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Music and The Bassoon Unit 1
Music and The Bassoon Unit 1
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New Notes:
0se the Pieliminaiy Exeicises viueo as a waim-up anu ieview of funuamental skills.
Listen to the sounu clip of each example below befoie playing it. Foi items 1-4, notice that
the notes aie veiy connecteu, even though the tongue uefines the beginning of eveiy note
veiy gently. Keep youi aii moving while a small pait of youi tongue biushes past the
bottom blaue of the ieeu at the opening.
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The cuiveu line unuei oi ovei the notes in the following examples inuicates that the notes
in that gioup shoulu be sluiieu (not aiticulateu with the tongue), cieating a smooth
musical line. 0nly the fiist note of each gioup shoulu be aiticulateu by iemoving the tongue
fiom the ieeu as you ielease youi aiistieam.
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