TROMBONE STUDIES CURRICULUM

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS

COMPILED BY DR. MILTON STEVENS,

FRANK GAZDA, AND WAYNE WELLS

 

The authors have written a treatise, entitled A GRADED AND ANNOTATED COURSE OF STUDY FOR COLLEGE TROMBONISTS.” Each publication is described in a brief paragraph, enabling the reader to understand the content of each book. The purpose of the treatise was to classify trombone method books and etudes according to level of difficulty, as well as by style or type of studies book. Beneath each level, the publications were listed in the following order: complete method books, exercise and warm-up books, scale and technique studies, articulation studies, legato studies, upper register studies, low register studies, slide technique, rhythmic studies, clef studies, sight reading, supplemental studies, and text books.

The following outline of that larger treatise is a simple list of all the publications, which were reviewed. When a book is listed more than once, it signifies that its purpose is multifaceted or that it covers more than one difficulty level. It is also assumed that tenor trombonists will select more books from the bass trombone literature list, if they are exploring the low register, and it is assumed that bass trombonists will delve into the tenor trombone categories, when they are intending to extend their high registers.

           

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TENOR TROMBONE

FRESHMAN LEVEL

 

 Author

Title

Publisher
 ARBAN FAMOUS METHOD FOR TROMBONE    CARL FISCHER
 CORNETTE METHOD FOR TROMBONE     CARL FISCHER
REMINGTON  WARM-UP EXERCISES      PYRAMINX
HUNSBERGER, ed. THE REMINGTON WARM-UP STUDIES    ACCURA
 PARES/Whistler PARES SCALES     RUBANK
MUELLER TECHNICAL STUDIES, BK. 1  CARL FISCHER
BONA      RHYTHMICAL ARTICULATION CARL FISCHER
 SALVO DOUBLE AND TRIPLE TONGUE EXERCISES  BELWIN MILLS
GAY, PAUL   TROMB. STUDIES/ LEGATO AND SLIDE TECH. MINUTE MAN
BLAZEVICH 30 LEGATO STUDIES   INTERNATIONAL
 VELKE TROMBONE LEGATO STYLE  VELKE PUB.
FINK, REGINALD STUDIES IN LEGATO  CARL FISCHER
WILLIAMS, E. HIGH TONES CHARLES COLIN
 HOFFMAN THE TRIGGER TROMBONE SOUTHERN MUSIC
WATROUS AND RAPH TROMBONISMS  CARL FISCHER
RAPH, ALAN DANCE BAND READING  SAM FOX
 FINK INTRODUCING THE TENOR CLEF ACCURA
PEDERSON ELEMENTARY ETUDES FOR TENOR TROMBONE BELWIN MILLS
LA FOSSE, ANDRE SCHOOL OF SIGHT READING AND STYLE, BK. A M. BARON
 HICKMAN, DAVID MUSIC SPEED READING FOR BEGINNERS TRIGRAM
DUBOIS  FOURTEEN ETUDES OF MEDIUM DIFFICULTY  LEDUC
BLAZEVICH/FINK ETUDES FOR TROMBONE AND EUPHONIUM ACCURA
 NAGEL TROMBONE STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC  EDWARD MARKS
VOXMAN SELECTED STUDIES RUBANK
FINK, REGINALD THE TROMBONIST 'S HANDBOOK  ACCURA

 

