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Building a Bassoonist
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Welcome to the Building a Bassoonist RUclips channel!!
I'm Natalie, and I believe that anyone can learn how to play the bassoon, especially when given the right resources and support. On this channel, I want to help you improve your bassoon playing and learn the skills to play anything you want. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on new videos!
Take lessons, purchase reeds, and more at: buildingabassoonist.com/
I'm Natalie, and I believe that anyone can learn how to play the bassoon, especially when given the right resources and support. On this channel, I want to help you improve your bassoon playing and learn the skills to play anything you want. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on new videos!
Take lessons, purchase reeds, and more at: buildingabassoonist.com/
What's in My Bassoon Case?
In this video I demonstrate my Wiseman bassoon case, everything that I carry in it, and how I organize it all in the case.
🔗 Download my bassoon fingering chart here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/fingeringchart
🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! buildingabassoonist.com/product/bassoon-lesson-30-minutes/
🎶 Purchase my reeds here: buildingabassoonist.com/product/reeds/
⚙️ Gear I showed in the video:
Wiseman Case: wisemanlondon.com/product/classic-bassoon-case/
Seat Strap: foxproducts.com/product/seat-strap-with-hook/
Microfiber cloth: amzn.to/4fkZGqj
Tuner & Clip-on Mic: amzn.to/3YlFVJl
Swab: amzn.to/3zRTtSz
Balance Hanger (need to have professionally installed - speak to a repair profession...
🔗 Download my bassoon fingering chart here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/fingeringchart
🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! buildingabassoonist.com/product/bassoon-lesson-30-minutes/
🎶 Purchase my reeds here: buildingabassoonist.com/product/reeds/
⚙️ Gear I showed in the video:
Wiseman Case: wisemanlondon.com/product/classic-bassoon-case/
Seat Strap: foxproducts.com/product/seat-strap-with-hook/
Microfiber cloth: amzn.to/4fkZGqj
Tuner & Clip-on Mic: amzn.to/3YlFVJl
Swab: amzn.to/3zRTtSz
Balance Hanger (need to have professionally installed - speak to a repair profession...
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Видео
My Reaction to the Most Popular Bassoon Tutorial on YouTube
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.Месяц назад
There is a lot of bad bassoon advice on the internet, so in this video I wanted to take a look at a really popular video for beginning bassoon and discuss some incorrect and misleading information that it shares. Watch the full video here: ruclips.net/video/rSnynZjHgi0/видео.html 🔗 Download my bassoon fingering chart here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/fingeringchart 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd ...
5 Tips for Maximizing Your Private Music Lessons
Просмотров 3152 месяца назад
I can guarantee that you could be getting more out of your private music lessons. In this video I share 5 tips to help maximize your lesson benefits. 🔗 Download my Practice Log here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/practicelog 00:00 Intro 01:03 Tip 1 06:55 Tip 2 08:55 Tip 3 11:37 Tip 4 13:05 Tip 5 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! buildingabassoonist.com/product/bassoon-lesson-30-minutes/ ...
What's in my Reed Tool Bag?
Просмотров 3183 месяца назад
In this video, I show you everything that I typically carry with me in my reed tool bag when I play bassoon. 🔗 Download my bassoon fingering chart here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/fingeringchart 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! buildingabassoonist.com/product/bassoon-lesson-30-minutes/ 🎶 Purchase my reeds here: buildingabassoonist.com/product/reeds/ 🛠 Equipment in this Video: Reed Pl...
Top Mistakes I Made as a Beginning Bassoonist
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.3 месяца назад
This video discusses the biggest mistakes I made when I was a beginning bassoonist and how you can avoid them in your own playing. 🔗 Download my bassoon fingering chart here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/fingeringchart 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! buildingabassoonist.com/product/bassoon-lesson-30-minutes/ 🎶 Purchase my reeds here: buildingabassoonist.com/product/reeds/ 00:00 Intro ...
How to Play "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" on Bassoon
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.6 месяцев назад
In this video, I demonstrate how to play the famous "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" melody on the bassoon. 🔗 Download the sheet music here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/f47b0e446c 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! buildingabassoonist.com/product/bassoon-lesson-30-minutes/ 🎶 Purchase my reeds here: buildingabassoonist.com/product/reeds/ 🙎🏼♀️ About Natalie: Dr. Natalie Law is an active basso...
