Author: ornithologist of the bands
Date: 2008-04-23 16:50
okay. I did the exact same thing. Trust me, it's easier than you think. It will take a long time to get good tone quality(listen to bassoons on youtube to get an idea of good tone quality).
the clarinet only uses 9 fingers, however, the bassoon uses all 10.
Bassoonists have a higher chance of getting into a college for music because bassoonists aren't that common. In my oppinion, the bassoon is MUCH more fun than the clarinet.
Once you switch to bassoon, you'll get some boring parts sometimes. Every once in a while, you may get to play in the tenor or soprano range(the bassoon is capable of playing all four voices).
Once I started to play the bassoon, I fell in love with it. Right now, I'm the only bassoonist at school, and I'm proud of it.
Hope I helped,
Ornithologist of the Bands
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