Classic Festival Solos (Trombone), Volume 2 Solo Book: Trombone Book

This collection spans moods from the stately processional energy of marches to the intimate introspection of meditation pieces and folk-song arrangements. Whether navigating lyrical passages that ask for singing tone or rhythmic figures that demand clarity, these solos reward musical expression and technical control in equal measure.

Advancing high school trombonists and serious intermediate students preparing for solo competitions, festival performances, or their first recital repertoire. This book serves students who have moved beyond beginner materials and are ready to tackle varied styles with greater musical maturity and technical range.

• Study the lyrical lines in pieces like Meditation and A Fireside Soliloquy by singing through them first; this develops phrasing awareness that transfers directly to breath control and phrase shaping on the slide.
• Approach the march-style pieces (Medalist March, The Clarion) with precision articulation and a clear sense of pulse, paying attention to the printed dynamics to shape momentum rather than just playing straight through.
• Work with a teacher or recording on the arranged folk material and classical transcriptions to hear idiomatic approaches; arrangements like Sleeping Beauty and Nine Hundred Miles benefit from stylistic awareness that goes beyond the notes on the page.
• Balance tone production across the varied tessitura in these solos by listening for consistency in warmth and resonance, especially as pieces move between comfortable middle-position passages and more exposed higher or lower writing.

Select individual pieces as solo recital numbers throughout the school year, allowing students to perform one piece per season in school concerts or competitions. The range of difficulty also makes this book ideal for a solo ensemble contest preparation class where students at different levels can study simultaneously from the same book.

• Control of vibrato and sustained tone in lyrical passages
• Articulation clarity in march and rhythmic material
• Phrasing and breath management across varying phrase lengths
• Style awareness across classical, folk, and original twentieth-century compositions
• Intonation consistency across the instrument's range
• Reading and interpreting musical context from arrangement credits and tempo markings