Dr Downing's Bassoon Tone-Ups - bassoon sheet music.

Bassoon Tone-Ups

Want a great basoon sound? You need to play long notes.

Long notes are boring - so you don't play them do you?

Slow melodies are fun to play -

and a great way to perfect your bassoon tone.

Book 1

Bassoon musicA4 (21cm x 29.7cm) with laminated covers and luxury wire binding for strength.  The book lies flat on your music stand.
Fourteen beautiful slow tunes - ideal for tone development.
Performance notes and technique tips for each melody.
Performance standard - easy to moderately difficult.
Sandra Downing says: "In my many years of teaching, I have found that many bassoon players won't  practice long note exercises because they can be so dreadfully boring.  I could not find enough interesting slow music for bassoon students to play - so we have published "Bassoon Tone-Ups Book 1". This book has fourteen carefully selected titles, complete with performance notes for each piece, for you to enjoy playing.  You will also develop your embouchure at the same time".
Below are scanned extracts of pages.  Click on the thumbnail pictures to see them full size.

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