Bassoon Blog

A student recently asked me if my reeds ever crack during the reed-making process and unfortunately my answer was an emphatic YES.   I don...

Dutch bassoonist Bram van Sambeek is known for his willingness (and his ability) to extend the boundaries of bassoon playing.  He's out...

  Thousands of union members showed up from all over the U.S. on July 12 and 13, 2018 for a national rally in Columbus, Ohio to save mu...

Many bassoonists learn to play the bassoon during middle school; that's the ideal time to establish good playing habits.  The first impo...

There are many aspects of bassoon playing which are important for high school-aged bassoonists such as equipment, playing position, air and ...

Berlioz's epic masterpiece Symphonie Fantastique , written in 1830, radically expanded the realm of symphonic music.  Beethoven had just...