Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Reh. 37 to 38
- Stravinsky: Petrushka (bear solo)
- Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger, Reh. J to L
- Wagner: The Ride of the Valkyries
- Sight reading