Why is My Bassoon Reed Misaligned?
Просмотров 9378 месяцев назад
In this video, I explain why the blades of your bassoon reeds might be misaligned or slipped. 🔗 Download my bassoon fingering chart here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/fingeringchart 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! buildingabassoonist.com/product/bassoon-lesson-30-minutes/ 🎶 Purchase my reeds here: buildingabassoonist.com/product/reeds/ 🙎🏼♀️ About Natalie: Dr. Natalie Law is an active...
Secrets to Achieving a Beautiful Bassoon Tone
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.8 месяцев назад
In this video, I teach you how to change and improve your sound on the bassoon, including specific tips and strategies for making adjustments in your air usage and reeds to get the tone you want. 🔗 Download my bassoon fingering chart here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/fingeringchart 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! buildingabassoonist.com/product/bassoon-lesson-30-minutes/ 🎶 Purchase m...
Bassoon Half Hole Technique: A Comprehensive Tutorial
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.9 месяцев назад
In this video, I teach you the proper way to play notes that use the half hole on the bassoon. 🔗 Download my bassoon fingering chart here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/fingeringchart 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! buildingabassoonist.com/product/bassoon-lesson-30-minutes/ 🎶 Purchase my reeds here: buildingabassoonist.com/product/reeds/ 00:00 Intro 00:45 What is a Half Hole? 02:25 How...
How to Crush Your Next Audition
Просмотров 62810 месяцев назад
Whether you're taking a live audition or submitting a recorded tape, I will teach you my best tips for winning auditions in this video. 🔗 Download my Practice Log here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/practicelog 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! buildingabassoonist.com/product/bassoon-lesson-30-minutes/ 🎶 Purchase my reeds here: buildingabassoonist.com/product/reeds/ 🙎🏼♀️ About Natalie: ...
Your Questions, My Answers!
Просмотров 37110 месяцев назад
In this video, I answer questions that I received from my "Ask Me Anything!" survey that I sent out awhile ago! 🔗 Download my bassoon fingering chart here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/fingeringchart 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! buildingabassoonist.com/product/bassoon-lesson-30-minutes/ 🎶 Purchase my reeds here: buildingabassoonist.com/product/reeds/ JazzLab Harness I use: charlesm...
How to Practice Intonation (for Wind Players)
Просмотров 66811 месяцев назад
In this video, I teach you strategies for how to practice intonation, including hearing intonation better (both unisons and intervals), as well as how to adjust your instrument so that you can play in tune. 🔗 Download my Practice Log here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/practicelog 🎻 Cello Drones: ruclips.net/p/OLAK5uy_kHG9fAU_mcPFJcKzx2J2eNlWt9g5At7Lw 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! bu...
Beginner Bassoon Song: How to Play “Mary Had a Little Lamb” (Only 4 Notes!)
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.11 месяцев назад
In this video, I teach you how to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb", which only uses 4 notes! 🚀 Was this tutorial helpful for you? Get many more like it in my beginning bassoon course, Bassoon Jumpstart: building-a-bassoonist.teachable.com/p/bassoon-jumpstart 🔗 Download my bassoon fingering chart here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/fingeringchart 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! buildingaba...
Beginner's Guide to Bassoon Reed Making, Part 1: Forming the Cane
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.11 месяцев назад
This video is the first part of a larger series on beginning reed making. In this video, I teach you how to take a piece of GSP bassoon cane and form it into a reed blank. This video is sponsored (with cane) by Barton Cane, check them out for all of your cane needs! www.bartoncane.com/ 🔗 Download my bassoon fingering chart here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/fingeringchart 🎶 Take a lesson with me...
The Secret to Practicing More
Просмотров 72011 месяцев назад
In this video, I give you tips and advice for not only practicing your instrument more, but practicing more efficiently so that you can progress more quickly. 🔗 Download my Practice Log here: buildingabassoonist.ck.page/practicelog 00:00 Intro 01:03 How to Approach Practicing 14:07 What Practicing Should Actually Look Like 22:06 How to Measure Your Progress 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to ...
