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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)

• Who Should Play Bassoon? Introductory video on the choice of the instrument.
• Starting Bassoon & Bassoon Lessons (Lessons 1-5) Ten videos for the beginning bassoonists. Topics include assembly and swabbing of the instrument, proper embouchure, the first fingerings, and introduction to playing the instrument.
• A Tune A Day Duets Part of the "Play Along" series. Students practice duets from this etude book with recordings by Dr. Ewell.
• Rubank Elementary Method Duets Part of the "Play Along" series. Students practice duets from this etude book with recordings by Dr. Ewell.
• Graded Bassoon Excerpts, Grade Levels 1-2 Duets Part of the "Play Along" series. Students practice duets from orchestral repertoire with recordings by Dr. Ewell.
• Grade 1 Solo Accompaniments A-M | N-Z

Grade 2

• Starting Bassoon & Bassoon Lessons (Lessons 6-10) Ten videos for the beginning bassoonists. Topics include flicking, additional fingerings, and musicality.
• A Tune A Day Duets Part of the "Play Along" series. Students practice duets from this etude book with recordings by Dr. Ewell.
• Rubank Elementary Method Duets Part of the "Play Along" series. Students practice duets from this etude book with recordings by Dr. Ewell.
• Graded Bassoon Excerpts, Grade Levels 1-2 Duets Part of the "Play Along" series. Students practice duets from orchestral repertoire with recordings by Dr. Ewell.
• Grade 2 Solos Accompaniments A-M | N-Z

Select Videos on Bassoon Solos:: 

• Milde, Three Easy Pieces, YouTube | Player | mp4 | wmv | transcript
• Oforka, Grace. "Aklunon Kou Noun Bla wou Miton" (Lord Have Mercy). Oforka is a Nigerian woman composer. YouTube | mp4 | mov  | Windows Media  | Composer's Website
• Weissenborn, Two Pieces: Arioso and Humoresque, YouTube | Player | mp4 | wmv | transcript

Grade 3 

• Instructional Videos
• Counting Rests
• Articulation (Basics, Introduction)
• Fingering Technique
• Rubank Intermediate Method Duets Part of the "Play Along" series. Students practice duets from this etude book with recordings by Dr. Ewell.
• Graded Bassoon Excerpts, Grade Level 3 Duets and Trio Part of the "Play Along" series. Students practice duets from orchestral repertoire with recordings by Dr. Ewell.
• Satzenhofer, Praktische Fagott-Schule (Method for the Bassoon), pp. 1-49. Free music available.
• Weissenborn Practical Bassoon School and Opus 8, No. 1 Free music available.
• Grade 3 Solo Accompaniments A-M | N-Z

Select Videos on Bassoon Solos: 

• Jacob, Four Sketches, YouTube | Player | mp4 | wmv | transcript
• Oforka, Grace. "Oluwatunmise" (God has Redeemed Me) for Bassoon and Piano. Oforka is a Nigerian woman composer. YouTube | mp4 | mov  | Windows Media  |  Composer's Website
• Weissenborn, Two Pieces: Arioso and Humoresque, YouTube | Player | mp4 | wmv | transcript

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.
• 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 | N-Z

Select Videos on Bassoon Solos:

• Hindemith, Sonata (4 videos)
• Telemann, Sonata in F Dorian (F Minor, 5 videos)

Grade 5 

• Instructional Videos
• Ornamentation of Baroque Music Five videos with additional practice materials.
• Reed Finishing Videos Seven videos that complement the Reed Finishing Paper.
• Reed Making Videos Five videos.
• Reed Finishing Paper A presentation of Dr. Ewell's pedagogy on finishing bassoon reeds.
• Minimum Reed Finishing Tools 
• Orefici Studi per Fagotto. Free music available.
• Orefici 20 Melodic Studies (Forth Coming 2021-2022).
• Weissenborn, Fifty Advanced Studies, Opus 8, No. 2 Fifty-five instructional videos.
• Weissenborn, Fifty Advanced Studies Free music available (imslp and alternative link)
• Grade 5 Solo Accompaniments A-M | N-Z

Select Videos on Bassoon Solos:

• Mozart, Concerto in Bb (19 videos)
• Osborne, Rhapsody for Solo Bassoon (3 videos)
• Phillips, Concert Piece, YouTube | Player | mp4 | wmv | transcript

Grade 6 (Difficult)

• Instructional Videos
• Articulation (Multiple Tonguing)
• Double Tonguing
• Triple Tonguing
• Baroque Performance
• Writing Cadenzas for Baroque and Classical Music
• Circular Breathing
• 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 | N-Z

Select Videos on Bassoon Solos:

• Vivaldi, Bassoon Concerto in Bb, "La Notte" [The Night], F VIII, no. 1; RV 501. (2 videos)