Bassoon Lessons

The bassoon is a woodwind instrument and is prominent in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature. The bassoon has a distinctive tone and wide musical range. Due to the size and length of the bassoon, the complicated fingering and the complex acoustics, the bassoon is a challenging instrument to learn, but also one of the most rewarding.

  • Learn Principles of Playing the Bassoon
  • Embouchure
  • Assembly of the Bassoon and Positioning the Seat Strap
  • Reed Selection and Soaking the Reed
  • Intonation, Sound Quality and Tuning
  • Air Support, Breathing and Longtones
  • Finger and Hand Positions and Movements
  • Treble Clef, Bass Clef and Tenor Clef
  • Articulation, Legato and Staccato
  • Vibrato and Altissimo
  • Scales and Arpeggios
  • Listening Skills and Ear Training
  • Learning the “Octave Leap”
  • “Flicking” Techniques
  • Abdominal Breathing

To learn more about Englert Music Studio and Bassoon Lesson and other Music Lesson Options, please call Carolyn at 717-336-0662, email cenglert@ptd.net or fill out our online request form.

Music is the most entirely human of the fine arts, and has the fewest analoga in nature. Its first delightfulness is simple accordance with the ear; but it is an associated thing, and recalls the deep emotions of the past with an intellectual sense of proportion. Every human feeling is greater and larger than the exciting cause—a proof, I think, that man is designed for a higher state of existence; and this is deeply implied in music in which there is always something more and beyond the immediate expression.

– Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Ms. Englert…What you have taught me these past years is a blessing and I enjoyed every minute of it. You have a wonderful gift that will help many others learn the beauty of music. The sound of your influence will be in my music forever.

– John Wallace