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CLARINET

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TRUMPET

TROMBONE

BASS TROMBONE

EUPHONIUM

TUBA

VIOLIN

VIOLA

CELLO 

DOUBLE BASS

PIANO (classical)

GUITAR (classical)

PERCUSSION

JAZZ (all jazz majors)

VOICE (all voice majors)

 

FLUTE

Kathleen Reynolds, instructor

Freshman Year (Semester 1)

Etudes/Technique Developing Methods:
Rubank                                          Advanced Method Vol. 1 or
Cavally                                          Melodious and Progressive Studies, Book 1
Marcel Moyse                               Tone Studies

Solos: To include works from the following:
Cavally                                          24 Short Concert Pieces
G. F. Handel                               Seven Sonatas
G.P. Telemann                             Four Sonatas
Donald Peck                                 Solos for Flute  
 

Freshman Year (Semester II)

Etudes/Technique  Developing  Methods:
Rubank                                          Advanced Flute Method Vol. 2 or
Cavally                                          Melodious and Progressive Studies, Book 1 or 2
Marcel Moyse                               Tone Studies

Solos: To include works from the following:
J.B. Loeillet                                   Sonatas
Mozart                                            Six Sonatas
Vivaldi                                            Six Sonatas
J.S. Bach                                       Suite in b minor
Faure                                             Morceau de Concours Continue from 
 

Sophomore Year (Semester Ill)

Etudes and Daily Studies:
Taffanel et Gaubert                     Daily Exercises and/or 
Maquerre                                       Daily Exercises
Cavally                                          Melodious and Progressive Studies, Book 1 or 2
Platanov                                        30 Studies, or
Berbiguer                                      18 Etudes, or
J . Anderson                                 op. 37 or op. 41, or 
E.Kohler                                         15 Easy Melodic Exerices

Solos: To include works from the following:
Telemann                                      Suite in a minor
Various                                          Selected Flute Studies No. 101
Gretry                                             Flute Concerto
Hayden                                          Flute Concerto in D Major
Gaubert                                         Madrigal
Donizetti                                        Sonata
Other selected solos

(Semester IV)

Etudes and Daily Studies:
Continue Taffanel & Gaubert and/or
Maquerre Daily Exercises
J . Anderson                                 op. 33
G. Kummer                                   24 Etudes Melodiques op. 110
E. Kohler                                       Book 2 Twelve Medium Difficult Exercises

Solos: To include works from the following:
J. Quantz                                       Concerto in G Major
Telemann                                      Fantasies for Solo flute
Mozart                                            Andante
Devienne                                       Sonatas
Louis Moyse, ed.                          Flute Music by French Composers
Various                                          Continue Selected Flute Studies No. 101
C.P.E. Bach                                  Hamburger Sonata
 

Junior Year (Semester V)

Etudes and Daily Studies:
Continue Taffanel & Gaubert and/or
Maquerre Daily Exercises Continue from Semester IV
Karg Elert                                      30 Caprices
J. Anderson                                  op. 21 and/or 31 or 
Furstenau                                      op. 107 or
Th. Boehm                                    op. 37

Solos: To include works from the following:
Chaminade                                   Concertina
Stamitz                                         Concerto in D Major
Stamitz                                          Concerto in G Major
J.S. Bach                                      Sonata in Eb and g minor
C.P.E. Bach                                  Sonata in a minor (solo flute)
Kuhlau                                           6 Divertissements
Hindemith                                      Sonata
Mozart                                            Concerto in G Major
Various                                          Flute Music by French Composers
Excerpts from the orchestral literature

(Semester VI)

Etudes: Continue from Semester V
J. Anderson                                  op. 63
Thomas J. Filas                            Top Register Studies for Flute   
E.·Koehler                                     op. 33 Eight Difficult Exercises

