Bassoon Reading Quiz

What keys are operated with the left hand pinky?

• Eb & C#

• F & F#

• Bb & Ab

• F & Ab

What keys are operated with the right hand pinky?

• F, F#, Ab

• Eb, Db, C

• Bb, Ab, Gb

• C, C#, D

Which keys are played with the left hand thumv?

• Low D, C, B, & Bb, whisper, C#, A, high C & D

• Low C#, A, C, D, whisper, F, G, G#, A

• Low D, C, B, & Bb, C#, A, high c & D

• Bb, E, F#, whisper, C#, A, C, D

Which keys are played with the right hand thumb?

• F#, E, & Bb

• C#, A, & C

• D, C, & B

• Bb, B, & C

What should be the angle of the bocal when playing?

• Straight in.

• At an upward angle.

• At a downward angle.

• I doesn't matter

How much reed should be inserted into the mouth?

• About half the reed.

• Just the tip of the reed.

• Almost to the wire.

• All the way to the wire.

What should be the approximate placement of the seat strap?

• It doesn't matter.

• So the boot is at the back of the chair.

• So the boot is at the front of the chair.

• So the boot is 3/4 of the way back from the knee.

At what angle should the head be when playing the bassoon?

• Straight.

• A slight downward angle.

• A slight upward angle.

• It doesn't matter

Where should the reed be placed when setting the reed?

• Centered from left to right and front to back.

• Placed in the mouth past the bottom lip.

• It doesn't matter.

• Centered on the top of the lip.

What shape should the bassoon embouchure be?

• Like a drawstring bag.

• Like a smile.

• Like a frown.

• Similar to the clarinet embouchure.