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Author: S.Koumas
Date: 2001-03-13 23:38
Hi i know this is a clarinet forum, and i know the Bassoon cubject has been bought up on many occasions but...
Does anyone here play bassoon? And is it much harder than the clarinet? I know it is very different and have been told the similarities are of none. But im interested to play this instrument and will be renting one as from April 2nd. Oh yeah is it true you need to have long fingers to play it or is someone pulling my leg?
Any help will be good thanxs!
Cheers
S.koumas
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Author: Sara
Date: 2001-03-14 02:37
I played it, I did not like it...it gave me Carpal Tunnel. I was told after the fact that my hands were to small and I was holding it wrong. Not only do you need hands bigger then mine (which I guess are a little small) but long arms too. If you start feeling any pain what so ever have it looked at, I know others who have had the same problems.
I am not trying to discerage you from trying it though. When played right it is a great instrument and people are always looking for someone to play it.
In my opion it is A LOT harder then clarint. Bassoon is "all thumbs" your thumbs have a lot to do. I would recomend not trying to relate it to clarinet, you are right they are compleatly different.
Good luck, and have fun!
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Author: A. A. A.
Date: 2001-03-14 11:48
I play both the bassoon and the clarinet and do not think that either one is harder than the other. They both have difficulty in some areas and great ease in others. Yes, it is probably a good idea to have long fingers, but I don't and I manage just fine. There are some similarities between the clarinet and the bassoon, the lower octave of the clarinet is very similar to two of the octaves on a bassoon and, of course, they both involve reeds which a great challenge for both instruments. Even though one is a double reed and the other a single, the reeds still act a lot alike. Another similarity is that they both require practice to become good at playing each of them. So, practice... practice... practice!!!
Go for it! And have fun doing it!
Amy
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Author: S.Koumas
Date: 2001-03-14 23:18
Cool, cheers, also i have double jointed thumbs, does that help?
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Author: deejay
Date: 2001-03-15 01:42
I am learning bassoon. The only thing I find that is hard is the fingerings cause there so diffrent, but other than that I have no problem. It also helped that I can play oboe since there both double reed instruments. Bassoons are awsome and I love how they sound. You also have to learn to read in bass clef, which I hate to learn... but I have to if I am going to play bassoon so I will get over it.
Do you have someone giving you bassoon leasons or are you learning it on your own?
deejay
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Author: Kai
Date: 2001-03-16 17:06
I ask my bassoon-playing friends to teach me a little each time and it just gets better; I am enjoying myself a lot. I play the oboe too and find the both of them very similar in many ways and is another instrument to 'sing' on! Oh.. but I do loathe the Tenor Clef.
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Author: Mike Irish
Date: 2001-03-25 13:11
Doubling ( and tripling ) is a of fun.... only thing is, to stay good, must practice every now and again atleast......
I doubled in Highschool, ( oboe and clarinet. ) now being 20 some years later, the clarinet sounds ok... ( the better I get on it , the more I see I need to improve )
and the oboe ( recently aquired ) is, umm , well..... could use a little more work liek 6 hours a day.. lol...
enjoy while you can..
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