Woodwinds: Bassoon

Favorite blog posts, April 2019

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See the woodwind blogs I’m following, and suggest others!

Favorite blog posts, February 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, February 2019 edition.

Favorite blog posts, January 2019

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, January 2019 edition.

Bassoon jaw movement: survey of published opinions

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I was under the impression that there were advocates of jaw movement in bassoon articulation. A skimming of some pedagogical materials at hand seems to debunk this.

Favorite blog posts, September 2018

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, September 2018 edition.

Recital videos, August 2018

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Here are some videos from my recent Delta State University faculty recital. I enjoyed tackling Brett Wery’s challenging Sonata for multiple woodwinds (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone) and piano, plus some little oboe pieces and the André Previn bassoon sonata. As always, the goal was to challenge myself, so, as always, the performance had some hiccups. But … Read more

The bassoon’s special(?) staccato

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I have a vague memory from childhood, well before my bassoon-playing days, of learning that the bassoon had some special quality to its staccato notes. (From an educational tv show? a children’s book on musical instruments? I can’t recall.) My impression was that this sound was different in some way than staccato produced on other … Read more

Reedmaking and choosing your college oboe or bassoon professor

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If you’re considering a school where you might study with someone who isn’t a performer on your double reed instrument, it would be worthwhile to find out their plan for teaching you reedmaking.

Favorite blog posts, May 2018

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Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, May 2018 edition.