by Natalie Law | | Bassoon Fundamentals
Are you questioning whether or not you (or your students) are playing with correct embouchure on bassoon? Are you confused about how to create a bassoon embouchure in the first place? These 3 super simple steps will not only help you make the embouchure, but they...
by Natalie Law | | Uncategorized
Considering playing the bassoon? The bassoon is a unique, interesting, and fun instrument to play and has important characteristics and roles in music. Watch the video below or keep reading to learn the reasons why you should play bassoon! 1. Range (01:01) The...
by Natalie Law | | Switch to Bassoon
Could you think of two band instruments with more differences than the bassoon and the trumpet? They are in different in instrument families, produce sound differently, and they play in different ranges, clefs, and parts in ensembles! However, no difference is too...
by Natalie Law | | Switch to Bassoon
Although the trombone is a brass instrument, it shares a lot in common with the bassoon. Both instruments are in the same key, read in the bass clef, and require a similar amount of air to play. Students who switch from the trombone to the bassoon may not have too...
by Natalie Law | | Switch to Bassoon
Switching from the clarinet to the bassoon is a fairly common transition for students in band programs. Just like the clarinet, the bassoon operates with a reed, and some of the fingerings are surprisingly similar on both instruments. For example: the clarinet notes...
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