SOPHOMORE LEVEL

 Author

Title

 Publisher
 ARBAN FAMOUS METHOD FOR TROMBONE    CARL FISCHER
 CORNETTE METHOD FOR TROMBONE     CARL FISCHER
 COLIN  COMPLETE MODERN METHOD FOR TROMBONE     CHARLES COLIN
HAYNIE, JOHN DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF TECH. CHARLES COLIN
VERNON, CHARLES   DAILY ROUTINES FOR TROMBONE  CHARLES VERNON
 MUELLER  TECHNICAL STUDIES, BK. 2 CARL FISCHER
LITTLE, LOWELL KNOW YOUR TROMBONE PRO ART
SLAMA  66 STUDIES      ACCURA
 KOPPRASCH   SIXTY STUDIES, BK. 1    CARL FISCHER
SHOEMAKER LEGATO STUDIES FOR TROMBONE CARL FISCHER
BORDOGNI/ROCHUT  MELODIOUS ETUDES, BK. 1 CARL FISCHER
 ERVIN, TOM  RANGE BUILDING ON THE TROMBONE      TOM ERVIN
OSTRANDER   F ATTACHMENT AND BASS TROMBONE  CHARLES COLIN
REINHARDT&GORNSTEN TROMBONE MECHANISMS LEEDS
 CAMPBELL, CHARLES 30 CONTEMPORARY ETUDES SAM FOX
FINK, REGINALD  INTRODUCING THE ALTO CLEF ACCURA
SAUER, RALPH    CLEF STUDIES FOR TROMBONE WIMBLEDON
 LA FOSSE, ANDRE  SCHOOL OF SIGHTREADING AND STYLE, BK. B M. BARON
UBER, DAVID THIRTY STUDIES IN BASS AND TENOR CLEFS   SOUTHERN MUSIC
GAETKE/OSTRANDER  ERNST GAETKE S 60 STUDIES  INTERNATIONAL
 PEDERSON, TOMMY  INTERMEDIATE ETUDES FOR TEN. TRB.  BELWIN MILLS
KLEINHAMMER  THE ART OF TROMBONE PLAYING SUMMY-BIRCHARD

 

JUNIOR LEVEL

Author

Title

 Publisher
 ARBAN   FAMOUS METHOD     CARL FISCHER
 COLIN  COMPLETE METHOD  CHARLES COLIN
 LA FOSSE  COMPLETE METHOD OF SLIDE TROMBONE   LEDUC
 IRONS  TWENTY-SEVEN GROUPS OF EXERCISES   SOUTHERN MUSIC
 VERNON  A SINGING APPROACH TO PLAYING TROMB.   ATLANTA BRASS SOC
 GORDON, C.  TONGUE LEVEL EXERCISES  CARL FISCHER
 SCHLOSSBERG   DAILY DRILLS AND TECHNICAL STUDIES  M. BARON
 REINHARDT&GORDON  TROMBONE MECHANISMS  LEEDS
 DAVIES, JOHN  SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS  BOOSEY&HAWKES
 KOPPRASCH  SIXTY SELECTED STUDIES, BK. II   CARL FISCHER
 BLEGER/OSTRANDER  10 CAPRICES  INTERNATIONAL
 TYRELL  40 PROGRESSIVE STUDIES  BOOSEY&HAWKES
 MULLER, R.  STUDIES AND CONCERT PIECES FOR TROMBONE  WILHELM ZIMMERMAN
 BORDOGNI/ROCHUT   MELODIOUS ETUDES, BK. II  CARL FISCHER
 SNEDECOR   LYRICAL ETUDES FOR TROMBONE   PAS MUSIC
 CONCONE   15 VOCALISES, OP. 12  ROBERT KING
 JOHNSON, K.    PROGRESSIVE STUDIES FOR THE HIGH REGISTER  HAROLD GORE
 BORDOGNI/OSTRANDER  MELODIOUS ETUDES FOR BASS TROMBONE  CARL FISCHER
 MARSTELLER    ADVANCED SLIDE TECHNIQUE  SOUTHERN MUSIC
 DUFRESNE/VOISIN  SIGHT READING FOR RADIO, TELEVISION, SYMP.  CHARLES COLIN
 MILLER   SCHOOL FOR TROMBONE  JACK SPRATT
 PEDERSON   INTERMEDIATE ETUDES FOR TROMBONE   BELWIN MILLS
 BLAZEVICH/HUNSBERGER  CLEF STUDIES FOR TROMBONE  MCA
 BLAZEVICH/OSTRANDER    STUDIES IN CLEFS   INTERNATIONAL
 LA FOSSE    SCHOOL OF SIGHT READING AND STYLE, BK. C   M. BARON
 UBER, DAVID   30 ETUDES IN THE BASS AND TENOR CLEFS, V. 2   SOUTHERN MUSIC
 SCHRODER, ALWIN  170 FOUNDATION STUDIES FOR VIOLONCELLO  CARL FISCHER
 MUELLER, R  TECHNICAL STUDIES, V. III   INTERNATIONAL
 VALSILYEV  18 STUDIES (INTERMEDIATE STUDIES)   INTERNATIONAL
 COUILLAUD    26 ETUDES TECHNIQUES  LEDUC
 FARKAS, PHILIP  THE ART OF BRASS PLAYING   WIND MUSIC
 HALL, BEN  THE BALANCED TROMBONIST  BALANCED PUB

