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You remember I said,
when you blow the reed up and find stability,
make sure you have contact with your teeth.
Bassoon fundamentals.
I would like to share with you
my views of the most essential bassoon fundamentals.
Our fingers...
... should be very close to the control of a piano player.
If I play the beginning
of the Così fan tutte solo
with stiff fingers:
it becomes overly clear.
Tonguing.
Single tongue and double tongue.
I would like to talk about single tongue first,
the essential way of bassoon playing.
Very often we don’t think about...
... tonguing at all.
But when it comes to the instrument,
we need to be very, very defined
and very clear with where we place our tongue.
I have some ideas about tonguing...
... Is to create this kind of balance from the bassoon,
just like you do on the flute.
This motion goes against this motion,
and then basically you’re holding the instrument
from the points, not with your fingers,
leaving your fingers much freer to operate.