Solos: To include works from the following:
Mozart                                            Concerto in D Major
J.S. Bach                                        Sonata in a minor (flute solo)
Debussy                                        Syrinx
Honegger                                      Danse de la Chevre
Griffes                                            Poem
Doppler                                          Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise op. 26
Devienne                                       Concertos
J. S. Bach                                      Sonata in E Major and C Major
Poulenc                                         Sonata
Telemann                                      Fantasies for solo flute
Excerpts from the orchestral literature
 

Senior Year (Semester VII)

Etudes and Daily Exercises:
Continue from previous semesters
G. Barrere                                     Flutists Formula
Marcel Moyse                               Mechanisme et Chromatisme
J. Anderson                                  op. 15
Casterede                                     12 Etudes

Solos:  To include works from the  following:
J. S. Bach                                      Sonatas - continue
B. Heiden -                                    Sonatina
Hindemith                                      Eight Pieces (solo flute)
Kennan                                          Night Soliloquy
Varese                                           Density 21.5
Martinu                                           Sonata
J. Rutter -                                      Suite Antique
Reinecke                                       Undine Sonata
lbert                                                Piece (solo flute)
G. Hue                                           Fantasie
Copland                                         Duo
F. Martin                                        Ballade
Franck                                            Sonata
Excerpts from the orchestral literature

(Semester VIII)

Etudes and Daily Exercises:
Continue from previous semesters 
Jean Jean                                     Etudes
Andersen                                       op. 60
Paganini                                        Caprices
Schade                                          24 Studies
H. Genzmer                                  Neuzeitliche Etuden, Books 1 & 2

Solos:  To include works from the following:
J. S. Bach                                      Sonatas - finish
Prokofiev                                       Sonata
Muczynski                                     Sonata
Rivier                                            Concerto
Nielsen                                          Concerto
Ibert                                                Concerto
Sancan                                          Sonatine
Deutilleux                                     Sonatine
Piston                                             Sonata
Borne                                             Carmen Fantasy
Schubert                                        Introduction and Variations op.160
Fukishima                                      Mei (solo flute)
Messiaen                                       Le Merle Noir
Berio                                               Sequenza
Casella                                          Sicilienne et Burlesque
Excerpts from the orchestral literature

 

OBOE

Laura Reynolds, Instructor

Freshman Year

Etudes/Studies (assigned according to incoming level)
Barret                                             Articulation Studies, 40 Progressive Melodies 
Brod                                               20 Studies
Ferling                                           48 Etudes (1-12) 
Hite                                                Melodius and Progressive Studies
Pares                                             Scales for the oboe
Salviani                                         Scale studies and other etudes
Sellner                                           Elementary Etudes

Sonatas and other oboe and piano pieces (2-4 of the following) 
Colin                                              3rd Solo de Concert op. 40
Dallier                                            Fantasie Caprice
Dring                                              Italian Dance
Handel                                          3 sonatas
Head, Michael                              Three Pieces
Hindemith                                     Sonata
Lefebvre                                        Andante & Allegro, Op.  102
Nielson                                          Romance and Humoresque, Op. 2
Paladilhe                                      Solo for oboe
Sammartini                                    Sonata in g minor
Telemann                                      a minor,g minor, f minor
Vivaldi                                           c minor

Concerti (1-2 from the following)
Cimarosa                                      Concerto in c minor
Handel                                           Concerto in g minor
Haydn                                            Concerto in C
Marcello                                        Concerto in d minor (or c minor  version)
Telemann                                      f minor, or e minor
Vivaldi                                            a minor or d minor

Oboe Alone (as time allows) 
Britten                                            Six Metamorphoses (selected mvts)
Telemann                                     Partitas (originally for solo  flute)

Chamber Music For 2 to 4 players
Beethoven                                     Trios ( 2oboes and EH)
Bozza                                            Shepherds of Provence for Oboe and English Horn
Ferling, Sellner,Telemann         Oboe duets, Canonic Sonatas
 

