Brian’s Syllabus, Trombone, Euphonium, Bass Trombone, Tuba

Trombone and Baritone (Euphonium); Tuba

Beginner- grades 4-6

Lesson Books- Standard of Excellence bk 1, Sound Innovations, Paul Tanner, Breeze Easy Method, Weber Rhythm Exercises- clap and count

Repertoire- Classic Festival Solos, bk 1

Intermediate- grades 7-8

Lesson Books-  Finish Blue Book, Walter Beeler, Rhythm Exercises- Continue

Repertoire- Classic Festival Solos, bk 2; some Jazz, Broadway, Movie Tunes, Voxman/Rubank- Easy Duets

Tenor Trombone and Euphonium 

Intermediate Advanced- grades 9-10

Sigmund Herring Etudes, Cimera- Melodic Etudes, Concone- Melodic Etudes, Kopprasch- 60 Seleceted Studies, Arban- Etudes

Repertoire- Sanders-Sonata in Eb, mvt.1, Graef- Grand Concerto, Andante et Allegro, Telemann-Sonata in F Minor, Galliard-Sonatas

Advanced High School- grades 11-12, College Bound

Range Transformations of Rochut- Melodious Etudes- Tenor Clef, Octave lower, Tenor Clef down Octave.

Repertoire- Barat- Andante et Allegro, Guilmant- Morceau Symphonique, Rousseau, Piece Concertante, Sanders- Sonata in Eb IV, Hindemith-Sonata, mvt 1, David- Concertino, Larsson-Concertino, Telemann- Flute Fantasies


Bass Trombone and Tuba; 

Intermediate Advanced- grades 9-10

Bach- For He That Is Mighty, Saint-Saens- L’Elephant (solos for Tuba Player), Bell- Folksong Medley, Tchaikovsky/Wekselblatt- None but the Lonely Heart, Bernstein/Wekselblatt- Elegy from Mippy III, Handel- Honor and Arms, Pergolesi- Canzona, Mussorgsky-Song of the Flea, 

Advanced High School- grades 11-12, College Bound

Range Transformations of Bordogni/Rochut- Melodious Etudes- Tenor Clef, Octave lower, Tenor Clef down Octave.

Barat-Andante and Dance, Lebedev-Concerto, Lebedev-Concerton in One Movement, Spillman- Concerto for Bass Trombone, Frackenpohl- Suite for Unaccompanied Bass Trombone, Vaughan Williams- Concerto for Tuba mvt 1,2, White- Tetra Ergon, Nehlybel-Concert Piece, Concerto, Adler-Canto #7, Barat- Morceau de Concours, Hindemith-Sonata, Vivaldi-Concerto in A Minor, Wilder-Suite for Tuba and Piano