SECOND SEMESTER SOPHOMORE Bassoon Objectives Professor Kristin Wolfe Jensen BASSOON 201d, 210d, 312d

Please prepare at least one new etude for each lesson, chosen from: • Studies in Scales and Chords, op. 24 by Ludwig Milde (Presser’s Kamins/Short edition) • Rhythmic Studies for Bassoon, by Karel Pivonka • Concert Studies, op. 26, by Ludwig Milde. • 16 Waltzes for Solo Bassoon, by Francisco Mignone

Orchestral excerpts may be assigned for lessons and studio classes. Please consult Professor Jensen about choosing solo repertoire for your jury and class recital performances. If you are a performance major preparing a Full Divisional Faculty Jury, you will need to prepare several contrasting pieces. Please notice that the slow movement of Mozart’s Concerto in Bb is part of your FUN-damental work below (eventually from memory) and may be used on your jury.

The Weekly FUN-damentals outlined below are designed to sequentially build a foundation of solid fundamental skills. Please address them daily in the week(s) prior to the lesson in which you perform them.

Weekly FUN-damentals

Lesson 1:

• Chromatic scale from Bb1 to E4 in sixteenth notes, slurred, quarter note = 72.

• The double-tonguing scale exercises described on a separate sheet, one octave in the middle range in C major, quarter note = 108.

• Exercise #1 on Rhythm Worksheet #6. Clap the beat and chant the rhythm, and conduct the beat pattern while you chant the rhythm.

• Perform the exposition of the slow movement of Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, k. 191 by Mozart.

Lesson 2:

Revised May 2019 • Chromatic scale from Bb1 to E4 in sixteenth notes, tongued, quarter-note = 72.

• Herzberg long-tone exercises with a tuner on low E, quarter note = 60. • Exercise #2 on Rhythm Worksheet #6. Clap the beat and chant the rhythm, and conduct the beat pattern while you chant the rhythm.

• Mozart’s Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, in entirety, under tempo, employing double tonguing on all articulated eighth notes, half note = 92-100.

Lesson 3:

• Herzberg scale patterns in the key of Bb, quarter note = 60.

• Exercise #3 on Rhythm Worksheet #6. Clap the beat and chant the rhythm, and conduct the beat pattern while you chant the rhythm.

• Perform from memory the exposition of the slow movement of Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, k. 191 by Mozart.

Lesson 4:

• Herzberg scales in the key of Bb, all patterns memorized, quarter note = 60.

• Exercise #4 on Rhythm Worksheet #6. Clap the beat and chant the rhythm, and conduct the beat pattern while you chant the rhythm.

• Perform the development and recapitulation of the slow movement of Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, k. 191 by Mozart.

Lesson 5:

• 3-octave D Major scale and arpeggio in patterns 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 listed on the sheet titled “Scale Patterns”, quarter note = 120.

• The double-tonguing scale exercises described on a separate sheet, one octave in the middle range in Bb major, quarter note = 120.

• Exercise #5 on Rhythm Worksheet #6. Clap the beat and chant the rhythm, and conduct the beat pattern while you chant the rhythm.

Lesson 6:

• 3-octave B harmonic minor scale and arpeggio in patterns 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 listed on the sheet titled “Scale Patterns”, quarter note = 120.

Revised May 2019 • Mozart’s Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, in entirety, under tempo, employing double tonguing on all articulated eighth notes, half note = 104-116.

• Exercise #1 on Rhythm Worksheet #7. Clap the beat and chant the rhythm, and conduct the beat pattern while you chant the rhythm.

• Perform from memory the development and recapitulation of the slow movement of Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, k. 191 by Mozart.

Lesson 7:

• 3-octave Eb Major scale and arpeggio in patterns 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 listed on the sheet titled “Scale Patterns”, quarter note = 120 (top octave ½ tempo).

• Bring 20 reed blanks that you have made. This requirement is meant to ensure that you are planning ahead with your reed making.

• Exercise #2 on Rhythm Worksheet #7. Clap the beat and chant the rhythm, and conduct the beat pattern while you chant the rhythm.

Lesson 8:

• 3-octave C melodic minor scale and arpeggio in patterns 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 listed on the sheet titled “Scale Patterns”, quarter note = 120.

• Chromatic scale from Bb1 to E4 in sixteenth notes, slurred, quarter note = 84.

• Herzberg long-tone exercises with a tuner on D3, quarter note = 60.

• Exercise #3 on Rhythm Worksheet #7. Clap the beat and chant the rhythm, and conduct the beat pattern while you chant the rhythm.

• Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, fifth movement mm. 47-64 (double tongued) and 447- 467 VERY SLOWLY, 8th note = 112-126. The trills that begin in measure 452 should be perfect triplets within the eighth notes.

Lesson 9:

• Chromatic scale from Bb1 to E4 in sixteenth notes, tongued, quarter note = 84.

• Herzberg scale patterns in the key of Bb, quarter note = 60 (ff) and 72 (pp).

• Exercise #4 on Rhythm Worksheet #7. Clap the beat and chant the rhythm, and conduct the beat pattern while you chant the rhythm.

Revised May 2019 • Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, fifth movement mm. 47-64 (double tongued) and 447- 467 VERY SLOWLY, 8th note = 126-144. The trills that begin in measure 452 should be perfect triplets within the eighth notes.

Lesson 10:

• Mozart’s Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, in entirety, under tempo, employing double tonguing on all articulated eighth notes, half note = 120-126.

• Herzberg scale patterns in the key of Bb, quarter note = 60 (ff) and 80 (pp).

• Herzberg long-tone exercises with a tuner on B4, quarter note = 60.

• Exercise #5 on Rhythm Worksheet #7. Clap the beat and chant the rhythm, and conduct the beat pattern while you chant the rhythm.

• Bring the first draft of your own cadenza to the slow movement of Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, k. 191 by Mozart.

Lesson 11:

• 3-octave C# harmonic minor scale and arpeggio in patterns 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 listed on the sheet titled “Scale Patterns”, quarter note = 120.

• The double-tonguing scale exercises described on a separate sheet, one octave B major in eighth notes, quarter note = 144.

• Bring the second draft of your own cadenza to the slow movement of Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, k. 191 by Mozart.

Lesson 12:

• 2-octave F melodic minor scale and arpeggio in patterns 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 listed on the sheet titled “Scale Patterns”, quarter note = 132.

• The double-tonguing scale exercises described on a separate sheet, one octave Eb major in eighth notes, quarter note = 152.

• Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, fifth movement mm. 47-64 (double tongued) and 447- 467 VERY SLOWLY, 8th note = 144-160. The trills that begin in measure 452 should be perfect triplets within the eighth notes.

Revised May 2019 • Perform from memory the slow movement of Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, k. 191 by Mozart. With your own cadenza.

Lesson 13:

Perform any of the material from previous weeks that needed refinement.

Bring 20 reed blanks that you have made. This requirement is meant to ensure that you are planning ahead with your reed making.

Revised May 2019