Yoga and Mindfulness for Musicians
This lecture will introduce the techniques of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness and how they can be used to improve common mental and physical issues of musicians. A portion of the…
Your Skills Absolutely Matter: A Bassoonist’s Perspective on Other Viable Paths in Music
As a bassoonist, all I wanted to do was to play and teach. What I did not realize was that my experience was preparing me for a different path that…
Building Your Toolbox: Alternative Bassoon Fingerings and (some of) Their Uses
To play bassoon successfully in any context, a musician must be prepared to not only overcome the mechanical obstacles the instrument places in front of them, but to utilize them…
Expanding Foundations: Introducing Extended Technique in Early Bassoon Pedagogy
Within bassoon pedagogy, attention toward extended technique is often reserved for players well into their professional training, and frequently a single experiment toward presenting something unique to the audience. Often,…