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BASSOON DIGITAL PROFESSOR
(Videos by Terry B. Ewell)

Articulation

Basics of Double Reed Articulation: Part 1 Introduction (7 minutes, 2007, BDP #10)

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Basics of Double Reed Articulation: Part 2 Articulation Experiments (15 minutes, 2007, BDP #11)

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Ewell's Article: "Teaching the Beginning Bassoonist," The Double Reed 23/2 (2000): 35-43. See lesson 3.

Multiple Tonguing 1: Principles of Double Tonguing (6 minutes, 2007, BDP #18)

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Multiple Tonguing 2: Practice Methods for Double Tonguing (7 minutes, 2007, BDP #19)

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Multiple Tonguing 3: Practice Exercises for Double Tonguing (7 minutes, 2007, BDP #20)

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Exercises for Oboe (pdf file)
Excercises for Bassoon (pdf file)

Arts Administration (Presentation give at MasterWorks Festival, 03 July 07)

Text of the Presentation (all five parts)
Part 1: Introduction. Definition of administration and discussion some of the duties commonly associated with administration. (7 minutes, 2007, BDP # 12)

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Part 2: Early administration of Joseph. Insights are drawn from the administrative experiences of Joseph and applied to contemporary settings. (13 minutes, 2007, BDP #13)

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Part 3: Later administration of Joseph. Insights are drawn from the administrative experiences of Joseph and applied to contemporary settings. (12 minutes, 2007, BDP # 14)

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Part 4: Conclusion. Includes a discussion of the handout. (11 minutes, 2007, BDP #15)

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Part 5: Conclusion. Includes a discussion of the handout. (7 minutes, 2007, BDP #16)

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Circular Breathing

Circular Breathing: Part 1 Concepts (2007, BDP #7)

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Ewell's article: "Musical Musings: Circular Breathing," The Double Reed 26/2 (2003): 68.
Jane Ann Orzel's letter: "Musical Musings: Circular Breathing, Part II," The Double Reed 26/4 (2003): 44.

Circular Breathing: Part 2 Practice without the Instrument (2007, BDP #8)

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Circular Breathing: Part 3 Practice on the Instrument (2007, BDP #9)

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Devotionals

J. S. Bach's Bible (2003, BDP #5)

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Responding to the Maestro (2004, BDP #6)

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Equipment and Accessories

Make Your Bassoon Swabs (6 minutes)

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Fingering Technique (2008, BDP #23, 8 1/2 minutes)

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Performances

Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto "La Notte" [The Night] part 1 (2007, BDP #21)

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Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto "La Notte" [The Night] part 2 (2007, BDP #22)

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Reed Finishing

Bassoon Reed Finishing: Part 1 Terms and Concepts (2007, BDP #1)

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Ewell's Article: “A Pedagogy for Finishing Reeds for the German-System (Heckel-System) Bassoon,” The Double Reed 23/3 (2000): 99-108.

Bassoon Reed Finishing: Part 2 Reed Types (2007, BDP #2)

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Bassoon Reed Finishing: Part 3 Observations, Balancing (2007, BDP #3)

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Bassoon Reed Finishing: Part 4 Tactile and Visual Observations (2007, BDP #4)

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Reviews of Beginning Bassoon Etudes
(Five Collections of Etudes for Beginning Bassoonists, 2008, BDP #28, 9 minutes)

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Starting Bassoon
The videos below are based on Terry Ewell's article: "Teaching the Beginning Bassoonist," The Double Reed 23/2 (2000): 35-43.

Who Should Play Bassoon? (2008, BDP #24, 6 minutes)

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Teachers’ Introduction to Bassoon Lesson Videos (2008, BDP #32, 6 minutes)

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1st Bassoon Lesson with Terry B. Ewell (2008, BDP #25-27)

First part, 8 minutes, (embouchure, assembling bassoon) RealPlayer | iPod or mpeg4 | Windows media video
Second part, 7 minutes, (posture, first fingerings) RealPlayer | iPod or mpeg4 | Windows media video
Third part, 4 minutes, (dissembling bassoon, swabbing) RealPlayer | iPod or mpeg4 | Windows media video

2nd Bassoon Lesson with Terry B. Ewell (2008, BDP #30-31)

First part, 7 minutes, (posture, position of the bassoon, and right hand placement) RealPlayer | iPod or mpeg4 | Windows media video
Second part, 7 minutes, (posture, first notes) RealPlayer | iPod or mpeg4 | Windows media video

3rd Bassoon Lesson with Terry B. Ewell (2008, BDP #33-34)

First part, 8 1/2 minutes, (articulation experiments) RealPlayer | iPod or mpeg4 | Windows media video
Second part, 7 minutes, (posture, right hand fingerings) RealPlayer | iPod or mpeg4 | Windows media video

4th Bassoon Lesson with Terry B. Ewell (2008, BDP #35-36)

First part, 6 1/2 minutes, (timing, metronome) RealPlayer | iPod or mpeg4 | Windows media video
Second part, 9 minutes, (tuning, drones) RealPlayer | iPod or mpeg4 | Windows media video

5th bassoon Lesson with Terry B. Ewell (2008, BDP # 37)

8 1/2 minutes, (difficult fingerings for beginners) RealPlayer | iPod or mpeg4 | Windows media video

Technology

Digital Bassoon Project (scales recorded with Audacity)

Demonstration Video

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