Online
Course of Study for Bassoon
Graded Bassoon Music, Accompaniments, and Materials.
This webpage provides
an index to
materials on 2reed.net and YouTube for students and teachers. The
materials are graded by level of difficulty. Beginners should start at
Grade 1.
Some materials linked on
this website were developed during a
sabbatical in Spring 2021 thanks to Towson University.
Grade 1 (Easiest)
Grade 2
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Grade 3
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Grade 4
- Instructional Videos
- Chamber
Music Video lessons on performing Quintets by Milhaud and
Nielsen.
- Ensemble Games
Innovative methods for practicing ensemble skills with a group.
- Phrasing, Musicality Four videos
presenting "playing on the wind," phrasing in music, music in motion,
and the relationship between Chinese calligraphy and music.
- Vibrato. See parts 14, 15, and 16 of the Mozart
Bassoon Concerto videos.
- Rubank Advanced Method Duets Part
of the "Play Along" series. Students practice duets from this etude
book with recordings by Dr. Ewell.
- Satzenhofer, Praktische
Fagott-Schule (Method for the Bassoon), pp.
50-100. Free music available.
- Weissenborn, Fifty Advanced Studies, Opus 8,
No.
2 Fifty-five instructional videos.
- Weissenborn, Fifty Advanced Studies Free music
available (imslp and alternative link)
- Grade 4 Solo Accompaniments A-M
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Grade 5
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Videos on Bassoon Solos:
Grade 6
(Difficult)
- Instructional Videos
- Videos on Orchestral
Excerpts
- Beethoven, Symphonies 4 and
6
- Berlioz, Symphonie
Fantastique
- Ravel, Bolero
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
- Stravinsky,
Rite of Spring.
- Grade 6 Solo Accompaniments A-M
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Bassoon Solos:
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