Braving the Bassoon:
A Brief Beginners Background for Breeding Bassoonists.
The bassoon is a wonderfully unique instrument, and a woefully underrepresented one as well. Most band directors at the middle or high school levels struggle to find one bassoon player in their entire program, let alone enough to cover all the bassoon parts in all of their ensembles. This is unfortunate because the distinct timbre of the bassoon adds a beautiful color to any ensemble and creates the unique blend and balance intended by the composer. If only there was a simple resource to help students learn how to play the bassoon.
This webpage is designed to help anyone who is willing to take on the challenge to learn the history, care and maintenance, and technique of the bassoon.
Enjoy!