BARRICK STEES

• So You Want to Be A Professional Bassoonist?

       Advice for aspiring bassoonists

 

• Musical Artistry

       Musical artistry outline in PDF format

 

• Audition Preparation

       How to prepare for an orchestral audition

 

• Orchestral Excerpt Survey

       A ranking by frequency of the most commonly required orchestral excerpts

 

• Preparing for College Auditions

       How high school bassoonists can best prepare for college music school auditions

 

• Getting the Most Out of School

       Tips on getting the most out of your college music school 

 

• How to Practice Well
  Tips on organizing your practicing

 

• Van Hoesen Questionnaire 

       An interview given by Carol Cope Lowe about my study with K. David Van Hoesen

 

• Recommended Recordings

       My favorite recordings (non-bassoon players)

 

• Selecting a Bassoon

       My advice and method for selecting a bassoon

 

• Recommended Bassoon Equipment

       My recommendations for the best bassoon equipment

 

• Bassoon Music Suppliers 

       Where to find bassoon music

 

• Vivaldi Concerto Identification Chart

       How to identify and cross-reference the different catalogues of Vivaldi’s bassoon concerti

 

• Bassoon Bibliography

       A few scholarly sources for information about the bassoon

 

• Embouchure Leaking 

       How to stop the leaking

 

• Stees Long Tone Regimen

       The most important exercise for building breath support, good sound and intonation

 

• Stees Long Tone Regimen - Advanced 

       Expanding on the Long Tone Regimen above

 

• Articulation Lengths

       Articulation Lengths in PDF format 

 

• Rubato for Bassoonists

       Rubato for Bassoonists with examples from Milde Concert Study #5​

 

• Scale Juries

 

• Stees Scales

 

• Van Hoesen Scale and Arpeggio

 

• Sound Spectra Diagrams

 

• "To flick or not to flick"

 

• Scale Patterns