Sophomore Year

Etudes/Studies 
Barret                                             40 Progressive Melodies
Brod                                              20 Studies
Ferling                                           48 Etudes
Prestini                                          Selections of Studies for oboe
(Ricardi)Salviani                                         Scale studies and other etudes

Sonatas and other oboe and piano pieces {2-4 of the following)
See list for Freshman year for choices, plus the following 
Bach, CPE                                    Sonata  in g minor
Barlow                                           Winter's Passed
Bartok                                            Three folk songs
Saint-Saens                                  Sonata
Jacob                                             Sonatina
Krenek                                           Sonatina
Piston                                            Suite
Poulenc                                         Sonata

Concerti {1-2)
See Freshman year for choices, plus the following 
Guilhaud                                       Concertino
Kalliwoda                                     Concertino
Mozart                                           Concerto  in C
Vaughn Williams                          Concerto

Oboe Alone   {as time allows)
See Freshman year suggestions, plus the following 
Persichetti                                     Parable
Marais                                           Les Folies d'Espagne (originally for solo flute)

Chamber Music  For 2 to 4 players
Freshman year list still applies, plus the following
Dring                                              Trio for flute, oboe and piano
Reinke                                           Trio for oboe horn and piano
Herzogenberg                              Trio for oboe, horn and piano
 

Junior Year

Etudes/Studies
(assigned according to what was completed in earlier years)
Barret                                             40 Progressive Melodies
Brod                                               20 Studies
Caillieret                                        Quinze Etudes 
Ferling                                            48 Etudes
Prestini                                          Selections of Studies for oboe {Ricardi)

Sonatas and other oboe and piano pieces (2-4 of the following) 
See list for earlier years for choices, plus the following 
Lutaslowski                                   Epitaph
Ravel                                              Piece en forme de Habanera
Schumann                                    Three Romances

Concerti  (1-2)
See earlier years for choices, plus the following 
Francaix                                        Flower Clock
Ewazen                                         Concerto: Down the  River of Time

Oboe Alone (as time allows)
See earlier years for choices, plus the following 
Roseman                                     Partita for solo oboe

Chamber Music  For 2 to 4 players
Earlier year lists still applies, plus the following
Ginastera                                     Duo for flute and oboe, Op.  13
Loeffler                                          Two Rhapsodies for oboe, viola, and piano
 

Senior Year

Etudes/Studies(assigned according to what was completed in earlier years)Barret                                             15 Grand StudiesCaillieret                                       Quinze EtudesGillet                                               Etudes pour l'enseignement superieur du hautboisPasculli                                         15 Capricci

Chamber Music  For 2 to 4 players

Recommended Orchestral Excerpts

 

 

CLARINET

Roy Zajac, Instructor 

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

BASSOON

Jeffery Robinson, instructor

 

SAXOPHONE

Dr. Andrew Harrison, Instructor 

Freshman: Level 1-3 

Sophomore: Level 2-4 

Junior: Level 3-5 

Senior: Level 4-5 

Level 1 

Level 2

Level 3 

Level 4 

Level 5 

Babbit, Leslie                         Music for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Creston, Paul                        Concerto
Dahl, Ingolf                            Concerto
Desenclos, Alfred                  Prelude, Cadence, and Finale
Dubois, Pierre Max               Concerto
Garrop, Stacy                        Fragmented Spirit
Husa, Karel                           Concerto
Lauba, Christian                    Hard (Tenor)
Mihalovici, Marcel                 Chant Premier (Soprano/Tenor)
Morocco, Victor                     Blue Caprice
Muczynski, Robert                Concerto
Noda, Ryo                            Phoenix
Peck, Russell                       The Upward Stream (Tenor)
Rogers, Rodney                   Lessons of the Sky (Soprano/Tenor)
Tower, Joan                          Wings
Yoshimatsu, Takashi            Fuzzy Bird Sonata

HORN

Alicia Mastromonaco, instructor

Freshman Year    

Sophomore Year 

Junior Year

Senior Year

Basic Repertoire for Horn

• This list appears on the Horn Matters website, where it is presented as an Open Educational Resource to the horn playing community.

