Make Your Bassoon Reeds Easier to Play Reed Adjusting Tutorial

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In this video, I teach you several ways to make your bassoon reeds less resistant and easier to play by adjusting wires, using sandpaper, and scraping with a knife. • 🔗 Download my bassoon fingering chart here: https://buildingabassoonist.ck.page/f... • 🎶 Take a lesson with me, I'd love to help! https://buildingabassoonist.com/produ... • 🎶 Purchase my reeds here: https://buildingabassoonist.com/produ... • 00:00 Intro • 00:51 Tools Needed • 01:46 Wire Adjustments • 04:45 Using Sandpaper • 07:05 Adjusting with a Knife • 🛠 Equipment I Used in this Video: • Reed Soaker: https://amzn.to/3qaQcsS • Reed Pliers: https://amzn.to/3OEcuNK • Reed Mandrel: https://amzn.to/3IGw2gM • Reed Knife (I use a different one in the video but definitely recommend a double hollow ground style knife for most students): https://amzn.to/3qvrzXY • Reed Plaque: https://amzn.to/3MTsjhb • 🙎🏼‍♀️ About Natalie: • Dr. Natalie Law is an active bassoonist and educator based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As an orchestral musician, she has most recently performed with the the Lansing Symphony, the Grand Rapids Symphony, and West Michigan Symphony. Natalie is a founding member of the Lansing-based woodwind quintet, Pure Winds, which was recently named a finalist for The American Prize and released an album under the Orpheus Classical music label. She has toured the United States as a performing artist and clinician at numerous institutions and conferences such as the Midwest Clinic and the International Double Reed Society Conference. Natalie received her DMA from Michigan State University, where she also obtained her Master's degree in bassoon performance. She completed her Bachelor's degrees in both bassoon performance and music education at the University of Montana. Her primary teachers have included Michael Kroth, Dorian Antipa, Elizabeth Crawford, and Jennifer Cavanaugh. • Natalie is passionate about teaching bassoonists. Having grown up in a rural area without a bassoon teacher for hundreds of miles, she understands the need for high quality and accessible online resources. That's why she founded and created Building a Bassoonist: to help students feel confident, successful, and enjoy learning this unique instrument! • 💌 Want to get in touch? Shoot me an email at [email protected] • Some of the links above are affiliate, thanks for all your support! ❤️

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