We have a reduced workshop fee for 2012
thanks to generous support from the
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame!
The 2012 Bassoon Bonanza! will be held June 4 - 8 at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in the heart of vibrant downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is a five-day workshop for bassoonists of junior high and high school level in addition to interested adult players. Resident artists will be Richard Ramey and Susie Brown, the bassoon section of the Tulsa Symphony, Tulsa Ballet, and Tulsa Opera.
The Bassoon Bonanza! will offer participants an opportunity to build and improve on their technique as bassoonists while developing a new sense of musical interpretation in etudes and solos.
The Bassoon Bonanza! will offer participants an opportunity to build and improve on their technique as bassoonists while developing a new sense of musical interpretation in etudes and solos.
An exciting part of the 2012 Bassoon Bonanza! will be the chance to perform in a massed bassoon ensemble known as the Barking Basset Bassoon Ensemble. Participants will come together daily for rehearsals and a final concert on Friday will present the various selections worked on during the week. Ensemble music will be sent out one week prior to the start of the workshop.
What You Can Expect
Masterclass subjects will include coaching of All-Region/All-State audition material, “Winning Auditions: Strategies for a great performance,” and daily reedmaking sessions (including easy steps to adjusting commercial reeds). Other class topics change from year to year and will be chosen from the following:
• Fundamentals of “Bassooning”
• Flicking
• The Importance of Scales and Arpeggios in Developing Your Technique
• Developing Vibrato
• Organizing your Daily and Weekly Practice Sessions
• Using the Tuning CD to Build Solid Intonation
• Learning Tenor Clef
• Opportunities for the Musician in the 2010s
• Buying Your Own Bassoon; what to choose, what to avoid
• A demonstration of the contrabassoon (participants will have
a chance to play the instrument)
• An Aural Potpourri of Music for Bassoon
• Beginning Improvisation for Bassoonists
• Bassoon Maintenance for the Student
• Making a Bassoon--the Fox Bassoon Factory
In order to get the most out of this workshop, participants should come prepared to play an etude from a standard bassoon method book or their All-Region/All-State audition material. A movement from a recent solo that you have performed or are going to perform would also be acceptable. If you are a beginning bassoonist and have not worked on etudes, we can concentrate on learning initial scales at a slow tempo. Participants will receive a variety of handouts to take home and use for the coming year.
Our intent is to make the 2012 Bassoon Bonanza! very relaxed and non-competitive. Participants will have a chance to meet and perform with other bassoonists from the region and beyond. Bassoonists will come together as a family in a fun and positive atmosphere while gaining valuable knowledge and skill as musicians.
Masterclass subjects will include coaching of All-Region/All-State audition material, “Winning Auditions: Strategies for a great performance,” and daily reedmaking sessions (including easy steps to adjusting commercial reeds). Other class topics change from year to year and will be chosen from the following:
• Fundamentals of “Bassooning”
• Flicking
• The Importance of Scales and Arpeggios in Developing Your Technique
• Developing Vibrato
• Organizing your Daily and Weekly Practice Sessions
• Using the Tuning CD to Build Solid Intonation
• Learning Tenor Clef
• Opportunities for the Musician in the 2010s
• Buying Your Own Bassoon; what to choose, what to avoid
• A demonstration of the contrabassoon (participants will have
a chance to play the instrument)
• An Aural Potpourri of Music for Bassoon
• Beginning Improvisation for Bassoonists
• Bassoon Maintenance for the Student
• Making a Bassoon--the Fox Bassoon Factory
In order to get the most out of this workshop, participants should come prepared to play an etude from a standard bassoon method book or their All-Region/All-State audition material. A movement from a recent solo that you have performed or are going to perform would also be acceptable. If you are a beginning bassoonist and have not worked on etudes, we can concentrate on learning initial scales at a slow tempo. Participants will receive a variety of handouts to take home and use for the coming year.
Our intent is to make the 2012 Bassoon Bonanza! very relaxed and non-competitive. Participants will have a chance to meet and perform with other bassoonists from the region and beyond. Bassoonists will come together as a family in a fun and positive atmosphere while gaining valuable knowledge and skill as musicians.
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The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame is located on First Street between Cincinnati and South Boston Avenue in downtown Tulsa
Daily Schedule
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:30 am - 9:00 am
(Jazz Hall of Fame Lobby, Monday only)
Masterclass 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:00 am - 10:00 am
Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 am - 10:15 am
Reedmaking 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:15 am - 11:15 am
Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:15 am - 11:30 am
Masterclass 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Bassoon Ensemble Rehearsal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Masterclass 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
(Monday through Thursday)
Individual Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
(Richard Ramey and Susie Brown will be available at the workshop site Monday through Thursday)
Performances
On Monday night, Susan Brown and Richard Ramey will present a recital of works for solo and two bassoons.
Our Friday night Bassoon Bonanza! Final Concert will feature the 2012 Barking Basset Bassoon Band!
What to Bring
Your instrument and two reeds (you may purchase reeds as a part of the registration process--refer the application for more information). If you own reedmaking tools, feel free to use these in the reedmaking masterclasses. Music stands will be provided for all rehearsals and masterclasses. There will be a selection of bassoon ensemble music, reedmaking supplies, and bassoon accessories for sale during the workshop so you may wish to bring extra money to purchase some of these items.
Fees
Thanks to generous support from the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, the workshop fee the 2012 Bassoon Bonanza! is only $100. This includes the use of a reedmaking kit, cane, handouts, and a free workshop T-shirt.
Housing and meals
Housing and meals are on your own. For those who wish to bring a prepared lunch, there are refrigerators at the Jazz Hall of Fame in which you may store these. There is also lounge area in which you may spend time eating your lunch. Two hotels have teamed up with us to provide reduced rates for this workshop. The Holiday Inn Downtown will offer a special reduced rate of $75 a night for the duration of the Bassoon Bonanza! The hotel is located at 17 West 7th Street (an easy 7-block walk to the workshop site). The Doubletree Hotel Tulsa at Warren Place will offer a special reduced rate of $65 a night for the duration of the Bassoon Bonanza!. The hotel is located at 6110 S. Yale, in Tulsa (9 miles from the workshop site). To make reservations and take advantage of this special rate, contact Richard Ramey: rcramey@uark.edu
There are also a variety of hotels in the greater Tulsa area. Visit websites such as kayak.com and orbitz.com for more information.
Downtown Tulsa has numerous restaurants near the workshop site. Visit visittulsa.com for a selection listed by cuisine.
If you have any questions about the 2012 Bassoon Bonanza!, please feel free to contact us:
Richard Ramey
rcramey@uark.edu
479.575.4177
The 2012 Bassoon Bonanza! is sponsored by the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame and the Tulsa Symphony
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