The basson is a really retarded instrument. You guys are a bunch of losers.

no, the bassoon is awesome and yes sometimes the bassoon does play baritone/trombone parts but after the level 2 music and u start playing the upper 3`s and above that in band, it usually gets its own part.

my band is still doing grade 1 band and it`s all trombone and baritone parts... except for 1 piece. o canada. i get to play this crazy counter-melody that makes the ending of the song so cool. i love it. and even though 30 other kids are playing against me someone said they can actually hear a faint little counter-melody in the back. lol.

i can`t wait till the music get`s harder and i get better parts.

I never really knew this many people switched to basson. I am the topped ranked high school bass clarinetist in NC. I recently picked up a basson. I found it difficult to change to bass cleft along with a double reed.

It`s the season of bassoons! lol

I think I`m gonna go crazy if I don`t start the bassoon soon, hey that rhymes . 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3! 3 months still... Anyways... I`ll focus on the piano for now! If I Ain`t Got You from Alicia Keys is the best! I still can`t play it full on the piano yet, but so what

I have played the bassoon for over 7 months and i had switched from the clarinet because the clarinet is not a challenge to play. The bassoon is the grandfather of instruments and should never be forgotten

I never really knew this many people switched to basson. I am the topped ranked high school bass clarinetist in NC. I recently picked up a basson. I found it difficult to change to bass cleft along with a double reed.

well i am the top ranked high school bassoonist in utah so it looks like you`ve got some competition.

I`m a trumpetplayer too and I`ll decided last year to learn a second instrument. I`ll started with bassoon because my girlfriend is a oboe player.
It was not easy in the beginning, but I found guys that helped me a lot by giving me tips and also a good service.

Soo maybe it can help you...

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I too need some advice....my band teacher in my middle school where i am now asked me to play the bassoon, and id be switching from the clarinet TO bassoon. I know im going too, but as a beginning bassoonist i could use some advice.

Any bassoon players out there that could help?

id be the only bassoon player in my school too

I started playing the bassoon a little less than a year ago and have made it into my high school`s Wind Ensemble!!! I`ve even heard that I`m better than those already in the W E. But all of that could only have happened with tons of practice and no IT IS NOT EASY, but I worked hard and now I have my rewards. I play all of the woodwinds, but I started out on te saxes. Now, I want bassoon to be my main instrument because it`s cool and I know I can get alot of good college scholarships on it. No one should ever put the bassoon down. (By the way I`m only in eigth grade)

I`m in middle school and I just started playing the bassoon. It is a challange, but I enjoy challanges alonge with playing the bassoon. It is a fun instrument to play though.
-good luck

all bassonists must check out Cajun Folks Songs 2 by Frank Ticheli
www.manhattanbeachmusic.com its got an awesome basson part
Suggest this to your band director (if your in a very good middle school band or a good high school band

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