Ouachita Baptist University
Low Brass Studio – Mr. Justin Isenhour
www.obulowbrass.com
Course of Study – Euphonium: Performance
Every student at Ouachita is viewed as an individual and we will decide on your specific
repertoire at the beginning of each semester. The lists below are to be viewed only as a
guide not a strict, rigid or exhaustive listing.
Freshman:
Routine/Scales:
Remington/Hunsberger
Buddy Baker
Warm-ups
Tenor Trombone Method
Major and harmonic minor scales and arpeggios (S1) memorized @ ♩=80
Natural and melodic minor scales with minor 7th arpeggios (S2) @ ♩=80
Chromatic scales with °7th and dominant 7th arpeggios (S2) @ ♩=80
Etudes/Methods:
Blume
Bordogni/Rochut
Clarke
Edwards
Edwards
Fink
Fink
Fink
Voxman
36 Studies
Melodious Etudes vol. 1
Technical Studies
Introductory Studies in Tenor and Alto Clef
Simply Singing for Winds
Studies in Legato
Introducing the Tenor Clef - - - - OR - - - From Treble Clef to Bass Clef Baritone
Selected Studies
Solos:
Barat
Boda
Capuzzi
Clarke
Clarke
Galliard
Guilmant
Hindemith
Reger
Rimsky-Korsakov
Ropartz
Saint-Saens
Telemann
Von Kreisler
Andante and Allegro
Sonatina
Andante and Rondo
Bride of the Waves
Debutante
Sonatas
Morceau Symphonique
3 Easy Pieces
Romanze
Concerto
Andante and Allegro
Cavatine
Sonata in f minor
Sonatina
Sophmore: (continuation of previous materials with the addition of the following)
Routine/Scales:
Edwards
Marsteller
Lip Slurs
Basic Routines
All scales and arpeggios @ ♩=100
Begin work on multiple tonguing
Begin work on jazz improvisation purchase small horn if necessary
Etudes/Methods:
Arban/Alessi/Bowman
Complete Method
Solos:
Clarke
Clinard
Curnow
Davidson
Falcone
Frackenpohl
Jorgenson
Vaughan Williams
Richards
Weber
Excerpts:
Holst
Holst
Sousa
Grainger
Berlioz/Safranek
Maid of the Mist
Sonata
Rhapsody
Sonata
Mazurka
Suite for Unaccompanied Euphonium
Romance
Six Studies in English Folksong
Midnight Euphonium
Romance
First Suite
Second Suite
The Stars and Stripes Forever
Lincolnshire Posy
Roman Carnival Overture
Junior: (continuation of previous materials with the addition of the following)
Routine/Scales:
Arban/Alessi/Bowman
Complete Method
All scales and arpeggios @ ♩=120
Major Scales in thirds @ ♩=100
Etudes/Methods:
Kopprasch
Blazhevich
Various
60 Studies (in two volumes)
Clef Studies
The Real Book vol.1
Solos:
Albinoni
Arban
Bizet
Oboe Concerto in Bb
Carnival of Venice
Flower Song from Carmen
Clarke
Clarke
DeLuca
Ewald
Faure
Fasch
Geodicke
Graham
Hindemith
Jacob
McKay
Serocki
Sulek
Uber
Excerpts:
Fucik/Larendeau
Grainger
Grainger
Holst
King
King
Mussorgsky
Persichetti
Schoenberg
Shostakovich/Hunsberger
Strauss
Sullivan
Cousins (duet w/ trumpet)
Napoli
Beautiful Colorado
Romance
Elegie in C minor
Sonata in C major (Bassoon)
Concert Etude
Concerto for Euphonium
Sonata for Bassoon
Fantasia
Sonata
Sonatina
Sonata for Euphonium
Sonata for Euphonium
Thunder and Blazes
Colonial Song
Molly on the Shore
Planets
Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite
The Melody Shop
Pictures “Bydlo”
Symphony no. 6
Theme and Variations
Festive Overture
Till Eulenspiegel
Pineapple Poll
Senior: (continuation of previous materials with the addition of the following)
Routine/Scales:
Vernon
A Singing Approach to the Trombone
All scales and arpeggios @ ♩=160+
Etudes/Methods:
Smith
Various
Top Tones for the Trumpeter
The Real Book vols.2 & 3
Solos:
Bourgeois
Bourgeois
Casterede
Creston
Ellerby
Gillingham
Concerto (Trombone)
Euphoira
Sonatine
Fantasy
Euphonium Concerto
Blue Lake Fantasies
Gillingham
Golland
Jongen
Marcello
Ropartz
Stephenson
Stephenson
Wilder
York
Excerpts:
Janacek
Mahler
Strauss
Strauss
Vaghan Williams
Vintage
Euphonium Concertos
Aria and Polonaise
Cello Sonatas
Piece in Eb-minor
Rhapsody for Euphonium
Sonata for Euphonium
Sonata for Euphonium
Conversations
Sinfonietta
Symphony no. 7
Ein Heldenleben
Don Quixote
Toccata Marziale