 

SENIOR LEVEL

 ARBAN  COMPLETE METHOD   CARL FISCHER
 LA FOSSE  FAMOUS METHOD  LEDUC
 SLOKAR   WARM-UPS AND TECHNICAL ROUTINES  EDITIONS BIM
 CARUSO  MUSICAL CALISTHENICS FOR BRASS   ALMO PUB
 JOSEL, RODOLF  TONLEITER-AKKORDSTUDIEN  KRENN
 BLAZEVICH   ADVANCED DAILY DRILLS   EDITION MUSICUS
 BLUME, O.   36 STUDIES FOR TROMBONE  CARL FISCHER
 FOX, CURTIS    THE ART OF DOODLE TONGUING  BELWIN MILLS
 MAENZ, OTTO   12 STUDIES FOR TROMBONE   VEB FRIEDRICH HOFMEISTER-LEIPZIG
 DANHAUSER&LEMOINE  SOLFEGE DES SOLFEGES, VOL. 3E   HENRI LEMOINE
 COUILLAUD     12 ETUDES MELODIQUES    LEDUC
 BORDOGNI/ROCHUT    MELODIOUS ETUDES, BK. 3    CARL FISCHER
 KOPPRASCH/FOTE  SELECTED KOPPRASCH STUDIES (TRB. W/F ATTACH)   KENDOR
 POPPER     HIGH SCHOOL OF CELLO PLAYING  INTERNATIONAL
 MAGADINI, PETER  POLYRHYTHMS-THE MUSICIAN S GUIDE        HAL LEONARD
 KAHILA, KAUKO  ADVANCED STUDIES    ROBERT KING
 PEDERSON      ADVANCED ETUDES FOR TROMBONE  BELWIN MILLS
 HICKMAN, DAVID  MUSIC SPEED READING    TRIGRAM
 DEFAYE, JEAN-MICHAEL    SIX ETUDES        ROBERT MARTIN EDITIONS
 MASSON, GABRIEL   12 VARIOUS STUDIES          LEDUC
 MILLER, ERNEST  60 STUDIES    ROBERT KING
 COUILLAUD   PIECES MELODIQUE       LEDUC
 PAUDERT  24 STUDIES  SOUTHERN MUSIC
 WICK, DENIS  TROMBONE TECHNIQUE  OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
 BELLAMEH  A SURVEY OF MODERN BRASS TEACHING PHIL.  SOUTHERN MUSIC
 REINHARDT      THE PIVOT SYSTEM  ELKAN-VOGEL
 REINHARDT       THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE PIVOT SYSTEM  ELKAN-VOGEL

 

 

MASTER S LEVEL

 SLOKAR   METHODE COMPLETE DE TROMBONE ALTO   EDITIONS MARC REIFT
 ANDERSON     COMPLETE METHOD FOR ALTO TROMBONE, V. 1   MODERN PUBLICATIONS
 COLIN   ADVANCED LIP FLEXIBILITIES    CHARLES COLIN
 CLARKE/GORDON  TECHNICAL STUDIES  CARL FISCHER
 KREUTZER/BROWN  16 STUDIES  INTERNATIONAL
 MAXTED, GEORGE  TWENTY STUDIES   BOOSEY&HAWKES
 BLUME/FINK  36 STUDIES FOR TROMBONE WITH F ATTACH.   CARL FISCHER
 ARBAN/LAFOSSE&ALLERD   ETUDES CHARACTERISTIQUES   LEDUC
 BLAZEVICH/FINK   SEQUENCES FOR TROMBONE    ACCURA
 UBER, DAVID    23 VIRTUOSO CLEF STUDIES  ROBERT KING
 UBER, DAVID   21 ETUDES IN BASS AND ALTO CLEFS     SOUTHERN MUSIC
 LA FOSSE     SCHOOL OF SIGHT READING AND STYLE, BK. D   M. BARON
 COUILLAUD   30 MODERN ETUDES   LEDUC
 CHARLIER, THEO.  32 ETUDES DE PERFECTIONNEMENT   EDITIONS HENRI LEMOINE
 PEDERSON      ADVANCED ETUDES FOR TENOR TROMBONE  BELWIN MILLS
 PICHAREAU, G.   21 ETUDES    LEDUC
 FARKAS   THE ART OF MUSICIANSHIP  MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS
 MAXTED    TALKING ABOUT THE TROMBONE       JOHN BAKER PUB.

