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Bassoon Mastery: Fundamentals & Weissenborn

Module 1: The First Steps

The anatomy of the bassoon

Let’s put your bassoon together

Playing the first notes: J. Weissenborn, Lesson 1

👉🏻 First Challenge: Play with me the duet #1

Now let’s take your bassoon apart

Fingering chart

Fingering chart – Video

Bassoon Basics Test

Module 2: Embouchure

Basic fundamentals about the embouchure

Lesson 2 – The tones held properly

Lesson 3 – Marcato / Staccato

Module 3: Breathing

Basic Fundamentals about Breathing

Developing the control of breathing

Lesson 4 – The middle F

Lesson 5 – Exploring the low G

Lesson 6 – The thumb and the Bb

Module 4: Posture

Choosing the right strap

The correct way to hold your bassoon

Developing the best posture to play the bassoon

Lesson 7 – Expanding the register until the low F

Lesson 8 – Ab ( or G#)

Lesson 9 – Portamento and the middle Eb

Module 5: Fingers

The correct finger technique

The use of the thumb

Lesson 10 – Using the thumb to play the middle Db

Lesson 11 – The Middle G and the Half Hole

Lesson 12 – Mastering the Half Hole

Lesson 13 – Moderato

Learning how to use the flicking

Lesson 14 – Learning to use the “flick” – D minor, D major, and more

Lesson 15 – Getting better at controlling the “flick”

Lesson 16 – Learning the Bb3, Eb1 and Db3

Lesson 17 – C Major in 3 Octaves

Bonus – Essential Bassoon Recordings

The use of the thumb

Bassoon Mastery: Fundamentals & Weissenborn
Module 5: Fingers
The use of the thumb

I recommend you to practice this concept with:

Weissenborn lesson 10
Weissenborn lesson 19