Brass (Undergraduate)

Euphonium

The candidate should demonstrate good embouchure resulting in comfortable playing in all registers, a good concept of sound, a strong sense of rhythm, and a steady tempo. The student will be asked to perform:

1. A solo, movements from a sonata or concerto, or etudes, demonstrating lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency.
2. Sight reading.

French Horn

The candidate should demonstrate good embouchure resulting in comfortable playing in all registers, a good concept of sound, a strong sense of rhythm, and a steady tempo. The student will be asked to perform:

1. A solo, movements from a sonata or concerto, or etudes, demonstrating lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency.
2. Perform at least one scale in 3 octaves with one breath.
3. Sight reading.
4. The applicant may be asked to demonstrate lip trills and proficiency in transpositions.
5. Limited diagnostic of pitch matching and rythmic recall.

Trombone

The candidate should demonstrate good embouchure resulting in comfortable playing in all registers, a good concept of sound, a strong sense of rhythm, and a steady tempo.

1. Be prepared to perform two contrasting movements from the list of works cited below, demonstrating lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency. Please contact Professor Chasanov at echasano@illinois.edu or 217.333.6674 should you wish to substitute works not cited. For tenor trombone — David: Concertino; Hindemith: Sonate; Larsson: Concertino; Serocki: Sonatine. For bass trombone — Defaye/Knaub: Deux Danses; Hindemith: Drei Leichte Stucke; Jacob: Cameos; McCarty: Sonata.
2. Sight reading.
3. Be prepared to play any major scale — two octaves minimum.
4. Applicants for the Performance Degree in trombone and bass trombone are also required to prepare 3 orchestral excerpts from the lists located at the UI Trombone Website.
   

Trumpet

The candidate should demonstrate good embouchure resulting in comfortable playing in all registers, a good concept of sound, a strong sense of rhythm, and a steady tempo. The student will be asked to perform:

1. A solo, movements from a sonata or concerto, or etudes, demonstrating lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency.
2. Sight reading.

Tuba

The candidate should demonstrate good embouchure resulting in comfortable playing in all registers, a good concept of sound, a strong sense of rhythm, and a steady tempo. The student will be asked to perform:

1. A solo, movements from a sonata or concerto, or etudes, demonstrating lyrical phrasing and technical proficiency.
2. Sight reading.