Your First Bassoon Lesson!

In this video, I walk you through all the basics that I would in our first bassoon lesson together. 🚀 GET 50% OFF MY BEGINNING BASSOON COURSE, BASSOON JUMPSTART: https://buildingabassoonist.ck.page/code ✨ Stop guessing about your setup and start playing with professional-level consistency. Transform your playing from frustrating and inconsistent to stable and confident with my FREE Bassoon Basics Cheat Sheet: https://buildingabassoonist.kit.com/cheatsheet?_gl=1*sni8r2*_gcl_au*NDUxNTU3MzgzLjE3NjkxMTUzNTQuMjEzMjg5NjQyMS4xNzcyMjI0ODI1LjE3NzIyMjQ4MjQ. Silk Bassoon Swab: https://amzn.to/3F7x6IL Seat Strap (Fits most bassoons): https://amzn.to/3ys5YjO My favorite water cup: https://amzn.to/3LcycXy 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! https://buildingabassoonist.com/product/bassoon-lesson-30-minutes/ 🎶 Purchase my reeds here: https://buildingabassoonist.com/product/reeds/ 00:00 Intro 01:13 Equipment 09:16 How to Put the Bassoon Together 12:15 How to Form the Bassoon Embouchure 13:55 How to Tongue on the Bassoon 15:11 Hand Position 17:49 First Notes/Fingerings 21:10 Play Your First Song! 23:04 How to Put the Bassoon Away 27:14 My Gift to You! 🙎🏼‍♀️ About Natalie: Dr. Natalie Law is an active bassoonist and educator based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As an orchestral musician, she has most recently performed with the the Lansing Symphony, the Grand Rapids Symphony, and West Michigan Symphony. Natalie is a founding member of the Lansing-based woodwind quintet, Pure Winds, which was recently named a finalist for The American Prize and released an album under the Orpheus Classical music label. She has toured the United States as a performing artist and clinician at numerous institutions and conferences such as the Midwest Clinic and the International Double Reed Society Conference. Natalie received her DMA from Michigan State University, where she also obtained her Master's degree in bassoon performance. She completed her Bachelor's degrees in both bassoon performance and music education at the University of Montana. Her primary teachers have included Michael Kroth, Dorian Antipa, Elizabeth Crawford, and Jennifer Cavanaugh. Natalie is passionate about teaching bassoonists. Having grown up in a rural area without a bassoon teacher for hundreds of miles, she understands the need for high quality and accessible online resources. That's why she founded and created Building a Bassoonist: to help students feel confident, successful, and enjoy learning this unique instrument! 💌 Want to get in touch? Shoot me an email at [email protected] Some of the links above are affiliate, thank you for all your support!