The Role of 1st Vs. 2nd Bassoon in Ensembles
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.Год назад
The Role of 1st Vs. 2nd Bassoon in Ensembles
Basic Reed Adjusting Tools EVERY Bassoonist Should Have
Просмотров 847Год назад
Basic Reed Adjusting Tools EVERY Bassoonist Should Have
What it's REALLY like to be a Professional Musician
Просмотров 782Год назад
What it's REALLY like to be a Professional Musician
How to Crush High Note Fingerings on Bassoon | Tips, Drills, & Strategies
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.Год назад
How to Crush High Note Fingerings on Bassoon | Tips, Drills, & Strategies
Alternate Fingerings Every Bassoonist Should Know
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.Год назад
Alternate Fingerings Every Bassoonist Should Know
Get Started Making Your Own Bassoon Reeds
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.Год назад
Get Started Making Your Own Bassoon Reeds
Make Your Bassoon Reeds Easier to Play | Reed Adjusting Tutorial
Просмотров 4 тыс.Год назад
Make Your Bassoon Reeds Easier to Play | Reed Adjusting Tutorial
How to Tighten & Replace Wire on Bassoon Reeds
Просмотров 647Год назад
How to Tighten & Replace Wire on Bassoon Reeds
How to Fix a Sagging/Flat E on Bassoon Reeds
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.Год назад
How to Fix a Sagging/Flat E on Bassoon Reeds
How to Become a Bassoonist | Tips for Making Bassoon a Regular Part of Your Life
Просмотров 679Год назад
How to Become a Bassoonist | Tips for Making Bassoon a Regular Part of Your Life
Should You Buy a New Bocal? | Understanding Bocals and How to Choose One for You
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.Год назад
Should You Buy a New Bocal? | Understanding Bocals and How to Choose One for You
Should You Rent or Buy a Bassoon? | Advice for Finding an Instrument to Play
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.Год назад
Should You Rent or Buy a Bassoon? | Advice for Finding an Instrument to Play
Be a Better Bassoonist in Your Ensemble | Tips for Playing in Bands, Orchestras, & Chamber Groups
Просмотров 976Год назад
Be a Better Bassoonist in Your Ensemble | Tips for Playing in Bands, Orchestras, & Chamber Groups
I have and still use the oval Gewa case my Heckel came in, but normally it's the Bonna - the Wiseman cases are nice!
my problem is that my playing is so airy, i don't know how to fix it 😢
For those who want to hear it: * 2:35 without flicking * 9:59 with flicking I don't think there's a place in this video that shows what "venting" sounds like, so I'll look for that in another video. This video was really well laid out and clearly described! Even as a non-bassoonist, I learned a lot - excellent pedagogical approach. Thanks so much!
Going on 8 1/2 years of playing. At first I didn’t understand the downward tongue motion, but after practicing it a few times I finally got the concept! Sounds much cleaner now. I originally had to learn articulation with beginning band books which are just awful, and they really screwed with my sense of timing (which still needs work.) Any advice on downward tonguing in the bass register?
I almost died watching him assemble the instrument
Please do a video on performance anxiety! I am auditioning for a wind ensemble at my university. I decided after almost 10 years of dropping out of my music ed degree to return and finish. It's extremely anxiety inducing for me to audition anyway, but especially after so long since I have done one!
I don't put a cloth in between the wing and long joint. I'm wondering what kind of damage can be done if there's no cloth?
Update: as of today I have now put a cloth
My father showed me the same video but I only payed attention to how the assemble it and when I truly got my bassoon, my director was so much better at teaching me than the vid😭
Thanks for the helpful video. I am a doubler, but I am getting to really love the bassoon. My B-flat above the staff has been flat, and also have had problems with e-flat in the staff, which you have nicely explained. I would be interested in the flicking video. Thanks you rock
Thank you for the help!
Hi :) It is my first time to put comment on your video. I have additional thing. Page tuner for my tablet and extra battery back. I found that it is very easy to use electric page turner for tablet and seeing score with tablet is very comfortable.