 

 

DOCTORAL LEVEL

 Author

  Title

 Publisher
 ANDERSON   COMPLETE METHOD FOR ALTO TROMBONE, V. 2    MODERN PUBLICATIONS
 PAROW, KARSTEN  INITIATION COMPLETE AU ALTO TROMBONE     EDITIONS BILLAUDOT
 MARSTELLER   BASIC ROUTINES   SOUTHERN MUSIC
 LA FOSSE    VADE MECUM   LEDUC
 PICHAUREAU  30 STUDIES IN EVERY TONALITY  LEDUC
 GRANDJANY/ROCHUT   LECTURES POUR TROMBONE   DAVID FETTER
 MAXTED  TWENTY STUDIES   BOOSEY&HAWKES
 RODE/BROWN   15 CAPRICES      INTERNATIONAL
 BITSCH, M.   QUINZE (15) ETUDES DE RYTHME        LEDUC
 UBER, DAVID    SYMPHONIC STUDIES IN ALTO CLEF  REBU MUSIC
 LA FOSSE    SCHOOL OF SIGHT READING AND STYLE, BK. E  M. BARON
 BORDERES, Y.   20 PIECES MELODIQUES       EDITIONS BILLAUDOT
 MILDE, L.   CONCERT STUDIES, OP. 26 FOR BASSOON, V. 1    INTERNATIONAL
 BOUTRY, ROGER    12 ADVANCED STUDIES      LEDUC
 BOZZA, EUGENE    13 CAPRICCIO-STUDIES   LEDUC
 DEMPSTER, STUART   THE MODERN TROMBONE         ACCURA MUSIC 

 

 

BASS TROMBONE

 

FRESHMAN LEVEL

 Author

 Title

 Publisher
 ARBAN   FAMOUS METHOD FOR TROMBONE  CARL FISCHER
 OSTRANDER    METHOD FOR THE BASS TROMBONE   CARL FISCHER
 OSTRANDER     F ATTACHMENT AND THE BASS TROMBONE   CHARLES COLIN
 ROBERTS&TANNER   LET S PLAY THE BASS TROMBONE    BELWIN MILLS
 PARES/WHISTLER   PARES SCALES    RUBANK
 GILLIS, LEW   70 PROGRESSIVE STUDIES      SOUTHERN MUSIC
 FINK, REGINALD   STUDIES IN LEGATO FOR BASS TRB. OR TUBA    CARL FISCHER
 WATROUS&RAPH    TROMBONISMS    CARL FISCHER
 RAPH, ALAN    DANCE BAND READING     SAM FOX
 FINK, REGINALD  INTRODUCING THE TENOR CLEF     ACCURA MUSIC
 HICKMAN, DAVID  MUSIC SPEED READING FOR BEGINNERS  TRIGRAM
 PEDERSON      ELEMENTARY ETUDES FOR BASS TROMBONE      BELWIN MILLS

 

 

