Selected Study Materials
Tenor Trombone
| Composer/Editor | Title | Publisher |
Pre-College
Articulated Studies
| Arban/Alessi/Bowman | Complete Method | Encore |
| Arban/Randall & Mantia | Complete Method | Fischer |
| Arban/Jacobs | Arban Scales | Encore |
| Arban/Prescott | First and Second Year | Fischer |
| Cimera/Hovey | Method | Belwin |
| Cimera | 170 Studies | Belwin |
| Cimera | 221 Progressive Studies | Belwin |
| Voxman | Selected Studies | Rubank |
Legato Studies
| Cimera | 55 Phrasing Studies | Belwin |
| Fink | Introducing Legato | Accura |
| Fink | Studies in Legato | Fischer |
| Sieber/Raph | Introductory Melodious Etudes | Fischer |
Clef Studies
| Fink | Introducing Tenor Clef | Accura |
| Uber | First Studies in Tenor Clef | Touch of Brass |
Other
| Fink | Introducing the F-attachment | Accura |
| Ostrander | The F-attachment and Bass Trombone | Colin |
| Stevens | Scales and Arpeggio Routines | Stewart |
College Level * denotes books often used at CU
Daily Fundamentals
| Baker | Method | |
| Blazhevich | Advanced Daily Drills | Edition Musicus |
| Ostrander | 20 Minute Warm-up | Colin |
| Remington* | Warm-ups | Accura |
| Remington | Warm-ups | Pyramix |
| Schlossberg | Daily Drills | M. Baron |
| Slokar | Warm-ups and Technical Routines | BIM |
| Vernon | A Singing Approach to the Trombone | Atlanta Brass Society |
| Vining |
Daily Routines |
Kagarice Brass Editions |
Articulated Studies (in approximate order
of difficulty)
| Blume* | 36 Studies | Fischer |
| Kopprasch | 60 Studies | Fischer |
| Mueller | Technical Studies | Fischer |
| Pederson | Elementary Etudes | Date |
| Pederson | Intermediate Etudes | Date |
| Tyrrell* | 40 Progressive Studies | Boosey & Hawkes |
| Bleger | 31 Brilliant Studies | CB |
| Maenz | 12 Studien | Hofmeister |
| Pederson | Advanced Etudes | Date |
| Couillaud* | 30 Modern Studies | Leduc |
| Bitsch | 15 Etudes de rhythme | Leduc |
| Bozza | 13 Capriccio Studies | Leduc |
| Boutry | 12 Etudes . . . | Leduc |
| Pichaureau | 20 Atonal Studies | Leduc |
Legato Studies
| Bordogni/Rochut* | Melodious Etudes | Fischer |
| Bordogni/Sluchin | Vocalises | Tezak |
| Buesser/Couillaud | 12 Melodic Etudes | Leduc |
| Ervin | 20 Counterparts | Ervin |
Clef Studies (in approximate order of
difficulty)
| Fink | Introducing Tenor Clef | Accura |
| Uber | First Studies in Tenor Clef | Touch of Brass |
| Fink | Introducing Alto Clef | Accura |
| Uber | First Studies in Alto Clef | Touch of Brass |
| Edwards* |
Introductory Studies in Tenor & Alto Clef | Ensemble |
| Sauer | Clef Studies | WIM |
| Blazhevich* | Clef Studies | MCA; INT |
| Couillaud | School of Sight Reading and Style | M. Baron |
| Kahila | Advanced Studies | King |
| Maxted | 20 Studies | Williams |
Orchestral Studies
| Brown, ed.* | Orchestral Excerpts (10 vols.) | INT |
| Ferrari, ed. | Passi Difficili (Italian Opera Ex.) | Ricordi |
| Rosin | Orchester Probespiel | Peters |
| Strauss/Brown* | Orchestral Excerpts | INT |
| Shifrin | Orchestral Excerpts: Alto Trombone | Virgo |
| Shifrin | Orchestral Excerpts: British | Virgo |
| Van Haney* | The Trombone Player’s Orchestral Repertoire (4 vols.) | Jerona |
| Wagner/Brown* | Orchestral/Opera Excerpts | INT |
Jazz Studies
| Baker, David | Contemporary Techniques (2 vol.) | Colin |
| Baker, David | Improvisational Patterns | Colin |
| Baker, David | Jazz Improvisation: A Comprehensive Method | Colin |
| Baker, David | Jazz Etudes | Colin |
| Baker, David | Techniques of Improvisation (4 vols.) | Colin |
| Berg | Jazz Improvisation: The Goal Note Method | Berg |
| Coker | A Complete Method for Jazz Improvisation | Studio PR |
| Coker | Patterns for Jazz | Studio PR |
| Crook | How to Improvise: An Approach to Practicing | Advance |
| Fedchock | Jazz Solos | Kendor |
| Gale* |
24 Jazz Etudes |
Musicians Publications/Jazz Trax |
| Grey | Plunger Techniques | Second Floor |
| LaPorta | A Guide to Improvisation | Colin |
| Montgomery/Hill | Learning to Sight-Read | Ardsley |
| Nightengale | 20 Jazz Etudes | Warwick |
| Snidero* | Jazz Conception | Advance |
| Wilson and Viola | Chord Studies | Berklee |
| Wolking | Jazz Exercises and Etudes | Touch of Brass |
Other
| Ervin | Rangebuilding on the Trombone | Ervin |
| Nagel | Studies in Contemporary Music | Marks |
| Williams | High Tones | Colin |
| Stevens | Scale and Arpeggio Routines | Stewart |
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