Parent/Teacher Resources

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Instruction Guides

• Let's Play Bassoon
• Let's Play Oboe
• Let's Play English Horn
• Improving Articulation in Young Oboists
• The Intermediate Bassoonist: Bassoon Clinic with Janet Polk
• Oboe Clinic with Holly White
• Starting a Student on Bassoon: Bassoon Clinic with Janet Polk

Informational Guides

• Automatic Low C(sharp)/E(flat) Mechanisms
• Bassoon Bocals
• Bassoon Modifications for Small Hands
• Odds and Ends About the Bassoon
• Taking Care of Your Bassoon
• Virtues and Vices of Plastic Bassoons

Charts

• Bassoon Key Numbering & Key Names
• CBsn Fingering Chart
• Oboe Key Chart
• Standard Fox Contrabassoon Key Numbers & Names

Purchase Guides

• Buying a Bassoon for a Student: A Guide for Parents of Bassooon Students
• Choosing Bassoons for Schools—A Summary
• Evaluating the Condition of a Used Bassoon