Método

Music of the Americas for Bassoon.

Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 1

New Notes C3, D3, E3, F3; Slurs and Tonguing

Tchaikovsky, Symphony 4, 2nd mov.
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 2

New Notes G2, A2, B2; Accents

Bizet, Symphony in C
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 3

Notes and Rests, Breaths, New Note F2

Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 4

Rhythms and Melodies with Eighth Notes, New Note Bb2

Tchaikovsky, Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 5

Starting Notes with the Tongue, Ending with the Air; New Notes Eb3 and F#2

Sousa, Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 6

Stopping with Breath and Tongue, New Notes F#3 and 3, G3

Strauss, Jr., Kaiser-Walzer
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 7

5-Drive with Dynamics; Marcato

Sibelius, Symphony 7
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 8

Flick keys, New Notes A3, Bb3, B3, C4, D4

Strauss, Jr., Kaiser-Walzer
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 9

Flicking for Large Leaps

Bach, Christmas Oratorio, No. 36
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 10

New Notes Ab2 and 3, Db3 and 4

Sousa, Hands Across the Sea, Tchaikovsky, Symphony 2
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 11

Dotted Eighth with Sixteenth Notes

Mahler, Symphony 1, III, Tchaikovsky, Symphony 2
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 12

Major Scales and Pentatonic Scales

Strauss, Blue Danube Waltz; Mahler, Symphony 1, II.
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 13

Chromatic Scale

Puerner, Cuban Serenade
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 14

Tongue Position for Intonation

Mozart, Divertimento No. 3, K. 166; Beethoven Symphony 5
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 15

Tongue Position for Intonation

Price, "The Oak"
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 16

Arpeggios, Sixteenth Note Rhythms

Gershwin, "American in Paris"
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 17

Articulation Drive, Staccato Length (3) Given by Weissenborn

Tchaikovsky Nutcracker
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 18

Improvisation on a Pentatonic Scale, Fluid Technique with Eighth Notes

Tchaikovsky Symphony 4
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 19

Mastering notes up to D4

Beethoven, Symphony 6
Level 1

Level 1, Lesson 20

Further Work with Dotted Eighth and Sixteenth Notes

Tchaikovsky Symphony 4, III.
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 1

Drones, Long tone, 7-Drive with Dynamics

Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade; Mozart Symphony 25, III
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 2

Articulation 5-drive, Compound Time

Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6, opening
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 3

Compound Time and Mixed Meter

Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition, II; Gershwin, Piano Concerto in F
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 4

Practice Methods: Components; Slow-Fast-Accurate

Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Overture; Mozart Symphony 25, IV
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 5

Counting Rests

Schumann, Symphony 3; Quiroz, Una escuela de muchachos
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 6

Monotones for Practicing Phrasing

Dukas, Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 7

Rhythmic and Melodic Studies in 6/8

Corelli, Weihnachtsmusik: Concerto grosso No. 8; Bach, Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248/2 Sinfonia
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 8

Practice Method: Rhythms

Beethoven, Symphony No. 6, I
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 9

Rubato Drives

Villena, 3 Valses venezolanos de concierto, II
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 10

Practicing Rubato with Articulation and Monotones

Respighi, Antiche danze et arie per liuto, Suite No. 2.
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 11

Practice Method: Fragmentation-Concatenation

Sousa, Semper Fidelis March
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 12

Sixteenth-Note Rhythms with and without Time Signatures

Santo e Oliveira, Responses for the Festivals
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 13

Syncopation

Sousa, "El Capitan" March; Price, The Oak
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 14

2-5 Articulation Patterns

Sousa, Washington Post March
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 15

3-4-5 Articulation

Garcia, Sinfonia Fúnebre
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 16

Triplets

Ponce, Estampas Nocturnas; Dukas, Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 17

Portamento length (4) given by Weissenborn, Subdivisions of 2 and 3

Strauss, Death and Transfiguration
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 18

Grace Notes, Mixed Meter

Haydn, Smphony No. 85, Trio
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 19

