Bassoon Lessons Podcast

Episodes

1. 27

   Fixing Bassoons on the Cheap

   With tighter and tighter school budgets, here are some tips to keeping bassoons playable for students.

   Nov 28, 2011

   5m
2. 26

   The Secrets of Auditioning

   Wouldn't we all like to know the secret? Well, there's a big one: PRACTICE.

   Nov 28, 2011

   4m
3. 25

   Books I Like to Teach From

   This episode shares 5 books that I frequently reach for when teaching young bassoonists.

   Nov 28, 2011

   6m
4. 24

   The Bassoon's "Octave Keys" and "Flicking"

   This episode discusses the whisper key, the half-hole and the flick keys.

   Nov 28, 2011

   8m
5. 23

   Difficult Notes on the Bassoon

   A few comments about the most common notes that bassoonists struggle with.

   Nov 28, 2011

   4m
6. 22

   Selecting a Student to Start on Bassoon

   Suggestions for picking a student to begin bassoon in your band program.

   Nov 28, 2011

   4m
7. 21

   Bassoon College Search

   Tips and comments about selecting a college, winning a bassoon scholarship and what to look for in a school.

   Nov 28, 2011

   5m
8. 20

   10 Ways to Help Your Bassoon Player

   This podcast is for the school band director, and has 10 tips for helping your bassoon students in your school band program.

   Nov 28, 2011

   4m
9. 19

   Bassoon Buying Guide

   Some helpful hints and tips for buying a bassoon.

   Nov 28, 2011

   6m
10. 18

    Techniques for Mastering the Half-Hole

    Nov 28, 2011

    3m
11. 17

    How to Play Trills

    A practice technique for mastering trills.

    Nov 28, 2011

    4m
12. 16

    Practicing

    Why we practice and how to practice.

    Nov 28, 2011

    5m
13. 15

    The Secrets of Fast Tonguing

    Two practice techniques to speed up your single tongue.

    Nov 28, 2011

    3m
14. 14

    Bassoon Vibrato

    This is a demonstration of a practice technique for vibrato.

    Nov 28, 2011

    4m
15. 13

    Weissenborn Lesson IX Andante sostenuto

    This etude is tricky, only because of the way it is written. Re-write it in 4/4 time and it suddenly becomes much easier. As it is written in the book, you should play it in 4, counting the 8th note.

    Nov 27, 2011

    1m
16. 12

    Weissenborn Lesson VI duet - teacher part

    Here's the teacher's part for you to play along. There are 4 beats before you begin. Don't forget to rest on beat 1!

    Nov 27, 2011

    1m
17. 11

    Weissenborn Lesson V duet - teacher part

    Here is the teacher's part for the duet so that you can play along. Listen to the beginning once before you begin to play, so that you know when to come in. I waited four beats before playing, but it sounds like the recorder did not start exactly on the first click. Enjoy!

    Nov 27, 2011

    1m
18. 10

    Weissenborn Lesson VI duet - student part

    This is another great duet in the Weissenborn Method. Watch out in the first measure: the two parts together create a compound rhythm. If played correctly, there should be a note on every beat.

    Nov 27, 2011

    1m
19. 9

    Weissenborn Lesson VI Andante

    This is the third etude labeled "Andante." This is a beautiful little etude.

    Nov 27, 2011

    0m
20. 8

    Weissenborn Lesson V duet - student part

    This is one of my favorite duets in the whole Weissenborn Method. There are some tricky rhythms, so watch and listen carefully. Also, many of my students have struggled with the two rests on beats 4 and 1 in the 4th and 5th measures.

    Nov 27, 2011

    1m
21. 7

    Weissenborn Lesson V Allegro moderato and Meno allegro

    These two etudes together are another great tonguing exercise. The two etudes have the same note, but different articulations. Observe the slurs carefully! Remember not to fall into the "tonguing trap" that bassoon players love to do. Both etudes are played without repeats, there is a 4 beat...

    Nov 27, 2011

    0m
22. 6

    Weissenborn Lesson V Allegretto

    Watch articulations carefully in this etude. Tonguing covers a multitude of sins for us as double reed players. It covers a bad reed, support that wasn't quite there or a finger flub. Make sure you are slurring where a slur is marked! Don't let yourself fall into the temptation to tongue just...

    Nov 27, 2011

    0m
23. 5

    Weissenborn Lesson IV Allegretto

    This is the second Allegretto in the lesson. This piece demonstrates what bassoon players have to do a lot: make it sound like there are two bassoons instead of one. Give more weight to the first note in every three-note grouping and back off the F-E. Sometimes in lessons I will play this one…

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    Nov 27, 2011

    0m
24. 4

    Weissenborn Lesson III Andantino and L'istesso Tempo

    I usually teach these etudes together. L'istesso tempo is almost exactly the opposite of Andantino.

    Nov 27, 2011

    0m
25. 3

    Weissenborn Lesson III Andante

    This is the first exercise called "Andante" in lesson III.

    Nov 27, 2011

    0m
26. 2

    Weissenborn Lesson II Andante Duet

    This is the student part of the duet in Lesson II of the Weissenborn book.

    Nov 27, 2011

    1m
27. 1

    Introduction

    An introduction to me and this bassoon lessons podcast.

    Nov 27, 2011

    1m