Nicely done. Thank you, Dr. Law.
Cool, I use a school-owned Fox Renard Artist Model 240, and that case is shaped like an old-timey coffin.
I want to play Bassoon but I have no money lol
If you are still in school, most school music programs own some of the more expensive instruments, like bassoons, tubas, timpani, etc. Talk to the music department. Whether or not you are a student, sooner or later, you will need money. It is a part of living in this material world. There are many ways to get money. I recommend the legal, ethical ways, but you do you, ponyboyx. And if you find a way to get your hands on a bassoon, you had better pack a lunch, because learning to play the bassoon is not an easy walk in the park. Wishing you all the best.
This is an excellent lesson and your fingering chart is the BEST! Many, MANY thanks! I may manage to learn these fingerings after all! 😆
This is amazing, I literally just received a rental bassoon today that I’m going to learn to play for band. I found that exact video and followed along to learn how to assemble and play. Thankfully I didn’t have the seat strap on and assembled it like you described from the floor. But yes, the ooo sound helped me to produce a noise but it definitely didn’t sound like an F. I needed about 5-10 minutes of experimentation to produce a nice sound based on the limited info I got; never played woodwind before. I’m going to watch more of your content to learn! Do you offer online classes by chance?
Congrats on starting bassoon, how exciting! Check out my online course, Bassoon Jumpstart, it’s a comprehensive beginning bassoon course that might be helpful to you: building-a-bassoonist.teachable.com/p/bassoon-jumpstart
I agree with most of your points, Natalie. THAT video is weird. But the reed part, there are all kinds of ways to make and perform on reeds. Over here in Thailand we've seen every thing from threaded reed, shrink tube, just wired, 4 wired, 2 wired, soaked it entirely, just dip the blade, just lick it, or just play them straight of box! In the end, it all comes down to the performance itself. If you can play well, anything goes. Just my two cents. Thank you for creating good videos, great insights, and easy to understand.
Helpful video! This one ought to drive you nuts in places, too I think: ruclips.net/video/XRwS4OE2wY0/видео.html I've never heard of anybody trying to attach both the wing and bass joints to the boot at the same time! I'd also suggest (did I learn it from you?) that unless your wider side of the boot is also lined, don't pull the swab out that direction; place it in the large end and pull it through the small side of the boot so as not to bring the wet swab in contact with the unlined side of the boot joint's bore.
@@philrichards9761 haven’t seen this one - wild!
I was so shocked to see him assemble the long joint before the tenor joint! I think he has good general knowledge on woodwinds, but not bassoon in particular
Thank you so much for this! As a beginning bassoon player, I'm always on the lookout for accurate information. To that end, I do wish you yourself expanded a bit more. Instead of telling us how his embouchure explanation was incomplete and he should have "talked about this or that," I wish you had talked about those things. Where should I put my lips on the reed? How do I avoid "biting down"? And so on. I really appreciate your channel and have been doing my best to follow your advice in other videos! Keep up the great work!
She has a beginner video like the one she's reviewing that covers those things.
Good points Natalie, and you are so kind with your delivery. Not condescending at all to the other, less experienced RUclips posters.
Totally agree with your comments. In the Netherland our teaching methods are the same as yours! Please continue your excellent job.
Love the video! I was just wondering what the piece at the end is called?
@@robertan2927 Sonata for Bassoon and Piano by Nancy Galbraith - one of my favorites!
Thank you!
I’ve watched this video before but I never noticed how crazy the guy was to assemble the bassoon while on the seat strap until actually imagining doing it myself. It looks sorta fine on camera but if I were to try doing that myself I would immediately realize how awkward and dangerous it is. Especially if joints are tight, putting a lot of downwards force could cause the seat strap to slip out and crash the whole instrument on the floor. And that likelihood would increase for small kids because of their lighter weight therefore providing less friction on the seat strap
You do good work, and thank you for what you do. Not everyone does how-to videos well, and some are downright scary - power tool demos, for instance. On RUclips, anyone gets to be an expert. Results may vary. Greatly. Your approach is top-notch. Well done, Ms. Law.