I. Essential solo and chamber music literature that all students of the horn should know, study, and own recordings of 

TRUMPET

SSU Trumpet Studio Suggested Repertoire by class level (rev. August 2021)

Dan Gianola-Norris, instructor

These are suggestions for core repertoire. A Much more extensive list is available on request

Etudes/Technique (all years)

J. B. Arban Complete Conservatory Method (Carl Fischer)

V. Brandt Orchestra Etudes/Last Etudes (ed. Vacchiano, Hal Leonard)

T. Charlier 36 Etudes Trancendantes (any edition)

H. L. Clarke Technical Studies (Carl Fischer)

R. Getchell First Book of Practical Studies (Alfred)
 

Solos

Year 1

G. Balay: Petite Piece Concertante

J. Fiala Divertimento

Thorvald Hansen: Sonata in Eb

F.J. Haydn Concerto in E-flat (II. Andante)

Jennifer Higdon: Trumpet Songs

Guy Ropartz: Andante and Allegro

G. Verdi Adagio for Trumpet
 

Year 2

Marc Delmas Choral et Variations

P. Gaubert Cantabile et Scherzetto

A. Goedicke Concert Etude

Kent Kennan Sonata

B. Martinu Sonatine

Lynn Petersen Sonata #1

Karl Pilss Sonata
 

Year 3

Alexander Arutunian Concerto

Jeremiah Clarke Prince of Denmark’s March (in D, on piccolo trumpet)

Elaine Fine Sonata

Otto Ketting Intrada

J.B.G. Neruda Concerto in E-flat

P. Hindemith Sonata

J. N. Hummel Concerto in E-flat

Ennio Porrino Concertino

Hilda Sehested Suite for Cornet and Piano

James Stephenson Sonatina #1
 

Year 4

O. Boehme Concerto in F minor

G. Enescu Legende

F. J. Haydn Concerto in E-flat

A. Pakhmutova Concerto (2^nd Edition)

Henry Purcell Sonata in D (piccolo trumpet)

Halsey Stevens Sonata

G. Torelli Concerto in D (piccolo trumpet)

 

Tenor Trombone

David Ridge, Instructor

Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

BASS TROMBONE

David Ridge, Instructor

Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

TUBA

Jonathan Seiberlich, Instructor

Freshman

Sophomore

Methods/Fundamentals

In addition to previous studies 

Junior

Method/Fundamentals

Above Materials plus

Senior

Method/Fundamentals

Above Material plus

VIOLIN

Gail Hernandez Rosa, Instructor

Aaron Westman, Instructor

Bachelor of Music in Education

Entrance:

1. 3-octave scales and arpeggios in one major key and one minor key pf choice,

2. a technical etude or caprice,

3. first movement of a concerto including applicable cadenza.
    

Senior Year (recital):

1. A major composition for the violin with/without piano accompaniment by one of the following composers:
   Handel, J.S. Bach, Tartini, Vivaldi, Leclair, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
2. A virtuosic showpiece best demonstrates his/her/their overall instrumental command;
3. A complete major recital work from the Romantic period;
4. A composition for violin with/without piano accompaniment that was written after the year 1920.
    

Junior Year:

A complete major recital work from the Romantic period,

1. A complete concerto of choice.
2. Two contrasting movements of Bach unaccompanied violin work;
3. One advance etude/caprice by one of these composers: Dont, Schradieck, Rode, Wieniawski, Paganini.

Sophomore Year:

1. A virtuosic showpiece best demonstrates his/her/their overall instrumental command,
2.  A composition for violin with/without piano accompaniment that was written after the year 1920.
3. One movement of a Romantic concerto.
4. From the Carl Flesch Scale Systems:  a choice of 3 octave scales and arpeggios in single along with double scales patterns of thirds, sixths, and octaves in two major and minor keys of choice ;
5. An etude by Schradieck and one by Kreutzer.
    

