Bassoon Terminology

1.
You are going to have the reed rest on the lower lip and have the reed go in your mouth
so that way the upper lip almost touches the wire.
2. The players tongue touches the tip of the bottom side of the bassoon reed. You will be
using the syllable too
3. You will first soak the reed in a small cup of water. Then, you will insert the wing joint
into the boot joint. Align the inside curve with the hole for the long joint. Push the long
joint into the assembled boot and wing joints. Align the left hand thumb keys. Engage
the locking mechanism. Gently push the bell into place, depressing the key (pad cup)
with your thumb, align the connecting levers. Insert the hand rest and adjust it properly.
Hook the neck strap or seat strap to the bassoon. Hold the bocal near the cork and
gently push it into place. Carefully avoid harming the whisper key pad. Align the vent
hole and whisper key pad. Put the reed on the bocal and adjust it to playing position
4. The bocal is the long curvy slim pipe that connects the reed to the wing/tenor joint.
5. The contrabassoon is in the key of c but it sounds an octave lower than the bassoon. The
contrabassoon is mainly used in orchestra settings. Some symphonic bands use a
contrabassoon. The range is a g below the staff in bass clef to a g above the staff in
treble clef.
6. Crowing is when you put the oboe reed in your mouth and when you blow, you should
be able to hear the blades of the tip of the reed begin to vibrate. The pitches that you
hear should be an octave c.
7. Adjust the hand rest so your right fingers can easily reach the tone holes.
8. You are going to roll you bottom lip in and then you are going to place the reed in till it
almost touches the wire. Then. You are going to roll you top lip to the top part of the lip.
9. The contrabassoon is in the key of c but it sounds an octave lower than the bassoon. The
contrabassoon is mainly used in orchestra settings. Some symphonic bands use a
contrabassoon. The range is a g below the staff in bass clef to a g above the staff in
treble clef.
10.
 You are going to be using fingers 1 2 3 4 5 and the whisper key
 You are going to be using 1 2 3 4 5 and the whisper key
 You are going to be using fingers 1 2 3 and the whisper key
 You are going to be using fingers 1 2 and the whisper key
 You are going to be using fingers 1 and the whisper key
 You will just use the whisper key
 You will be half holing with the first finger and use 2 3 4 5 6 and you will be using the
whisper key and the L1 key
 You will be using fingers 1 2 3 4 5
 You can either use 1 2 3 4 5 whisper key and the T8 key, or you can use 1 2 3 4 5 and
the T8 key without the whisper key
11. You are going to roll you bottom lip and place the reed on the bottom lip and then roll
your top lip on top of the reed
12. The heckel system is the standard version most people play,
13. Flicking is then you take your left hand off of the whisper key and hit the octave key in
order to make a note pop out. The notes that use it are F#, G flat, G, G#, and A flat
14. the French system has fewer keys then the heckel system
15. The half hole notes are fourth line f#, fourth space G, G#, G above the staff, And G#
above the staff
16. You are going to have you left hand be on whisper key and the octave key and the shape
of your hand will be in a c shape
17. Remove the reed and blow out excess water and place the reed in a reed holder to dry.
Blow water out of the bocals from the cork end before storing it. Remove each joint and
carefully swab out the wing and boot joints. Wipe the outside of the bassoon with a soft
clean cloth. After you clean every part, put the pieces where they belong in the case.
18. The bell, reed, bocal, tenor/wing joint, bass/long joint, boot/bottom joint.
19. The pancake key is on the lower joint in-between the T8 key and the T10 key.
20. Legere synthetic reed $139.95, jones bassoon reed $12.99, jones artist series $19.95
21. You will have your right hand be in the shape of a c and you will put your right thumb
just below the bottom of the hand rest
22. It is a bassoon with fewer keys
23. Hands have to be large enough, closed teeth meet evenly, sense of pitch is above
average, eye hand coordination is good, perseverance and level of confidence is high. Work
habits are strong, and achievement is high, desire to play the bassoon is unwavering,
parental support is strong, person has had to have played another instrument. Saxophone
players would make great bassoonist
24. They are a smaller bassoon for people with short fingers.
25. You have to breathe specific amounts of air to get notes to sound properly. You can’t
blow too much air on the reed.
26. The reed needs to be 2 5/32” and vary no more than + or – 1/8”
27. Use more pressure and if that doesn’t work, get a stiffer reed. And also mess around
with the opening of your mouth.
28. You use your diaphragm to create vibrato on the bassoon
29. F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#
30. Plastic bassoons sound much more reasonable compared to the wooden bassoon.
Plastic is also much more durable

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