How to Practice Intonation (for Wind Players)

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.
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Dr. Natalie Law is an active bassoonist and educator based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She most recently served as Principal Bassoonist of the Great Falls Symphony and their resident wind quintet, the Chinook Winds in Great Falls, MT. As an orchestral musician, she has performed with the the Lansing Symphony, the Grand Rapids Symphony, and West Michigan Symphony. Natalie is a founding member of the Lansing-based woodwind quintet, Pure Winds, which was recently named a finalist for The American Prize and released an album under the Orpheus Classical music label. She has toured the United States as a performing artist and clinician at numerous institutions and conferences such as the Midwest Clinic and the International Double Reed Society Conference. Natalie received her DMA from Michigan State University, where she also obtained her Master's degree in bassoon performance. She completed her Bachelor's degrees in both bassoon performance and music education at the University of Montana. Her primary teachers have included Michael Kroth, Dorian Antipa, Elizabeth Crawford, and Jennifer Cavanaugh.
Natalie is passionate about teaching bassoonists. Having grown up in a rural area without a bassoon teacher for hundreds of miles, she understands the need for high quality and accessible online resources. That's why she founded and created Building a Bassoonist: to help students feel confident, successful, and enjoy learning this unique instrument!
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[@randyreynolds6645]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Almost 70 years of playing and singing and I finally understand. I love playing in ensemble and find it difficult to play with piano, bells and especially pipe organ. I'm sending your video to several instrumentalist friends.

[@dianedebruhl178]

Natalie, thank you again for providing such informative and articulate instructional videos. It is so obvious that you are a gifted teacher as well as a gifted and talented performer. Your sweet attitude while helping me learn and improve my bassoon skills is so appreciated, and the fact that there is absolutely no condescension or swollen ego on your part is remarkable. Keep up the wonderful work! By the way, I'm loving your reeds.

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

Thanks Diane🧡💛

[@caylasecura4867]

This was so informative and the way you explain made so much sense. Thank you!! I'm a recent bassoon convert and very much look forward to taking a lesson from you one day. You are so good at breaking things down ❤

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

Looking forward to our lesson!

[@newlife1036]

It's time to record some concert for bassoon and Natalia!

[@LuciusLucius]

When practicing with a tuner, I notice my pitch is really inconsistent, some notes are so sharp its about to move up a note, and some are so flat i gotta pinch my reed. Is that common?