{"id":674,"date":"2017-05-10T14:17:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T18:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/?page_id=674"},"modified":"2025-08-07T13:22:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:22:03","slug":"bassoon-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/faq\/student-curriculum\/bassoon-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Bassoon Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Charles Bailey, Instructor<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #61812a\">Level I<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Methods<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weissenborn, <em>Method for Bassoon<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Sample Solos<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lydon Hilling, ed., <em>First Book of Bassoon Solos<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Forming and developing the correct embouchure<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to correct posture, breathing, Tone production<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to basic articulations (tonguing, slur, staccato, accent)<\/li>\n<li>General maintenance and operation of the instrument<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Technique<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Major and minor scales as introduced by Weissenborn<\/li>\n<li>Scales \u2013 C, Bb, F, G, D major<\/li>\n<li>Range: 1 octave<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #61812a\">Level II<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Methods<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weissenborn, <em>Studies, Vol. 1, opus 8 (for beginners)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Continued Major and minor scales as introduced by Weissenborn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Sample Solos<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>B. Garfield, <em>Concert Album for Bassoon<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Peter Wastall, <em>Learn as you play Bassoon<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continued emphasis on fundamentals of Level 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Technique<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continued Major and minor scales as introduced by Weissenborn<\/li>\n<li>Scales \u2013 C, Bb, F, G, D major; C, D, G minor<\/li>\n<li>Range: 2 octaves<\/li>\n<li>Chromatic scale, 2 octaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #61812a\">Level III<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Methods<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weissenborn, <em>Studies, Vol. 1, opus 8<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Sample Solos<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laszlo Hara, <em>Music for Bassoon<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continued emphasis on fundamentals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Technique<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All major scales; c, d, g, a minor<\/li>\n<li>Range- 2 octaves<\/li>\n<li>Varied articulations<\/li>\n<li>Chromatic scale 2 \u00bd octaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #61812a\">Level IV<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Methods<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completion of <em>Weissenborn Method for Bassoon<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Start <em>Weissenborn Studies, Vol. 2<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Sample Solos<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Galliard, <em>6 Sonatas for Bassoon<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ivan Phillips, arr., A Classical and Romantic Album<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to tenor clef<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Technique<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continued emphasis on Fundamentals<\/li>\n<li>All Major and minor scales plus arpeggios<\/li>\n<li>2 and 3 octaves<\/li>\n<li>Various articulations<\/li>\n<li>Chromatic scale 3 octaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #61812a\">Level V: Diploma Level<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Methods<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Milde, <i>Studies in all Keys<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Orifici, <i>Melodic Studies<\/i><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Sample Solos<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Telemann<i>, Sonata in F minor<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to Reed making<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Technique<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All Major and minor scales 2 and 3 octaves<\/li>\n<li>Duple and triple patterns<\/li>\n<li>Chromatic scale, entire range<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audition for RPYO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #61812a\">Level VI: Honors Diploma<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Preparation for conservatory education<\/li>\n<li>Preparations of a compelling college audition including three contrasting works<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Methods<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Milde<i>, Studies in all keys<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Gambaro<i>, 18 Etudes for Bassoon<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Sample Solos<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Mozart, <i>Bassoon Concerto in B flat<br \/>\n<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Gambar<i>o, 18 Etudes for Bassoon<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reed Making<\/li>\n<li>Orchestral Excerpts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Performance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prepare a recital consisting of 3 contrasting works and styles, including 1 from memory<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audition for RPYO<\/li>\n<li>Possibly enter various competitions including: Eisenhart Young Artist Competition, Hochstein Recital Competition &amp; Penfield Symphony Concerto Competition<\/li>\n<li>Prepare for Honors Jury to be played in February of senior year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/handbooks\/student\">Student Handbook Table of Contents<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Bailey, Instructor Level I Methods Weissenborn, Method for Bassoon Sample Solos Lydon Hilling, ed., First Book of Bassoon Solos Skills Forming and developing the correct embouchure Introduction to correct posture, breathing, Tone production Introduction to basic articulations (tonguing, slur, staccato, accent) General maintenance and operation of the instrument Technique Major and minor scales as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"parent":617,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-674","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"mb":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/author\/rita-coulter\/","display_name":"Rita Coulter"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 9 years ago","modified":"Updated 9 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on May 10, 2017","modified":"Updated on August 7, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on May 10, 2017 2:17 PM","modified":"Updated on August 7, 2025 1:22 PM"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","mfb_rest_fields":["title","coauthors","author_meta","relative_dates","absolute_dates","absolute_dates_time","featured_img_caption","featured_img","series_order"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32596,"href":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/674\/revisions\/32596"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esm4.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}