Two Against Three

Mahler, Symphony No. 1, I
Level 2

Level 2, Lesson 20

Varied Articulations 3, 4, and 5

Mozart, Serenade No. 12, III
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 1

Tabuteau's "Drives"; Vibrato; Tenor Clef

Mahler, Symphony 1, mvt. 1.
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 2

Double tonguing, slurring downward

Beach, Pastorale for Woodwind Quintet
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 3

Mixed Divisions of 2 and 3

Reicha, Quintet in Eb; Brahms, Symphony 1
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 4

Sprints with Mixed Tonguing

Ponce, Chapultepec; Brahms, Violin Concerto, 2nd Mov.
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 5

Alternate F#2, Syncopations with 16th and 8th Notes

Wagner, Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg Overture
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 6

Rubato Drives

Ewell, "Adam" from Paradise Lost
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 7

Monotones for Phrasing

Handel, Messiah, Halleluyah Chorus
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 8

Articulation Sprints

Beach, Gaelic Symphony; Dukas, Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 9

Up Tempo Melodies, Off Beats

Mozart, Bassoon Concerto, 2nd Mov.; Beethoven, Violin Concerto
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 10

2-5 Articulation, 5/4 Meter

Vivaldi, A Minor Concerto, RV 497; Sousa, Stars and Stripes Forever; Beethoven, Symphony 6, I.; Beethoven, Symphony 9, II.
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 11

Trill Components

Beethoven, 1st Symphony, 4th mov.; Bizet, Carmen, Entr'acte
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 12

Divisions of 2 and 3

Gomes, Ao Ceará livre!; Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite No.1, IV.
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 13

Beat Displacement, Monotones

Beethoven, 1st Symphony, 4th mov., Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 20, 1st mov.; Sambucetti, Tarantella
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 14

Articulation Sprints, Showing Groupings of 2 and 3

Beethoven, 4th Symphony, 4th mov.; Ramírez Santillán, Concierto a Dios
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 15

End-Beginning Practice Method, 32nds in Rhythms, Triplet Pickups

Mozart, Marriage of Figaro Overture; Dance of the Yao People
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 16

More End-Beginning Practicing, 32nds in Rhythms

Beethoven, 1st Symphony, 4th mov., Mozart, Marriage of Figaro Overture; Beach, Gaelic Symphony, 3rd Mov., Mozart, Symphony 41
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 17

Long and Short Beat Markings, Musical Motion Using Articulation

Beethoven, 4th Symphony, 4th mov.; Mozart, Marriage of Figaro Overture; Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 18

5 2 4 2 Articulation

Vivaldi, A Minor Concerto, RV 497; Weber, Der Freischütz; Beethoven, Symphony 9, IV. Coleridge-Taylor, Variations on an African Air.
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 19

More Music with Tenor Clef

Alzedo, Missa de Requiem; Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Level 3

Level 3, Lesson 20

Performance Suggestions for the “New World" Symphony

Dvořák, New World Symphony
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 1

New Notes up to C5, Tabuteau's "Drives"

Beethoven, Symphony 4, IV; Gomes, Lo Schiavo; Alvorada
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 2

Embouchure positions: parallel and offset; Bb transposition using tenor clef; toolbox

Mozart, Symphony 35, Villa-Lobos, Chôros No. 3, Pica-Páo
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 3

Sprints, Transposition of Treble Clef

Beethoven, Symphony 4, IV; Stravinsky, The Firebird, Berceuse, Beethoven, Quintet
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 4

Slow-Fast-Accurate

Beethoven, Symphony 4, IV; Gomes, Il Guarny, Sinfonia
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 5

Triple Tonguing

Strauss, Die Fledermaus Overture; Mozart Così fan tutte; Bach, BWV 155; Haydn, Symphony 6, III.
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 6

Pianissimo playing

Beethoven, Coriolan Overture, Tchaikovsky, Symphony 6, I; Wagner, Tannhäuser Overture; Brahms Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky, Symphony 2; Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker; Stravinsky, Rite of Spring.
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 7

