11Bassoon Fingering Chart

A| Bb C| 111. D|( El,

jji—fcr-

to.-11-̂

j(o bo

to-lltou<••fr

toHIr P»

i 11p> 6-

(lowers pilch)

Ab Ajj Bb CJ Db

a toue-

& ^

to0

- &Ir

t 8=

Dj Eb F|( Gb Gj( Ab

6= \r

(lowers pitch)

toa&toa s

c

h.h.

e

h.h.

&P"(lowers pitch)

V4h.

S= P-

A

«>

Db

toa toa& 8=

p-6.

toac

Eb

b.

Ab

for slurs for slurs

RP»i

to 6-

Oopt. 'A h.

6-Tr

h. h.

C ir c&

A

11 I!"

1RIr

III1

c Tr Ir

u&Ir

{it 0 key isunavailable)

«= or

&

(When more than one fingering is shown, the first is the most common.)

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Bassoon Trill Fingering ChartB to C B to CJ C to D\> C to D

At)11frIP

8= H

C p- CS-f°

Hfg.IP

NLfH

p-8=

Cj( to D I ) ,0 l i , D to E Djj to E

u•-I?'

H•-P-

alternate,using the

> same finger

u-

p-

8=

E to FJ F to F to G Fj( to G to A;,

ifg.

8="

using (hasam« finger IP

6-IP

8=

e

G to At G to A to A

11 iIP

8=

&IP

ilt)^orjj. 116

down upalternate with

A to B A| to B ID C B ID C Dl,

et 11 f

C P-

f

o- 6-P-

Q&

Coo-

whisper key lock on

8=

(The arrow(s) indicate the key(s) to be trilled.)

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C ID D to D

6-Ir IT

-•e= 11oO-

0o-

whisper key lock if possible

&

Ek F| F to

'8= 11

(or)

oo-

Ir (r0o-

e=oo-

e=oo-

Rf-

«"t trill

V?O

Fj) Gp to Ap At G to A Gj( to A

e-"

s

h. h.

&

h. h.

Ir

h. h. h. h.

&Ir

h. h. y4h.

•»

Ap Bt> A to A to B A| to B

!>•

to C

h. h./

e=>"O-

h h

8*

start trill

e p-

B to C B to Cj( C to Dp C)(

& &e=

s &p-8=

(When more than one fingering is shown, the first is the most common.)

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14 Bassoon Trill Fingering Chart (Cont.)

Db

k,

E|> D

i>

fin DD*

El?

- 6= 6-e> Ir

(or) to

Ir

E to F

«

F

o

GtIN.

F

o

p- -•*-?:*

6-Ir IP

o V.h.

(0=

G\> to

_o '/Av

6P-

h. h.eCT

•

6-P-

Gjj to A A|JP»

A to A to B A* to B

£ *

IP

14 h. h.h

i- &Ir

' A h .

&ttart trill

(don't over blow)

lil6-

begin» open

sp- cto-

»•trill

(don't over blow)

to C B to C B to Cjj co

Dl? C

o

P- Csun trill

IP IP-

to6=

startC

trill |

(The arrow(s) indicate the key(s) to be trilled.)

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Special Bassoon Fingerings & Techniques

Like all woodwind instruments, the bassoon has a "break" between the first and second register. To negotiate this

register change smoothly, the player must be proficient in half-hole technique. The transitional notes that require a

half-hole fingering are: Fjj G\> G Gj| A|?

-I. ;roz ; tr

To determine the correct size of the half-hole, practice the slurs below. Start in the low octave and roll the first finger

downward to the half-hole position. When the low note jumps to the upper octave, the size of the half-hole is correct.

Always roll the finger to create the half-hole - never pick it up and place it in position.

add resonance key (low Dl/E^key)

/• f*y \j z » f r

(h.h.) (h.h.) (h.h.)

Bassoon Wing Jointand

Flick/Speaker Keys

Flicking is a technique used to facilitate certain slurs. The keys used for flicking are located on

the wing joint; they are the high A, C, and D keys. Note that the high D key is not available on

all bassoons. These keys are also used to facilitate attacks - or getting certain notes to "speak"

cleanly with resonance.

"Flicking" is accomplished with the left thumb. At the exact moment that the fingers depress the

slurred, or tongued note that needs to be flicked, the left thumb lightly opens the appropriate

flick key for an instant (do not fully depress the flick key).

Use the indicated flick keys when slurring from any note in this range: 9! ^c

to these notes: ^^|,0 t.Q

Octave and Flick

Octave Slurs

flick high A

exercises - practice slowly:

flick high C flick high D(if available)

Remember that the flick keys can alsoimprove the tone quality and responseof these notes when they are articulated.

^ 1r* f^ \k A key

^ \TaI

£

flick C key

-̂" — -n' fiflick C key

/^~ -p. ^^ p.rr '

' I» 1 1r 1I I1

flick C key flick C keyflick D key(if available)

F/ick Etude (slurs with fingering changes)

^. -,fiV n 5V- 1 tt F

^ a\3 1 S^f f rf r

=*=& > * - / >

— ̂ —

' M -r —

^"Speaker-Key" Etude (use flick keys for clear attacks)

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