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Thursday, August 17, 2023
Making bassoon reeds with GSP cane
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Bassoon Reedmaking 1. Soak GSP cane in water for a few hours or overnight. 2. Fold cane in half using a knife as a guide (fold the ...
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Thursday, January 12, 2023
Guidance for High School Orchestral Bassoon (and Woodwind) Playing
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In major metropolitan areas throughout the world, high school woodwind players are afforded the opportunity to perform in local youth ...
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Saturday, May 7, 2022
Shostakovich 10 & Britten Violin Concerto
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This past week the Columbus Symphony with Music Director Rossen Milanov performed Shostakovich 10 and the Britten Violin Concerto featurin...
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Sunday, April 24, 2022
Orchestral bassoon adventures: Bach St. John Passion
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Columbus Symphony Bach St. John Passion with overhead English subtitles Being an orchestral player is an ongoing adventure. Even when you t...
Friday, April 8, 2022
Playing the bassoon in an orchestra
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If you are a student or amateur musician who is playing in an orchestra and no one has advised you on the unofficial "rules" of or...
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Thursday, December 2, 2021
tools needed for bassoon reedmaking (using GSP cane)
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These days many bassoonists forgo the burden of purchasing and maintaining a gouger, a profiler and a shaper, especially since there are sev...
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Sunday, May 31, 2020
Rhythmic fingering on bassoon--a K. David Van Hoesen concept
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Rhythmic (or rhythmical) fingering is a concept I rarely hear about these days, yet during my student years at the Eastman School of Music I...
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