He's def an oboe player. Soaking the tip and forming an “ooo”embrosure
I tried some of those reeds with no wrapping; not even heat-shrink tubing. The claim is with modern substances (Duco) you don't need those add ons. I found I kept getting my fingers nicked by the wires.
I’ve never soaked the entire reed, just the blade.
Huh, I always soak the entire thing, that’s how I was taught
theres a difference? does it matter?
I dip the turban into the water then flip it so the blade is under. Not sure if this does anything its just how I learned to soak my reeds
Soaking the entire reed is important because it helps create a seal around the bocal (more difficult to do when the butt end of the reed is dry). Also the reed is more likely to vibrate (function) more evenly when the entire reed is soaked. Overall it makes it easier to play. Thanks for bringing this point up!
@@BuildingaBassoonist Thank you for this explanation! Can you give any tips to those of us using synthetic (Legere specifically) reeds?
Let's make this one of the most popular.
Thank you so much!! I’m a beginner who is just starting bassoon but I know bass clef and the book recommendation really helped!!
I want to play basson so bad that i was imagining me playing it for band and but its hard but i wii do it
I went 4 years not knowing any of this 💀 My band teacher just gave me the vented notes for the tenor register and I never knew that flicking would improvey tone quality so much! Thank you so much
Hello Natalie!! I hope that you are doing well and I can see that your RUclips channel is getting more popular! If you don’t remember me you gave me some lessons while my teacher Dorian was out of town and I was your first fan! I am currently learning the Weber bassoon concerto and I am wondering if you could make a video specifically for that price because it is suck a common price for high schoolers to learn!
Hey Scottlen, of course I remember you! Hope all is going well. I'll look into making a video for the Weber, thanks for the suggestion! :)
Just curious and I think I already know the answer. You put the wrapped blanks to dry with the bottom wire on. When you put the other wires and strings on, is the reed still dry or do you wet it again? I imagine all dry. Also, to cut the tip off, do you wet it again or cut it off while still dry right after putting the wires and turban on? Thanks!
The reed is dry when I put the other wire and string on! I usually let the blanks dry at least 24 hours before working on them. I also wet just the tip before I cut it to prevent cracks. Good questions, and good luck!!
HAHAHAHA I saw another of your videos on how to make a blank. I put my cane to soak in a big cup yesterday, but they stuck out about a third because they were dry. NOW watching this video, I see they sink as they absorb water. I actually put a weight on top to make them go all the way in!!! LMAO Should have watched this video first! hehe live and learn! Can't wait to dig in later today and make my blanks!
Very clear and helpful video!
:D)-< yayyyyyy
you're rad in so many ways! thank you for being awesome and sharing your knowledge and talent!
thank you for the post! i am a current flute player but i am switching over to bassoon for 7th grade band and 7th/8th honors ensemble and i am learning bassoon over the summer and taking lessons and i didn’t quite understand but now ive started to grasp the idea more and im sure many people thank you for helping us flute/bassoon players!
Bla,bla,bla!
Jan, I saw "Only the Murders in this Building" -- I am afraid oof Bassoon players.
Thank you for your information. While I enjoy hearing the bassoon music in the background, it is a bit distracting for me. What is your fee for zoom lessons?
Can you please make a video about your favorite etude books and solo pieces?
Could you please do a video on switching from a plastic bassoon to a wooden one? I'm going into 9th grade and was recently upgraded to one but it's a lot more tiring.
I want to learn bassoon so bad. I already know how to play bass clarinet, bari sax, and tuba. Bassoon and bass trombone are the only lows I need to learn.
Do it!
I'm so happy that you made this video. I was beginning to think my brain couldn't learn these notes and was getting very discouraged. Thank you so much.
I can personally vouch that you are very much capable of learning these notes! 🙂
I can imitate bassoon on my accordions and a harmonium and synrhesizers.
This video made an immediate difference, thank you! I’m just starting out, and I have just this summer to get good enough to join the beginning orchestra class at my community college.
The short-fingering e-flat sounds pretty sharp on my bassoon. It might still be useful if I need to skim through fast in a run, but I’m not there yet!
Fascinating to watch.