Brasses Brass majors in all degree programs are required to pass a technique examination, to be given at the end of the third semester.
Requirements vary by instrument and studio and are available from the studio teacher.
If a student fails the examination, a final semester grade of D or F is awarded and the student is placed on academic warning. The student is required to retake deficient portions of the examination at the end of the next semester. Failure to pass on the second attempt results in a semester grade of F and dismissal from the program. Transposition to E-flat, C, and D horn. Technique including lip slurs covering two octaves and all major scales in broken thirds, fourths, and fifths.