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You will find below audition information, links for our both our policies/procedures manual and class syllabus the books and tools that many studio students use regularly.

 

 

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Audition Information

 

Auditions for the Texas Tech Trombone Studio will take place on

 

Saturday, February 9, 2013 and Saturday, February 23, 2013.

 

Private Auditions may be scheduled as well. 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate Audition Music

 

Graduate Audition Music

 

 

 

 

 

To apply, click on the

 

 

undergraduate online application

 

 

or

 

 

graduate online application

 

 

 

links.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Email james.decker@ttu.edu for additional information. 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 Current Semester Information

 

Policies & Procedures Manual

 

2013 Spring Studio Syllabus

 

 

 

 

Basic Texts and Materials
 

 

Freshman

Remington/Hunsberger - Warm-up Exercises
Edwards - Lip Slurs
Kleinhammer/Yeo: Mastering the Trombone
Starer: Rhythmic Training
Straight Mute
Breath Builder

Tenors; Edwards - Introductory Studies in Tenor and Alto Clef (for Tenors, if needed) 

Basses(Optional for Tenors:  Aharoni - New Method for the Bass Trombone, 4th Edition
 

 

Sophomore

Buddy Baker - Trombone Method
Cup Mute
Five Liter Breathing Bag

 

 

Junior

Vernon - The Singing Trombone
Laudermilch - An Understandable Approach to Musical Expression

  

Sample list of etude books

Smart music