60 Years of Bassoon Pedagogy
An examination of a pedagogy for bassoon from beginning to advanced following over 70 years preforming and 60 years university teaching; the development of concepts from studies with Ron Waln,…
East Meets West: Chinese Modes and Western Forms in An-Lun Huang’s Bassoon Concerto Op. 81c
Chinese Canadian Composer An-lun Huang’s compositional style synthesizes Western harmony and form with Chinese music modes and melodic concepts. He has been hailed by critics and audiences the world over.…
Go Contrabassoon: Applying Bassoon Reed Making Knowledge to the Contrabassoon Reed
Contrabassoon reed-making knowledge an essential skill for pre-professional and professional bassoonists as approximately 20-30% of full time bassoon orchestra positions have some aspect of contrabassoon performance. This presentation is for…
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,…