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Introduction
The purpose of this book is to provide information that can help the band director or music
teacher pick appropriate literature for their students. At the time of publication, the selections in
this book could be found on the Prescribed Music List (PML) as set forth by the University
Interscholastic League (UIL) of Texas. Therefore each solo was not evaluated to establish its
worthiness as a key solo in the literature for the trombone, but was instead analyzed to provide
relevant information to the music teacher as to whether or not a particular solo may or may not
be an appropriate choice for study. Although this book provides details to solos for tenor and
bass trombone that were at the time of publication on the PML for Texas, other state solo lists
share many of the same selections.
Each selection was viewed and when possible incorporated into my own practice routine with
the hope of gaining a better understanding of the pedagogical and performance concerns for each
selection. Many of the solos within this book have been a regular part of my private music
lesson curriculum for a number of years. Because the list of solos for trombone is a lengthy one,
it is my desire that the information contained in this book will open up new possibilities resulting
in a greater variety of solos being performed at various solo contests.
This book is intended to be used as a supplement to the solos for tenor and bass trombone that
are on the PML as found on the following web-site: http://www.uiltexas.org/
