BassoonPadwan

We just learned the whole show today! All we have left is to clean the closer. Man, I love it! Our show is so exciting this year!!!! Eligiblity MAY be a problem for me though. The verdict is in on Monday. If I do fail too, it'll just be by about a few points. I have faith though. Things MUST turn out well!!!

Does anybody have any suggestions of shows I could listen to that have good bassoon amplification? The only one I know of is James Bowie 2004. This would help me a lot, thanks.

Hey man you really helped me out figure out things to research and look out for. What's your opinion on being too open? What do think is too open?

Anyone here a contra player. I have to play one in a concert in about a week. Ya.lol I only have one week to make the switch. Any information I could get would be appreciated guys. Thanks

If anybody is even a second late at the start of rehearsal, we must run a lap. Section leaders check for attendance and drill team music/lyers. If you are missing anything, you run another lap. In the beginning of rehearsal and we go out into a warm-up block. We put our instruments down and do stretches. After this the brasses go off into a circle and do some buzz exercises. The woodwinds go off and do there own thing. After about five to ten minutes of that we go back to the warm-up block and warm up on our instruments. After we warm up we'll play through drill team music. Then we will go through marching drills, like the T drill if any of you have heard of it. Once this is done we go to whatever we are going to work on for the day. To keep up energy, whenever our band goes from one set to another, or moves from someplace to another, we always run and yell. Always. If we are caught walking, we must run a lap. Whenever we change directions(like north to south) we will yell. Director: "Okay face the south" Us: "YAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! SOUTTTTTTTTHHHHHHH!". This makes rehearsal fun, and not hot and boring. Whenever everybody is in high spirits and energetic it just makes things more enjoyable. People put in more effort as well. I noticed this when for a couple of days I went to play with this Cavalier experience deal in San Antonio. I was in aw about how things were compared to our band back home. If we get caught talking in rehearsal than we have to take a lap called a "Lap of Love". Another thing about our rehearsals, is if we ever move from one place to another lathargicly(sp?) or unenergecticly we have to go back to the place we were at, and run back again to the place we are going except with energy. Whenever we are just marching a set and not playing, we must count out the beats as loud as we can and if somebody is seen not counting than that person must take a "Lap of Love". You can see my director is big on being energetic. He believes that if you do this you do this, from it will come endurance and effort, as you will not focus on heat and fatigue. I know it is true from experience.

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Thanks dude your awesome. Thanks for all the effort you put into that, your a huge help. I appreciate it, you give your school a good name. Good luck with all your future endeavors. Now , I must go practice........

I don't know if my band director makes our bass clarinets wear neck straps, but I know that our bass clarinets do. Isn't it easier with the neck strap anyway? Why don't you want to wear one?

Thanks guys! This did help! Just out of curiosity, who were 1st and 2nd chair? Btw, would you guys happen to know Nick Nelson's screen name?

Hi! I was looking for a recording of a marching band show when I found this site. I noticed a few bassoonists from Cedar Park... and I have got to say that you guys rock. At region auditions I was blown away by all your guys sounds. You guys tone is so freakin awesome. For the past two years I have prepared as best as I know for region tryouts, and I have got there feeling confident like I am the best bassoonists on the planet. Then when I get there, and here you guys, I'm like, . I was wondering if you guys would care to share how ya'll got so good. What kind of reeds do you play on? What is your embouchure like? Practicing habits? And any other things you guys think about. Could tell me who you take from/study with so I can take from them too?lol I feel as though my private lessons teacher, although great, is a little young and I think that I could benefit more from someone who has had more experience. What does your lessons teacher work with you on? This is not just for people from Cedar Park, but any other bassoonists! Particularly if you have placed high in competitions I would like for you to share how you became good, as well as answer the questions above. The reason why I am asking these questions is because today my confidence has been shattered by a box.lol I just underwent a long and tedious recording session, I'm wanting to go to Sewanee and I had to make a CD. To say the least, I am not at all pleased with my sound and have fallen into a depression wondering where all those hours of practice went.lol Anything is highly appreciated guys!

I'm going to state this year. Solo & Ensemble was this past saturday for me. I'm playing the Bassoon Sonata from Hindemith. I stayed up till like 1 o'clock the night before just trying to make sure I had it down right. The thing is 3 freakin pages long. ... I think that I'll play the same one for state. I have it down alright, but it's not close at all to where I want it to be.