BASSOON MASTERY: FUNDAMENTALS & WEISSENBORN

Whether you are a complete beginner or someone who has struggled for years with embouchure and fingering, this course reveals the pillars of the Berlin school applied to the world’s most respected method. Learn to play with ease, without tension, and with total technical control.

In this course, you will learn:

All about the anatomy of the bassoon
The first steps of the art of bassoon playing
Important fundamentals to play the bassoon in the correct way
Complete Video Guide to Weissenborn Vol. 1

Finish this course ready to tackle intermediate repertoire with the technical foundation of the Berlin school.

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The anatomy of the bassoon

Let’s put your bassoon together

Fingering chart

Fingering chart – Video

Weissenborn Lesson 1 – “The First notes”

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

Now let’s take your bassoon apart

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Basic fundamentals about the embouchure

Weissenborn Lesson 2 – The tones held properly

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Basic Fundamentals about Breathing

Developing the control of breathing

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Choosing the right strap

The correct way to hold your bassoon

Developing the best posture to play the bassoon

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The correct finger technique

The use of the thumb

Learning how to use the flicking

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Playing the first notes: J. Weissenborn, Lesson 1

Lesson 2 – The tones held properly

Lesson 3 – Marcato / Staccato

Lesson 4 – The middle F

Lesson 5 – Exploring the low G

Lesson 6 – The thumb and the Bb

Lesson 7 – Expanding the register until the low F

Lesson 8 – Ab ( or G#)

Lesson 9 – Portamento and the middle Eb

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

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

Lesson 18 – Expanding the registers

Lesson 19 – Bb Major / Bb minor

Lesson 20 – A minor / E minor / F Major

Lesson 21 – G Major and minor /Eb Major and C Minor

Lesson 22 – Ab Major / Db Major

Lesson 23 – The A3 / A minor & Major / E Major, C# minor

Lesson 24 – B Major/ F# Major & minor relatives

Lesson 25 – The Bb4 / Bb Major & relatives

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