Bassoon Technical Basics

This book is a collection of tried and tested exercises, which will enable you to acquire an effective and comprehensive technique.

They are systematically arranged and alternate 1Cflowing 1D exercises, which train fluency and consistency, with 1Crepeated 1D exercises, which improve the precision of difficult finger movements.

The following exercises appear in each key:

• Scale, possible variations,5-note scale, scale with auxiliary note,basic pattern
• Thirds, repeated, flowing, with auxiliary note
• Fourths, repeated, flowing, with auxiliary note
• Staccato
• Arpeggios, arpeggios with variations

The book will conclude with daily exercises for developing a good sound (Prof. Albrecht Holder), with half-holed fingerings exercises and with another exercise training diminished arpeggios (Prof. David Seidel).

This study book consists of 112 pages andis a wonderful supplement to daily practice for bassoon players of almost every level.