Bachelor [Brass - Trombone] From University of North Carolina School of Arts

As a student in the undergraduate trombone program, you will receive private lessons from faculty members who are also active musicians in all genres, giving you exposure to a wide range of playing styles, music and experiences. Your weekly studio master classes will give you the chance to perform in front of your peers, allowing you to learn ? from your own performance as well as your colleagues? ? how to both give and receive critical feedback. Your performance opportunities include?large and chamber ensembles?on campus. Appearances in community schools, retirement homes and other non-traditional performance spaces will give you the chance to advocate for your craft and the arts. And being on an arts campus with other disciplines means plenty of collaborative projects with dance, drama and film.

At UNCSA, the conservatory environment creates a close community of trombonists and artists of all disciplines that prepares you for success in today?s highly competitive and challenging professional world.

First?Second Years

In your first two years of study for your undergraduate trombone degree, you will begin private lessons, master classes and ensemble participation, while studying the foundations of music theory, aural and keyboard skills, and musical styles. You will pursue liberal arts courses in English, math or science and the humanities. In your freshman through junior years, you are also required to attend a weekly Performance Hour, where you will perform for your peers throughout the School of Music.

Third?Fourth Years

Your studies in the foundational courses will continue in your third and fourth years, which include additional liberal arts courses and music electives, as well as music history, repertoire, orchestration and career development classes. In your senior year, you will fulfill your capstone graduation requirement, a full recital at both a juried recital hearing and a public performance.