Lesson Recordings

Links to Relevant Articles/PDFs

a collection of articles and resources that i believe are helpful in being better at this insane piece of wood we call the bassoon

on preparation and practice

• The Bulletproof Musician, Beyond Practicing, Lesson 2: Preparation and The Bulletproof Musician, Beyond Practicing, Lesson 5: Concentration

• Michael Burns, “Some Thoughts on Practicing” and “Some More Thoughts on Practicing”

on bassoon-ing

• Barrick Stees, “Long Tone Regimen”

• Barrick Stees, “Articulation”

• Joey Lavarias, “The Basics of Learning Clefs: A Rant Guide”

On auditions

• Barrick Stees, “Audition Preparation”

• Examples of Orchestral Audition Lists

  • Google Drive folder with current/past audition lists.

• The Bassoonist’s Orchestral Canon

  • List of major bassoon excerpts, compiled by Joey Lavarias. Separated by frequency of appearance.

on reeds

• Billy Short, “Reed-Making Handout”

• Frank Morelli, “Reed Map”

  • Map displaying areas of the reed blade and how scraping in those areas affects a reed’s performance.