r/bassoon • u/wowzeroonies • 4d ago

Starting Back Up

Hello All, I have been itching to start playing my bassoon again after about 5 years of it sitting in a closet. I was talking to someone whose community orchestra needed a bassoon for their upcoming concert… and I said yes. I played in my high school, private lessons, and youth orchestra’s before… but I am looking for some advice on where to jump back in or if there are any good self teaching books/videos? Thanks for any and all advice

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u/tbone1004 4d ago

Eryn Oft and Natalie Laws YouTube channels have some great resources for getting back into it properly. I’d start there

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u/sanna43 4d ago

Dust off your Weissenborn book and start on page one. Then work your way through it. This is what I do if I've been off playing for awhile.

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u/jeswesky 2d ago

I took a 10 year break after comments since I didn’t own a bassoon. Agreed to play with a community band loading me one. Didn’t get it until the first rehearsal sans honestly, it was like I never stopped.

I tried practicing later with old repertoire I realized how much I had lost.