Trombone and Low Brass Audition Requirements
It's Time to Be Heard!
Major scales and chromatic scale in the full range of the instrument
* Sixteenth notes, quarter note = 72 bpm
* LMEA scale sheets acceptable
* Memorized major scales preferred
Two contrasting solo selections
* 1 lyrical solo/ 1 technical solo
* Solo literature preferred, no piano accompaniment required
* Contrasting etudes will be accepted
* LMEA etudes accepted
Sight Reading
* Sight reading will come from level II and III etude books appropriate to the instrument
Concert instruments required for auditions (no marching instruments).
* Large-bore trombones preferred
* Large-bore independent bass trombones preferred
* Four-valve euphoniums preferred (baritones accepted)
* Four-valve tubas preferred