On 8/16/2012 11:18 AM, gtr wrote:
> On 2012-08-14 01:13:38 +0000, Ema Nymton said:
>
>> Nothing wrong with playing bassoon, cuz I played it. I also played
>> oboe, clarinet and saxophone. It is embarrassing When you are the
>> only one playing bassoon, and the band director asks you to play a few
>> bars, then everyone giggles. I admit, they do sound funny.
>
> I'm impressed. Very very impressed. I've played about everything under
> the sun, all the usual strings, brass, reeds, percussion--the works.
> But the only time I've messed with a double reed I met my match. It was
> a suona, so not a 4k instrument like bassoon or oboe, but hard enough to
> sweat a lot and work muscles where I didn't have them.
>
> Every try an English horn? When played well they avoid both the
> humorous qualities of bassoon and the colorless aspects of oboe.


Unfortunately, I never had access to an English horn and I never played
percussion. When I moved to the oboe, the experience came as a surprise.
I assumed it would be similar to the clarinet, but the embouchure was so
different. Finding the heart of the double reed, and keeping it there,
was a challenge in the beginning.

I always wanted to play violin and cello, but I never got around to it.
Every child should learn music and have access to instruments.

Becca