Adopted Spring 2002.  All proficiency examinations after May 2002 will follow these requirements.
This exam is given after four semesters of study, usually at the end of the sophomore year - see policy statement.

Added Spring 2004 - the Listening Examination must be completed before the Proficiency Examination may be taken. 
 

Bachelor of Arts

1.  Solo – a piece with accompaniment as assigned.  See tenor and bass solo literature pages for examples.

2.  Sight Reading –    Tenor Trombone: Tenor Clef
                                 Bass Trombone:  Bass Clef

3.  Scales – major; 2 octaves when possible, 5 note patterns, scales in thirds; quarter note = 76
           (see sophomore level in M. Stevens Scale and Arpeggio Routines)

                   minor; all three forms, 2 octaves when possible; quarter note = 60

4.  Jazz or Orchestral – as assigned (orchestral excerpts, jazz etude, jazz transcription,
            improvisation, etc.)
 

Bachelor of Music Education

1.  Solo – a piece with accompaniment as assigned.  See tenor and bass solo literature pages for examples.

2.  Sight Reading – Tenor and Bass Trombone: Tenor Clef

3.  Scales – major; 2 octaves when possible, 5 note patterns, scales in thirds; quarter note = 76
                (see sophomore level in M. Stevens Scale and Arpeggio Routines)

                   minor; all three forms, 2 octaves when possible; quarter note = 60

4.  Orchestral Excerpts:

               Mozart          Tuba Mirum from Requiem (tenor)
               Brahms          Symphony No. 1 (tenor)

               Berlioz           Hungarian March from Damnation of Faust (tenor and bass)
               Wagner          Ride of the Valkyrie (tenor and bass)

               Beethoven      Symphony No. 9 (bass)
               Wagner          Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (bass)

5.  Jazz – as assigned: etude, transcription, improvisation, etc.
 

Bachelor of Music

1.  Solo – a piece with accompaniment as assigned.  See tenor and bass solo literature pages for examples.

2.  Sight Reading –   Tenor: changing tenor and bass clefs
                                Bass: Tenor Clef

3.  Scales – major; 2 octaves when possible, 5 note patterns, scales in thirds; quarter note = 76
           (see sophomore level in M. Stevens Scale and Arpeggio Routines)

                   minor; all three forms, 2 octaves when possible; quarter note = 60

4.  Orchestral Excerpts:

               Mozart          Tuba Mirum from Requiem (tenor)
               Brahms          Symphony No. 1 (tenor)
               Mahler           Symphony No. 3 (tenor)
               Saint-Saens    Symphony No. 3 (tenor)

               Berlioz           Hungarian March from Damnation of Faust (tenor and bass)
               Wagner          Ride of the Valkyrie (tenor and bass)

               Beethoven      Symphony No. 9 (bass)
               Haydn            The Creation (bass)
               Schumann      Symphony No. 3 (bass)
               Wagner          Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (bass)

5.  Jazz – as assigned: etude, transcription, improvisation, etc.
 
 

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