by Natalie Law | | Uncategorized
Do you sometimes find it difficult to play low notes? This register of the bassoon can certainly be more difficult to play than upper registers. Not only is it tricky to get these notes to speak, but getting them to be in tune and not sharp can be quite frustrating! ...
by Natalie Law | | Uncategorized
Have you ever thought of a warm-up routine as life changing? Probably not! However for me, when I started incorporating this warm-up routine into my daily practice, I started to notice significant improvements in my playing within a few weeks. I noticed that certain...
by Natalie Law | | Uncategorized
I want to share with you some common problems I see with my bassoon students related to fingerings so that you can look out for these in your own playing. These issues range from simple mistakes like forgetting to put a key down to more advanced techniques like...
by Natalie Law | | Uncategorized
Do you ever feel frustrated when you purchase new reeds and they don’t sound good right away? This is a pretty common issue that we have as bassoonists, but fortunately there are some things we can do to make new reeds feel and sound good to play. Every time...
by Natalie Law | | Uncategorized
Have you ever heard a really great bassoonist or maybe another instrumentalist use vibrato before and wonder how they’re actually able to do that? Well today you’re going to learn exactly how to produce vibrato on the bassoon, how to get better at it, and...
by Natalie Law | | Uncategorized
If you are brand new to the bassoon or you just recently started playing, then welcome! I’m going to teach you the first 5 notes that you need to start playing the bassoon, especially if you are in any type of band class. 1. Playing F (00:32) The first note...
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