BASSOON TERMINOLOGY

Define and/or explain the following items as they relate to the oboe.  Most, but not all, of these
items can be found in our textbook, Teaching Band with Excellence.  Please be thorough in your
answers.  

1. Angle of reed in mouth / angle of bassoon

2. Articulation on the bassoon
3. Assembly Process
4. Bocals
5. Contrabassoon (range, transposition, uses)
6. Crowing
7. Crutch / hand rest
8. Double lip embouchure
9. Contrabassoon
10. Fingerings
1. A (1st space)
2. B (2nd line)
3. C (2nd space)
4. D (3rd line)
5. E (3rd space)
6. F (4th line)
7. G (4th space)
8. A (top line)
9. F# regular vs alternate
10. Bb regular vs alternate
11. Forming an embouchure
12. Heckel system
13. Flick keys
1. Besides the text, please see the YouTube video on flick keys by Ms. Oft.
14. French Conservatory System
15. Half hole notes
16. Left hand position
17. Maintenance concerns
18. Parts of the bassoon
19. “Pancake” key
20. Reed prices (see wwbw.com)
21. Right hand position
22. Simplified conservatory system
23. Selecting players
24. Short reach bassoon
25. The oboe’s unique breathing problem
26. Tuning: Amount of reed in mouth 
27. Tuning: If a concert A is flat, what should be done?
28. Vibrato
29. Whisper key (what notes require the whisper key?)
30. Wood vs plastic bassoons