Bass Bone SOPHOMORE LEVEL

 Author

 Title

 Publisher
 ARBAN  FAMOUS METHOD FOR TROMBONE   CARL FISCHER
 RAPH   THE DOUBLE VALVE BASS TROMBONE    CARL FISCHER
 OSTRANDER   BASIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE DOUBLE-VALVE   BASS TROMBONE  ROBERT KING
 REMINGTON  WARM-UP EXERCISES  PYRAMINX
 MUELLER   TECHNICAL STUDIES, BK. 1     CARL FISCHER
 STEPHANOVSKY   20 STUDIES   INTERNATIONAL
 KOPPRASCH/FOTE   SELECTED KOPPRASCH STUDIES FOR TROMBONE WITH F ATTACHMENT  KENDOR
 BORDOGNI/OSTRANDER   MELODIOUS ETUDES FOR BASS TRBN.  CARL FISCHER
 BORDOGNI/ROCHUT    MELODIOUS ETUDES FOR TROMBONE, BK. 1    CARL FISCHER
 REINHARDT&GORNSTON   TROMBONE MECHANISMS        LEEDS
 CAMPBELL, CHARLES   30 CONTEMPORARY ETUDES     SAM FOX
 SAUER, RALPH  CLEF STUDIES FOR TROMBONE        WIMBLEDON
 FINK, REGINALD    INTRODUCING THE ALTO CLEF      ACCURA MUSIC
 LA FOSSE   SCHOOL OF SIGHT READING AND STYLE, BK. A     M. BARON
 GILLIS, LEW     20 ETUDES FOR BASS TROMBONE    SOUTHERN MUSIC
GRIGORIEV/OSTRANDER   24 STUDIES FOR BASS TROMBONE   INTERNATIONAL

 

 

Bass Bone JUNIOR LEVEL

 Author

 Title

  Publisher
 ARBAN   FAMOUS METHOD  CARL FISCHER
 AHARONI   NEW METHOD FOR THE MODERN BASS TROMBONE   NOGA
 REMINGTON/HUNSBERGER   THE REMINGTON WARM-UP STUDIES  ACCURA MUSIC
 VERNON  A SINGING APPROACH TO PLAYING THE TROMBONE  ATLANTA BRASS SOCIETY
 MUELLER    TECHNICAL STUDIES, BK. 2     CARL FISCHER
 LITTLE, LOWELL    KNOW YOUR TROMBONE  PRO ART
 BLAZEVICH   70 ETUDES FOR TUBA, VOL. 1       ROBERT KING    
 BLUME/FINK     36 STUDIES FOR TROMBONE WITH F ATTACHMENT  CARL FISCHER
 KOPPRASCH   60 SELECTED STUDIES FOR BB-FLAT TUBA  ROBERT KING
 SLAMA/FINK    66 STUDIES   ACCURA MUSIC
 BORDOGNI/ROBERTS  43 BEL CANTO STUDIES   ROBERT KING
 SHOEMAKER, JOHN    LEGATO ETUDES FOR TUBA    CARL FISCHER
 BLEGER, MICHEL  10 CAPRICES   INTERNATIONAL
 OSTRANDER  SHIFTING METER STUDIES      ROBERT KING
 MILLER, ROBERT  SCHOOL FOR TROMBONE  JACK SPRATT
 DUFRESNE/VOISIN  SIGHT READING FOR RADIO, TELEVISION, AND SYMPHONY   CHARLES COLIN
 PEDERSON     UNACCOMPANIED SOLOS FOR BASS TROMBONE ,v.1 and 2  KENDOR

 

 

