Research Guides: Bassoon: Other Resources

Other Resources for Bassoon Players

Professional organizations for bassoon performers and teachers in the U.S.:

International professional organizations for bassoon:

Websites by Bassoonists for Bassoonists:

Barry Blogs
Professional blog of Barrik Stees, assistant principal bassoonist in the Cleveland Orchestra & professor of bassoon at the Cleveland Institute of Music and University of Akron.
The Bassoon-Family Fingering Companion
An annotated index of fingerings for instruments in the bassoon family, by Terry B. Ewell and the International Double Reed Society.
Bassoon Doctor: Double Reed and Carnegie Hall Link Up Resources
Professional blog of Dr. Elaine Maisel, bassoonist/contrabassoonist with the Mississippi Symphony.
Bassoon Resources
Resource guide maintained by Bruce Hammel, bassoon professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. Includes guides to reed-making, fingering charts, practice techniques, and lists of orchestral excerpts and exercises.
Bibliography of Bassoon Theses and Dissertations
By Eric J. Peterson. Last revised in 1994.
Fou de Basson
French-language website for L'association Fou de Basson.
The WWW Bassoon Reed Project
Images, descriptions, and measurements of bassoon reeds for comparison.

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