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George Zukerman – A Legendary Pioneer

George Zukerman – A Legendary Pioneer

NEW MUSIC FOR NEW BASSOONISTS

NEW MUSIC FOR NEW BASSOONISTS

Correlograms

Correlograms

Nadina Mackie Jackson and the Council of Canadian Bassoonists

Nadina Mackie Jackson and the Council of Canadian Bassoonists

One Step at a Time

One Step at a Time

Donuts – Chapter 20 – Part 2

Donuts – Chapter 20 – Part 2

A Cruise Down The Bore River Part 3

A Cruise Down The Bore River Part 3

Nutcracker Sweet!

Nutcracker Sweet!

Donuts – Chapter 20 – Part 1

Donuts – Chapter 20 – Part 1

Cracking The Nutcracker

Cracking The Nutcracker

A Cruise Down the Bore River Part 2

A Cruise Down the Bore River Part 2

Fingering Charts

Fingering Charts

Nic Richard’s favourite links!

A Living Legend

A Living Legend

My Uncle Had a Radio

My Uncle Had a Radio

A Newbie At 80!!

A Newbie At 80!!

Bassoon frequencies and pitch designations

Bassoon frequencies and pitch designations

A Cruise Down the Bore River! Part 1

A Cruise Down the Bore River! Part 1

a long career in bassoon performance and teaching

a long career in bassoon performance and teaching

IN THE MONEY – focus on the tenor octave of the bassoon

IN THE MONEY – focus on the tenor octave of the bassoon

NEW CANADIAN BASSOON RECORDING!

NEW CANADIAN BASSOON RECORDING!

COLOR, INCLUSION AND THE BASSOON

COLOR, INCLUSION AND THE BASSOON

Beginning My Orchestral Career with the Edmonton Symphony

Beginning My Orchestral Career with the Edmonton Symphony

Building Symmetric Reeds

Building Symmetric Reeds

BLONDE BASSOON BASICS

BLONDE BASSOON BASICS

CHIAROSCURO Chapter 19

CHIAROSCURO Chapter 19

CHICKENS AND EGGS – CHAPTER 18

CHICKENS AND EGGS – CHAPTER 18

Hummel Cadenza (for Romanza)

Hummel Cadenza (for Romanza)

Hummel Exercises by Shawn Seguin

Hummel Exercises by Shawn Seguin

LIFT – CHAPTER 17

LIFT – CHAPTER 17

DOUBLE TONGUING – A Primer for Beginners and Experts by Christopher Millard

DOUBLE TONGUING – A Primer for Beginners and Experts by Christopher Millard

Frozen in Time – Porcelain Bassoonists

Frozen in Time – Porcelain Bassoonists

Corvids and Cacks – Chapter 16

Corvids and Cacks – Chapter 16

Rhythmic Displacement in the Study of Orchestral Excerpts

Rhythmic Displacement in the Study of Orchestral Excerpts

Resonance – Chapter 15

Resonance – Chapter 15

Beethoven IV – Transposed

Beethoven IV – Transposed

Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 – Transposed

Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 – Transposed

Rimsky-Korsakov – Shehrezade/Kalendar Prince – Transposed

Rimsky-Korsakov – Shehrezade/Kalendar Prince – Transposed

Ravel – Boléro – Transposed

Ravel – Boléro – Transposed

Stravinsky – Sacre du Printemps/Rite of Spring – Adoration de la terre – Transposed

Stravinsky – Sacre du Printemps/Rite of Spring – Adoration de la terre – Transposed

Stravinsky – Berceuse – Transposed

Stravinsky – Berceuse – Transposed

Reed My Lips – Chapter 14

Reed My Lips – Chapter 14

Now’s the time!

Now’s the time!

Bassoon Wizard in the Woods

Bassoon Wizard in the Woods

Stairway to Heaven – Chapter 13

Stairway to Heaven – Chapter 13

Brains and Membranes by Christopher Millard – Chapter 12 – The Goldilocks Dilemma

Brains and Membranes by Christopher Millard – Chapter 12 – The Goldilocks Dilemma

A Useful Equation – Chapter 11

A Useful Equation – Chapter 11

MILDE # 1, Opus 26 – Transposed

MILDE # 1, Opus 26 – Transposed

The Incredible Shrinking Bassoonist – Chapter 10

The Incredible Shrinking Bassoonist – Chapter 10

The Big Bounce – Chapter 9

The Big Bounce – Chapter 9

Dialogue – Chapter 8

Dialogue – Chapter 8

Look Both Ways! – Chapter 7

Look Both Ways! – Chapter 7

Surf’s Up! – Chapter 3

Surf’s Up! – Chapter 3

SOLO BASSOON AND ORCHESTRA – CANADIAN COMPOSERS

SOLO BASSOON AND ORCHESTRA – CANADIAN COMPOSERS

We’ll huff and we’ll puff… – Chapter 6

We’ll huff and we’ll puff… – Chapter 6

The Big Picture – Chapter 5

The Big Picture – Chapter 5

My Life with Bill Part 2 – PARTITA

My Life with Bill Part 2 – PARTITA

The Physicist’s Viewpoint – Chapter 4

The Physicist’s Viewpoint – Chapter 4

My Life With Bill – Part 1

My Life With Bill – Part 1

Can you explain how a bassoon reed works? – Chapter 2

Can you explain how a bassoon reed works? – Chapter 2

The Craftsman – Chapter 1

The Craftsman – Chapter 1

Frank Marcus – Canada’s Bassoon Repairman to the World

Frank Marcus – Canada’s Bassoon Repairman to the World

Épiphanie Chromatique

Épiphanie Chromatique

Musings from the Reed Museum

Musings from the Reed Museum

The Beautiful Bassoon! – Art of Hermann Armin von Kern

The Beautiful Bassoon! – Art of Hermann Armin von Kern

A Gift to Be Simple

A Gift to Be Simple

My First Encounter With The Bassoon

My First Encounter With The Bassoon

How To Put Your Bassoon Together

How To Put Your Bassoon Together

Comment monter son basson à la vitesse de la lumière

Comment monter son basson à la vitesse de la lumière

The Beautiful Bassoon! Art of 4 Centuries

The Beautiful Bassoon! Art of 4 Centuries

Richard Hoenich and Brooke Valley Bassoon Days

Richard Hoenich and Brooke Valley Bassoon Days

Il est grand le mystère

Il est grand le mystère

How to Play Modern Bassoon in a Continuo Section Without Losing the Respect of Your Colleagues

How to Play Modern Bassoon in a Continuo Section Without Losing the Respect of Your Colleagues

I picked up the bassoon at age 75

I picked up the bassoon at age 75

Donovan Tong – I started playing the bassoon in Grade Six

Donovan Tong – I started playing the bassoon in Grade Six

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