Bass bone, SENIOR LEVEL

 Author

 Title

 Publisher
 ARBAN  FAMOUS METHOD   CARL FISCHER
 LA FOSSE  COMPLETE METHOD OF SLIDE TROMBONE  LEDUC
 SCHLOSSBERG  DAILY DRILLS AND TECHNICAL STUDIES   M. BARON
 REINHARDT&GORNSTON  TROMBONE MECHANISMS  LEEDS
 GREEN, ALWYN  PRO-SLIDE STUDIES  WARWICK
 BLAZHEVICH   70 STUDIES FOR TUBA, VOL. 2    ROBERT KING
 TYRELL     40 ADVANCED STUDIES FOR B-FLAT BASS    BOOSEY&HAWKES
 PEDERSON   UNACCOMPANIED SOLOS FOR BASS TROMBONE   KENDOR
 SNEDECOR, PHIL  LYRICAL ETUDES FOR TROMBONE  PAS MUSIC
 MARSTELLER    ADVANCED SLIDE TECHNIQUE  SOUTHERN MUSIC
 MAGADINI   POLYRHYTHMStTHE MUSICIAN S GUIDE      HAL LEONARD
 BLAZEVICH/HUNSBERGER  CLEF STUDIES FOR TROMBONE  MCA
 BLAZEVICH/OSTRANDER     STUDIES IN CLEFS  INTERNATIONAL
 PEDERSON     INTERMEDIATE ETUDES FOR TROMBONE    BELWIN MILLS
 LA FOSSE     SCHOOL OF SIGHT READING AND STYLE, BK. B   M. BARON
 PEDERSON   INTERMEDIATE ETUDES FOR BASS TROMBONE   BELWIN MILLS
 UBER, DAVID   CONCERT ETUDES  ROBERT KING
 NIGHTENGALE, MARK  20 UNDERTONES   WARWICK

 

 

 

Bass Bone, MASTER S LEVEL

 

 Author

 Title

 Publisher
 BERNARD, PAUL  METHOD COMPLETE   LEDUC
 FAULISE, PAUL  THE F & D DOUBLE-VALVE BASS TROMBONE   PAUL FAULISE
 BLAZEVICH     ADVANCED DAILY DRILLS    EDITION MUSICUS
 CIMERA, JAROSLAV    73 ADVANCED TUBA STUDIES    BELWIN MILLS
 BLAZEVICH   70 STUDIES FOR BB-FLAT TUBA, VOL 2   ROBERT KING
 BORDOGNI/ROCHUT   MELODIOUS ETUDES, BK. 2      CARL FISCHER
 CLARKE/GORDON  TECHNICAL STUDIES  CARL FISCHER
 ARBAN/LAFOSSE&ALLERD   ETUDES CHARACTERISTIQUES  LEDUC
 BITSCH/GREINER  14 RHYTHMICAL STUDIES    LEDUC
 UBER, DAVID    21 ETUDES IN BASS AND ALTO CLEFS   SOUTHERN MUSIC
 HICKMAN, DAVID  MUSIC SPEED READING  TRIGRAM
 KAHILA, KAUKO  SEMESTER OF STUDIES   ROBERT KING
 DELGIUDICE   DOUZE (12) ETUDES  MAX ESCHIG
 RAPH, ALAN    DIVERSIFIED ETUDES    RAPH
 PEDERSON     JAZZ AND MIXED METERS (BASS TROMBONE)  BELWIN MILLS

 

Bass Bone, DOCTORAL LEVEL

 

 Author

 Title

 Publisher
 OSTRANDER   DOUBLE VALVE LOW TONE STUDIES    ?
 ANDERSON     COMPLETE METHOD FOR ALTO TROMBONE      MODERN PUBLICATIONS
 SLOKAR    METHODE COMPLETE DE TROMBONE ALTO        EDITIONS MARC REIFT
 COLIN, CHARLES   ADVANCED LIP FLEXIBILITIES, COMPLETE   CHARLES COLIN
 CLARKE/GORDON  TECHNICAL STUDIES  CARL FISCHER
 COUILLAUD    30 MODERN ETUDES     LEDUC
 SNEDECOR, PHIL    LOW ETUDES FOR TUBA  PAS MUSIC
 KREUTZER/BROWN   16 STUDIES     INTERNATIONAL
 BLAZEVICH/FINK  SEQUENCES FOR TROMBONE    ACCURA MUSIC
 UBER, DAVID   23 VIRTUOSO CLEF STUDIES   ROBERT KING
 LA FOSSE     SCHOOL OF SIGHT READING AND STYLE, BK. C   M. BARON
 PEDERSON      ADVANCED ETUDES FOR BASS TROMBONE   BELWIN MILLS
 RODE/BROWN   15 CAPRICES  INTERNATIONAL
 MAENZ  ZWANZIG (20) STUDIEN      HOFMEISTER
 RAPH      26 ETUDES   ?
 TOULON   STYLE AND DYNAMICS    ?