The Concert Studies are quite difficult and use a tenor clef a great deal. I & II), work especially well after a student is finished with the Weissenborn.
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The next group of method books contain materials that can be used after a student has completed the Rubank series or the enlarged Weissenborn. The CundyBettoney edition is very complete and can be used for years without supplementary materials. I highly recommend this edition and suggest that it be used to start a beginner or a student who is transferring from saxophone or flute.
This edition not only contains the Weissenborn Method for Bassoon but also the Weissenborn Fifty Advanced Studies, the Milde Twenty-Five Studies in All Keys and the Almenraeder Scale Exercises. All CundyBettoney publications are available through Carl Fischer. I recommend the New Enlarged Edition Revised by Fred Bettoney, published by CundyBettoney. The other complete method is the Weissenborn Method for Bassoon, which is published by various publishers. However, as a student gets into the Advanced Method volumes, it would be a good idea to supplement these books with some other technical exercises, such as those listed below. Skornicka, the Intermediate Method by Himie Voxman and the Advanced Method, Volumes I and II, also by Himie Voxman.These three books work well, and a student can be started from the beginning with the Elementary Method. One of the most popular and readily available series of method books for the bassoon is the Rubank series, which includes the Elementary Methods by J.E. The music included in this article is graded using six categories, with Grade I being the least difficult and Grade VI the most difficult. The publishers of these pieces are not indicated within the body of the article rather, they are listed in the bibliography at the end. To make these materials accessible to as many directors and students as possible, all the music listed in this article (with the exception of three solos) are published by large American publishers.
Who needs another long list that gives you no idea about the pieces? Furthermore, I have played all selections referred to in this article and am recommending them for their quality and suitability for the grade level indicated. Limiting the number of items recommended, enables me to comment briefly on each item. The graded lists provided with this article are highly selective thus, there were only a few entries in each category. A subsequent article will discuss bassoon duets, chamber music with other instruments and books dealing with the bassoon. Methods and Grade I solos are covered in Part I.
This article on bassoon literature discusses the types of music most often needed by band directors for their students-namely, bassoon methods, solos and solos with band accompaniment.
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