Beat Displacement

Beethoven, Symphony 4, IV; Bach, Christmas Oratorio, No. 1 Coro.
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 8

Bb Transposition Using Tenor Clef |

Beethoven, Symphony 4, IV; Sousa, The Liberty Bell March; Mendelssohn, Mid-Summer Night's Dream
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 9

Hard Stop, Soft Stop: Tongue Diminuendo (Practice Technique)

Ponce, Sonata for Violoncello, I; Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4, I.
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 10

Varied Articulation Lengths

Gomes, Joana de Flandres, Prelúdio. Mozart, Piano Concerto 25.
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 11

Components: Trills, Fingerings, Articulation

Rossini, La Gazza Ladra; Da Silva, National Anthem, Brazil; Mozart, Quintet in Eb; Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, V.
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 12

Rubato Applications

Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherezade; Maurice Ravel, Alborada del gracioso. Büsser, Récit et Thème varié
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 13

Divisions of 3, 4, and 6

Strauss, Don Quixote; Handel, Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 14

Varied Divisions

Hahn, Quintette; Donizetti, L'elisir d'amore, Romanza; J. S. Bach, Mass.
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 15

High Register Fluency

Jose Rene Moreno, Mi Viejo Santa Cruz; Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf; Teresa Carreño, Streichquartett in h-Moll
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 16

Down Slurs

Poulenc, Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon; Ponce, Sonata for Violoncello, I.; Manookian, Aires de Yucatán
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 17

Turnarounds

Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique; Carlos Gomes, Joanna de Flandres
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 18

Fragmentation-Concatenation

Tchaikovsky 5th Symphony, 3rd Mov.; Beethoven 4, 4th mov.; Verdi, Requiem, Quid Sum Miser; Stravinsky, Pulchinella Suite; Leshnoff, Double Concerto
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 19

Monotone for Phrasing

Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, II; Stravinsky, Symphony for Wind Instruments.
Level 4

Level 4, Lesson 20

Cadenzas for the Mozart Bassoon Concerto and other Music

W. A. Mozart, Symphony 41, IV; Ravel, Rhapsodie Espagnole
Level 5

Level 5, Lesson 1

Circular Breathing, C#5 and D5

Ravel, Boléro; Neilsen Quintet, Variation 8; Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6, IV.
Level 5

Level 5, Lesson 2

High Register Grace Notes

Stravinsky, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring); Beethoven, Symphony No.6, II; Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6, III.
Level 5

Level 5, Lesson 3

D#5/Eb5

Stravinsky, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring); Mendelssohn, Zwei Concertstuecke, No. 2; Ravel, Piano Concerto in G, III.
Level 5

Level 5, Lesson 4

Fast E4 and D5 Fingerings, Bisbigliando (Timbral Trills)

Respighi, Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome); Strauss, Don Quixote
Level 5

Level 5, Lesson 5

Multiphonics

Ewell, Gethsemane for Solo Bassoon, Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, IV.
Level 5

Level 5, Lesson 6

E5, Rapid shifts

Ravel, Piano Concerto in G Major, I; Leshnoff, Night Whispers; Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker; Mozart, Serenade; Haydn, Symphony 103, I.
Level 5

Level 5, Lesson 7

Circular Breathing with Articulation

Leshnoff, Double Concerto; Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker; Wagner, Tannhäuser Overture
Level 5

Level 5, Lesson 8

F5, Harmonics

Ewell, Gethsemane for Solo Bassoon; Strauss, Till Eulenspiegels
Level 5

Level 5, Lesson 9

Mixed Meters in Stravinsky’s Histoire du soldat

Stravinsky, Histoire du soldat; Ravel, Piano Concerto in G Major, III
Level 5

Level 5, Lesson 10

G5

Stravinsky, Histoire du soldat; Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Ewell, Flight of the Bumblebee

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Level 4

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Level 5

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Preface, Practice Methods, & More

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Credits

Por Terry B. Ewell | By Terry B. Ewell
Traductor | Translator: Carlos Gabriel Arias Sánchez