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Gerdran Modut Bombarde, How to Lots of useful tips for learning to play the Breton Bombarde by teaching yourself ... ... then moving smoothly to the Biniou, the Veuze... or the Oboe! Version 6.0 Cover Photography: the monument dedicated to the “Sonneurs bigoudens”(traditional bombarde and biniou players from the Bigouden region in SW Brittany), bronze made by René Quillivic (1879 - 1969). This sculpture was at fist made in plaster in 1907, then in bronze in 1908 or 1909, then erected as a public monument in Plozévet (29) in 1937. About this English version The original document was written in French and entitled “Bombarde, mode d’emploi” then I translated and adapted it myself from French to my broken English. Many thanks to David Bateman, a Scottish musician, who polished my poor English translation and corrected my numerous mistakes (vocabulary, grammar, syntax, ambiguous wordings…). This correction was made while keeping in mind that this English text is not literature and must be easy to understand by all of its readers – the native as well as the non-native speakers of English. It’s not so easy. Do, please, get in touch if some parts remain unclear for you. Bombarde, How to. Version 6.0 – 2019-08-27. First edition (1.0) published 2014-07-09. Check the availability of a new version at http://biniou-bombarde.stalikez.info This free document is published only on the Internet. Contact the author: [email protected] You don’t agree: say so! You think of useful stuff to add to future versions: tell them! You just want to say hello: don’t hesitate! 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Bombarde, How To or Beginning the Breton Bombarde by teaching yourself; it ‘s possible and not too complicated Composition: 0% solfeggio 0% headache 100% pleasure B OMBARDE , H O W T O TABLE OF CONTENTS: FOREWORD .............................................................................................. 10 The Breton bombarde in a few words ........................................................ 10 The traditional Breton “soner pair” ............................................................. 11 The Breton bagad ......................................................................................... 11 Framework of this document ..................................................................... 11 Prerequisites.............................................................................................. 11 And the Biniou in all this? ......................................................................... 12 And afterwards? ........................................................................................ 13 THE MYTH OF THE TECHNIQUE .................................................................. 14 The origin of the myth ............................................................................... 14 The memory of one’s own beginning stages ................................................. 14 Retrospection .............................................................................................. 15 The reality ................................................................................................. 15 Am I wrong for not taking courses? .......................................................... 16 Teachers and teaching ............................................................................... 17 – 1 – B OMBARDE , H O W T O AM I WRONG TO WANT TO PLAY THE BOMBARDE? ....................................... 19 Bombarde and health problems ................................................................. 19 Bombarde and neighbourhood problems ................................................... 19 At what age should you start? ................................................................... 20 I CHOOSE MY FIRST BOMBARDE .................................................................. 23 The choice of the instrument maker........................................................... 23 The choice of the pitch .............................................................................. 25 The choice of the mode: major, minor or untempered? .............................. 27 Major and minor .......................................................................................... 27 Untempered instrument ............................................................................... 27 The best choice of mode ............................................................................... 29 The choice of material ............................................................................... 29 Boxwood...................................................................................................... 29 Other « boxwoods » ............................................................................................ 30 Mozambique ebony ...................................................................................... 32 Palissanders and other ebonies .................................................................... 32 Guaiac woods (Lignum vitae) ...................................................................... 35 Other woods ................................................................................................ 37 Other materials ............................................................................................ 37 The best choice of material .......................................................................... 38 Numbers of holes and keys........................................................................ 38 Six, seven or eight holes? ............................................................................. 39 One or two keys? ......................................................................................... 40 The best choice .......................................................................................... 42 WHERE TO GET MY BOMBARDE? ................................................................. 44 Purchasing a new bombarde in a music store ............................................ 44 Purchasing a new bombarde from the instrument maker ........................... 45 Buying a second-hand bombarde ............................................................... 46 Buying on the Internet ............................................................................... 47 Rental or hire-purchase ............................................................................. 47 Lending ..................................................................................................... 48 THE GREAT DAY: MY FIRST RENDEZVOUS .................................................... 50 The first sound .......................................................................................... 50 The click .................................................................................................... 52 HOW DO I HOLD MY BOMBARDE CORRECTLY? ............................................. 53 Playing left or right handed? ..................................................................... 53 Left-handed players, a small closed world ................................................... 54 Impact on the biniou ................................................................................... 55 Position of the fingers ............................................................................... 55 The playing fingers ...................................................................................... 56 The thumbs .................................................................................................. 56 The finger lifting ......................................................................................... 56 The little fingers .......................................................................................... 57 Position of the arms ................................................................................... 57 Position of the instrument ......................................................................... 57 Gaze direction ........................................................................................... 58 – 2 – B OMBARDE , H O W T O HOW DO I BLOW INTO MY BOMBARDE? ....................................................... 59 Behaviour of the bombarde and its reed .................................................... 59 Physiological reminder .............................................................................. 60 How to exhale/blow into a bombarde? ...................................................... 61 Calling reinforcements ................................................................................ 62 Asthma and bombarde ............................................................................... 62 Alternating play and rest .......................................................................... 63 Catching your breath ................................................................................. 64 Break ending a phrase ................................................................................. 64 Taking air during playing ............................................................................ 64 Lips and cheeks control ............................................................................

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