Bassoon Tonguing/Articulation: How to Make it Cleaner and Faster

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

Hi everyone! Would you be interested in learning more about double tonguing in a future video?

[@sophiefragezeichen8248]

Yes

[@arturosanchez7860]

Yes

[@saiaunglay1067]

Yes I'm waiting your future video and thanks for being with us

[@MariamHelwa]

Yes. I have never been able to do it. the tktk or dgdg has never worked for me.

[@alexandrastanciu388]

Yes!

[@DwainRichardson]

Extremely helpful advice, especially when it comes to slurring phrases before tonguing them. I’ll remember to refer to this video when I’m practising tonguing exercices. The Morelli exercise is useful, too. Thanks for referring to it in this video. (-:

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

Yes, I think slurring a difficult passage is one of the fastest ways to identify where your tongue isn’t working correctly! Thanks!

[@deadbrainz6669]

younger bassoonist here, your videos are so helpful!! currently binge watching :D

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

Woohoo! Hope you’re having fun!!

[@audreykragenbrink1275]

Very helpful! I’ve been working on an etude for a band audition and this really helped me make my notes smooth

[@OboeSteph]

Very clear and helpful video!

[@doc3652]

Going on 8 1/2 years of playing. At first I didn’t understand the downward tongue motion, but after practicing it a few times I finally got the concept! Sounds much cleaner now. I originally had to learn articulation with beginning band books which are just awful, and they really screwed with my sense of timing (which still needs work.) Any advice on downward tonguing in the bass register?

[@darrenb.5229]

Oh man, I needed this!

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

Oh good!!

[@starthornfromscratch2718]

Awesome! I just started learning last year and I'm the only bassoonist available for my school's band, so I've ended up with a lot of things quite a ways out of my comfort zone. This was really helpful.

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

That's awesome!

[@sessionslive6244]

Very professional! Love the way you play your instrument! Great job

[@tzwola]

That's great! I love to learn how to change the sound and which technical aspect has an impact on it! :D That is extremely helpful

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

Good!

[@BendaBean]

Great video, im trying to learn rush e and this helped!

[@alyseceleste]

Love your game face!!! 😂

[@michaelhazdra4923]

Please make a video about playing portamento. Like for exercise IX in Weisenborn

[@footrane]

very good!! Great lesson, congratulations

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

Thanks so much, Alexandre! By the way, congrats on the recent birth of your new nephew 😀

[@felipote74]

This is gold!!

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

Thanks! I’m enjoying your videos as well! 🙂

[@MusicLover7545]

Thank you!!

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

Of course, thanks for watching!

[@H-P_ark]

3:07 is that in 3/8?

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

Yes!

[@trinidad808]

0:01 i do all of them 💀🔫

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

I feel that!!

[@trinidad808]

@@BuildingaBassoonist Im trying to fix them but its imposible 😪🔫 the 3 C is always out of tune, i hace to blow A LOT. How can i make it sound better? How can i play it on pianissimo? Also i need to know how to do pianissimo with all of the notes. Do i need to blow less when i play bass notes? How do i do crescendo? I'm so sorry those are so many question but can you help me? I have a rehearsal and i dont know how to do all of that 😪🔫

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

@@trinidad808 lots of great questions! Is your C usually flat and you have to use a lot of air to bring it up to pitch? Or is it sharp? If it’s flat, focus on using more air support, which means engaging your abs more to control the airstream (rather than just trying to blow a lot of air). This is also what you need to do to play at a soft dynamic - using lots of air support while keeping your embouchure relatively relaxed so that the sound doesn’t become pinched. When you’re playing low notes, you generally need to use more air to travel through more of the instrument, but more importantly you need to “voice” these notes correctly. Make sure that the opening of your throat is very tall and open to allow for good pitch and response in that register. These are all topics that are hard to address in one KZbin comment so I recommend trying to schedule a lesson with myself or another bassoonist to go more in depth! My lesson info is here: buildingabassoonist.com/product/bassoon-lesson-60-minutes/ Take care and good luck!

[@trinidad808]

@@BuildingaBassoonist omg thank you sooooo much 😩👏 you saved my life. Also, when i play always is sharp, why does that happen? Thats the last question 😅 The middle c is always sharp and the A too

[@BuildingaBassoonist]

@@trinidad808 I made a video about what to do to address playing sharp: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHnUoJ59f6Z_bNU Might answer some of your questions!