Saturday, August 27, 2016

"Bagpipe lung" for bassoonists

›
Nearly every musician on earth has probably heard the latest trending news about "bagpipe lung". This is old news for most of us,...
2 comments:
Thursday, August 25, 2016

How to sharpen a double hollow ground bassoon reed knife

›
How can you tell if your bassoon reed knife needs sharpening?  Just drop the blade, sharp side down, onto your thumb nail.  If it catches, t...
5 comments:
Saturday, August 13, 2016

10 Tips for college freshmen music majors

›
      1. Take care of yourself You already know what to do to able to function optimally:  eat sensibly and regularly, exercise, str...
13 comments:
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Learning to double tongue on the bassoon

›
Until fairly recently, maybe the past 20 years or so, double tonguing on the bassoon was considered a parlor trick, along with circular brea...
4 comments:
Friday, December 25, 2015

Christmas and bassoon swabs

›
If you're like many bassoonists, you may not give much thought to your swabs.....especially the care and maintenance of those swabs.  Pe...
5 comments:
Sunday, December 6, 2015

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 and double-tonguing

›
The famous 16th note solo bassoon passage in the 4th movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 is one of the solos we bassoonists practi...
1 comment:
Saturday, October 17, 2015

Current rep on my music stand

›
STRAUSS: Don Juan , Op. 20 \   PROKOFIEV: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 16   TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F Min...
1 comment: