DVD - Bassoon Fundamentals  E-mail this product to a friend

Bassoon Fundamentals DVD by Beth Giacobassi, Bassoonist with the Milwaukee Symphony and bassoon professor at the University of Wisconsin.  This DVD covers all the basics of bassoon playing.  Some of the areas covered are:  Proper assembly/disassembly, swabbing, posture, embouchure, articulation, fingering challenges (half-holing, whisper key usage, snip or flicking, auxiliary keys), breathing, intonation challenges/solutions, equipment, basic maintenance and repairs (including bocal recorking) reed adjustment/wrapping and a bassoon demo at the end.