Freshman:

1. A major composition for the violin with/without piano accompaniment by one of the following composers:

Handel, J.S. Bach, Tartini, Vivaldi, Leclair, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

2. One movement of a Classical concerto.
3. Choice of three- octaves scale and arpeggios in single stops in from the Carl Flesch Scales System;
4. An etude by Schradieck and one by Kreutze.
    

Bachelor of Music in Performance

Entrance: 3 octave scales and arpeggios in one major key and one minor key pf choice, a technical etude or caprice, first movement of a concerto including applicable cadenza. Senior Year (recital): A complete work for unaccompanied violin by J.S. Bach Two caprices by Paganini, or a showpiece of equivalent virtuosity. A complete sonata for violin and piano by one of these composers: Beethoven, Brahms, Copland, Corigliano, Debussy, Faure, Franck, Prokofiev, Ravel, Schumann, Saint-Saens, Strauss A modern composition written after 1920 Also: A complete Romantic or 20th Century Concerto Junior Year: A complete sonata for violin and piano by one of these composers: Beethoven, Brahms, Copland, Corigliano, Debussy, Faure, Franck, Prokofiev, Ravel, Schumann, Saint-Saens, Strauss A complete Classical concerto of choice. A complete Bach unaccompanied violin work; A modern composition of choice. Sophomore Year: Two caprices by Paganini, or a showpiece of equivalent virtuosity. One movement of a Romantic concerto.  From the Carl Flesch Scale Systems:  a choice of 3-octave scales and arpeggios in single along with double scales patterns of thirds, sixths, and octaves, tens in two major and minor keys of choice ;  A major work from standard repertoire. Freshman: Program must include a complete work for unaccompanied violin by J.S. Bach One movement of a Classical concerto Choice of three- octaves scale and arpeggios in single stops in from the Carl Flesch Scales System; A recital work of choice.

VIOLA

Aaron Westman, Instructor

Repertoire

Etudes

Concerti

Sonatas

Duets

Short Pieces

 

 

VIOLONCELLO 

Jill Brindel, instructor

Etudes                                            

3 of the following Sonatas:

3 of the following Concerti:

 

 

DOUBLE BASS

Mark Wallace, instructor

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Student should strive to perform the entire arpeggio cycle from School of Agility.

 

PIANO 

Marilyn Thompson, instructor

Repertoire can be chosen from this list or from repertory of similar difficulty.

Freshman

Sophomore 

Junior

Senior

CLASSICAL GUITAR

Eric Cabalo, instructor

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

 

 

PERCUSSION

Jennifer Wilsey, Instructor

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Senior Year (Advanced)

JAZZ STUDIES - ALL JAZZ INSTRUCTORS

Raffi Garabedian, saxophone
Doug Leibinger, trombone
Randy Vincent, guitar 
Ken Cook, piano 
Andrew Emer, bass 
George Marsh, drums

Ian Carey, trumpet

At the end of each semester, every Jazz Studies major at SSU must perform a "jury" for a panel of faculty. The 10-minute jury performance will consist of one jazz standard from the following list and one item recommended by your private lesson instructor.

The jazz standard may be performed with a live rhythm section or a Jamey Aebersold-style play­ along recording-the melody and chord progression must be memorized.

Drummers must perform their jury with at least two other players.

Your "position" on the list is determined by your projected graduation date-i.e. first semester freshmen start with the first five tunes; a transfer student with a projected 5-semester plan would begin at "2/2." All five tunes from each semester are eligible- the faculty panel will determine which standard to perform.

Freshman Year - 1/1

1/2

Sophomore Year - 2/1

2/2

Junior Year - 3/1

3/2

Senior Year - 4/1

4/2

 

 

VOICE

Lynne Morrow, Professor
Mark Kratz, Instructor
M. Jane Erwin, Instructor
Lee Steward, Instructor

Required and Suggested Music and Texts