For Bassoon Students
- So You Want to Be A Professional Bassoonist?Advice for aspiring bassoonists.
- Musical Artistry (.DOC)Musical artistry outline in Word .doc file format.
- Audition Preparation How to prepare for an orchestral audition.
- Orchestral Excerpt SurveyA ranking by frequency of the most commonly required orchestral excerpts.
- Preparing for College AuditionsHow high school bassoonists can best prepare for college music school auditions.
- Getting the Most Out of SchoolTips on getting the most out of your college music school.
- Van Hoesen Questionnaire An interview given by Carol Cope Lowe about my study with K. David Van Hoesen.
- Recommended RecordingsMy favorite recordings (non-bassoon players).
- Selecting a BassoonMy advice and method for selecting a bassoon.
- Recommended Bassoon EquipmentMy recommendations for the best bassoon equipment.
- Bassoon Music Suppliers Where to find bassoon music.
- Vivaldi Concerto Identification ChartHow to identify and cross-reference the different catalogues of Vivaldi’s bassoon concerti.
- Bassoon Bibliography A few scholarly sources for information about the bassoon.
- Embouchure Leaking How to stop the leaking.
- Stees Long Tone Regimen (.PDF) The most important exercise for building breath support, good sound and intonation.
- Stees Long Tone Regimen - Advanced (.PDF) Expanding on the Long Tone Regimen above.
- Stees Long Tone Regimen - Finale Format (.MUS)Long Tone Regiment in Finale .mus file format.
- Articulation Lengths (.PDF)Articulation Lengths in Word .doc file format.
- Rubato for Bassoonists (.PDF)Rubato for Bassoonists with examples from Milde Concert Study #5
- Bassoon Scale Patterns (.DOC)
- Scale Juries (.DOC)
- Stees Scales (.PDF)
- Van Hoesen Scale and Arpeggio (.PDF)
- Sound Spectra Diagrams
- Scale Patterns: P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 (.JPG)
- Articulation Lengths (.PDF)
