BASSOON

A "Top 5" list of suggested repertoire for advanced flute and bassoon duos (unaccompanied). All are works by 20th century composers.

A distinct portion of the total range of pitches that an instrument can play is called a register. Compared with any other major category of musical instruments, woodwinds have more variations of tone color within each instrument's range.

In the playing of woodwind instruments (such as the flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon), tonguing is the use of the tongue for articulation. It is one of the most important techniques because it initiates virtually all woodwind musical passages.

This is ancient history. In fact, it was in 1973 that I first began to think about the idea of being a foreign exchange student.

Enlisted personnel who chose a career in the arts and media will be the Army's contact with the public, members of the Army bands and producers of the Army's brochures and films.

Five of the best Summer Music Camps for kids.

These free, printable clarinet sheet music pieces can help anyone who needs to provide a piece of sheet music for an audition for a college, classes at their college, or even for entertainment.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin is festively decorated for the Christmas holidays, with streets are decorated in blue LED lights, Moravian stars hanging over intersections and city parks filled with decorated trees and lighted animated figures.

a brief history of the highland pipes

Humor in music

Stupid things that will most likely cure your boredom problem for at least a few hours... perform at own risk.

If you ever looked at a score for a Heavy Metal concert or arrangement--you might find a few triple or quadruple fortissimos there to represent loudness. Well, long ago, classical composers used even louder fortissimos...along with the quietest of pianissimos...

Yes you did read correctly, it does say orchestra in the title. Rock and roll merges with classical music as conductor/arranger Brent Havens presents The Music of Led Zeppelin, a program he scored that extends the listening experience of Led Zeppelin's timeless tunes.

When I think of color in terms of music it is the kaleidoscopic tones played from a harmonic perspective.

Hyponymy is the relationship between a specific word and a general word when the former is included within the latter.

Bands in the American Revolution and in the early years of the United States served mainly military and civic purposes.

Woodwind instruments are capable of producing beautiful music, but are they right for your child?

Fiona's new album lives up to and even surpasses her previous albums.

People can oftentimes become intimidated with what is unfamiliar to them. And because classical music is not as commonly played everywhere as much as rock and other forms of pop music are, people do not enjoy classical music and its concerts as much as they actually can.

Addresses how and why people have been compelled to combine drama with music throughout history. Clarifies some of music's manifold roles in cinema and the reasons behind them by using as an example composer Bernard Herrmann's Citizen Kane soundtrack.

A cool night hosts the first evening of music from more than 1300 bands across downtown Austin, Texas. Some old, some new, and some completely strange, South by Southwest has it all.

In the end when I was through watching and listening, I felt that I could not have enjoyed the entire show more.