150 Difficult excerpts for the orchestral trombonist

Compiled by Milton Stevens, Principal Trombone, National Symphony

T = 50 excerpts often asked on tenor trombone auditions

B = 35 excerpts often asked on bass trombone auditions

S = 25 excerpts often asked for section playing on an audition

F = 15 excerpts almost always asked on first trombone auditions

V = 5 excerpts often asked for value instrument doubling on trombone auditions