Parés Scales for Trombone or Baritone (often referred to as Modern Pares Foundation Studies) is a standard, 48-page instructional book for brass players. Originally published by Rubank, this volume is a cornerstone of elementary and intermediate technical training, focusing on developing fundamental scale and arpeggio technique.
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Below is a listing of repertoire for practice and performance for the tenor and bass trombone.
This is not a complete record of trombone literature, but a starting point for further in-depth
individual research.
TENOR TROMBONE
Highly recommended items are identified with an asterisk (*)
SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Anderson Complete Method of Alto Trombone
*Arban Complete Method for Trombone & Euphonium
*Baker Tenor Trombone Method (& Handbook)
Cornette Method for Trombone
Krem Practice Techniques for the Trombonist: A Daily Practice Guide for the
Advanced Trombonist
*LaFosse Methode Complete
Langey Tutor
Marsteller Basic Routines
Pares Modern Pares Foundation Studies for Trombone
*Ostrander Method for Bass Trombone and F Attachment Tenor
Trombone
*Remington The Remington Warm-up Studies
*Schlossberg Daily Drills and Technical Studies
Vining Daily Routines
STUDIES AND EXERCISES
Expressive / Legato
Fink Introducing Legato
*Blazhevich 30 Legato Studies for Trombone
*Rochut Melodious Etudes: Complete
Cimera 55 Phrasing Studies
*Concone Complete Solfeggi
Concone Legato Etudes
Edwards Lip Slurs: Exercises for Tone and Technique
Seiber Introductory Melodious Etudes
Snedecor Lyrical Etudes
Technical Etudes
Bai Lip Flexibilities: For all Brass Instruments
*Bitsch 15 Etudes de Rythme
*Bitsch Rhythmical Studies
*Blazhevich Studies: Complete
*Bona Rhythmical Articulation for Bass Clef Instruments
Bordner Practical Studies: Complete
Boutry 12 Etudes de Haut Perfectionnement
Bleger 31 Studies
*Blume 36 Studies for Trombone with F Attachment
*Caruso Musical Calisthenics for Brass
Clark Technical Studies
Cimera 170 Studies for Trombone
Hering 40 Progressive Etudes
Gaetke 60 Studies for Trombone
Gaetke Scale Studies
*Kopprasch 60 Selected Studies for Trombone & 60 Etudes, Op. 5
Müeller Technische Studien: Complete
Paudert 24 Studies
Salvo 240 Double and Triple Tonguing Exercises
*Slama 66 Studies
*Tyrrell 40 Progressive Studies
Van Dijk Ben’s Basics: for Bass/Tenor with F Attachment
Clef Studies
*Blazhevich School for Trombone in Clefs & the All New Alto Studies
Edwards Introductory Studies in Tenor & Alto Clef: “Before Blazhevich”
Fink Introducing Alto Clef
*Kahila Advanced Studies in Alto and Tenor Clef for Trombone
Sauer Clef Studies
Uber First Studies in Tenor Clef
Other
Bozza Treize Etudes Caprices
*Ervin Rangebuilding on the Trombone
*Del Borgo Contemporary Rhythm & Meter Studies for Bass Clef Instruments
Davies 20 Pieces in Changing Meters
*Lafosse School of Sight Reading and Style: Complete
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Jazz / Commercial / Modern Styles
Davis Total Trombone
*Dempster The Modern Trombone
Dufresne Sight Reading for Radio and TV
*Johnson Exercises and Etudes for the Jazz instrumentalist (bass clef edition)
Snidero Easy Jazz Conception & Jazz Conception
Nagel Studies in Contemporary Music
Nightingale Easy Jazzy ‘Tudes
Nightingale Get Prepared for 20 Jazz Etudes & 20 Jazz Etudes
Orchestral Excerpts
Practice from the complete orchestral part, always, and frequently consult the full score.
However, if parts are not available, a number of excerpt books are available.
Brown Orchestral Excerpts: 10 volumes & Wagner & Strauss collections
*Cherry http://www.cherry-classics.com
Smith Twentieth Century Orchestra Studies for Trombone
Stoneberg Orchesterstudien
*Vatt http://tromboneexcerpts.org
SOLOS
First Years
Barat Andante and Allegro
Bernstein Elegy for Mippy II
Blazhevich Concertpiece No. 5
Bolter Song of King David
Bozza Homage a Bach (a Stravinsky, a Debussy)
Brahms Sixteen Lieder
David Concerto
Frigyas Fantasia
Galliard 6 Sonatas
Gaubert Morceau Symphonique
Gregson Divertimento
Guilmant Morceau Symphonique
Grondahl Concert
Handel Concerto in F Minor
Hasse Suite
Hindemith Sonata
Jacob Concerto
Jacob Sonata
Jorgensen Romance
Koetsier Sonatina
Kreisler Sonatina
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