Beginning Band: Playing the Bassoon

INTRODUCTION

Meet bassoonist Emma Plehal! She will tell you about her instrument and why she chose to play it.

FUN FACTS

• The bassoon is a woodwind instrument and uses a double reed.

• The bassoon is a long wooden tube folded over. If you unfolded it, it would be about 8 feet long! The part where it’s folded over (at the bottom) is called a U-Tube.

• Thumbs are very important for bassoon players! There are many keys on the back of the instrument just for thumbs.   

LISTEN and WATCH

Here is some more music for the bassoon.