Bachelor
Trombone
Become a first-class brass player in the vibrant Euregional city of Maastricht. The three brass teachers at the Jazz Department will train you to become a skilled section player and soloist in a jazz combo setting, big band, trombone ensemble (Jazz & Classical), World Music or contemporary ensemble, by exposing you to a broad musical palette and providing you with the tools to develop your own musical path. Apart from developing solid instrument-specific skills, you will receive practical and theoretical training in improvisation, as this is indispensable in expressing your musical story.
In the Bachelor’s programme, you will focus on: Developing solid instrumental skills, functioning proficiently in various ensembles, and developing basic compositional and arranging skills.
Meet our team
Meet your lecturers
Watch the video of the Conservatorium Big Band below
Curriculum
Curriculum
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Major Trombone |
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Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
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Main Subject and Components related to the Main Subject |
25 |
17 |
38 |
42 |
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Main Subject Trombone |
23 |
12 |
35 |
42 |
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Trombone Ensemble Classical |
2 |
2 |
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Section Big Band |
3 |
3 |
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Band Performing |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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Band |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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Composing & Arranging |
6 |
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Arranging Jazz |
6 |
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Recording & Producing |
2 |
2 |
1 |
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Studio Recording |
1 |
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Capturing and Shaping Sound |
2 |
2 |
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Tools in Creation |
18 |
18 |
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Aural Skills Jazz |
6 |
6 |
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Applied Theory Combo |
1 |
1 |
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Choir Jazz (general) |
1 |
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Theoretical Analysis Jazz |
6 |
6 |
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Applied Piano Jazz |
3 |
3 |
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Rhythmic Solfège Jazz |
1 |
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Percussion & Pulse |
2 |
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Research & Development Skills |
3 |
3 |
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Critical Listening |
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A. Jazz Music History |
2 |
2 |
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B. Listening in context |
1 |
1 |
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Health & Well-being |
1 |
1 |
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Health & Well-being |
1 |
1 |
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International Career Center |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Your Art as a Business |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Teaching & Outreach Programme |
2 |
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Basic Teaching Skills Lectures |
1 |
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Basic Teaching Skills Instrument Specific Methodology |
1 |
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Minor |
9 |
6 |
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Elective Modules |
9 |
6 |
Before you apply
Admission
requirements
Video Requirements
Share your un-edited video recording links in the portfolio. Videos should be uploaded to your YouTube channel ( if you don’t have one, make one). Set your videos to ‘unlisted’ so only you and we can see them. IMPORTANT: DO NOT send the actual video(s): ONLY LINKS to the video(s)
- Videos should have good audio quality, where we can hear your playing very well. You can make separate short videos or one longer one.
- The candidate presents him/herself in English at the start of the video
- The video is maximum 10 minutes long
Recital pieces
- Perform a blues piece
- Perform a jazz standard (level “Autumn leaves”)
- Etudes: ability to perform a technical etude (level: R.Muller, Technische Übungen, book 1) and a melodic etude (level: J.Rochut, Melodious études for trombone, book 1)
You also need to know (not to include in the video).
- Scales and chords: all major and minor scales, covering the entire range of the instrument and corresponding three-fold and four-fold chords.
- Prima Vista: prima vista playing to a satisfactory standard (jazz-specific).
In case that your material is selected you will get an invitation for an online theory test and if necessary, an online meeting with the main subject teachers.