ADVANCED BASSOON

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MUS PERF 415 Course Designation: Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate developing musicianship, technical fluency and artistic voice on the bassoon. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Build strong reed-making and adjusting skills, enabling students to make reeds that respond reliably, play in tune, and support expressive performance. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Address specific physical, mental, and technical challenges that may limit musical growth, with an emphasis on sustainable playing and healthy habits. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Refine ability to listen critically, evaluate their playing, and set clear goals for improvement. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Strengthen core musical skills, including tone production, intonation, rhythmic precision, and stylistic interpretation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Exhibit deepened understanding of the historical and analytical context of the music you study and perform. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Demonstrate familiarity with the principles of music pedagogy and develop your ability to communicate effectively about the bassoon and the broader art of music. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Practice leadership, collaboration, and responsibility as artists both within the studio and the wider musical community. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 9. Set entrepreneurial goals and develop a professionally viable portfolio of musical projects, recordings, programs, and repertoire. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 10. Demonstrate broad expertise in bassoon fundamentals and reed-making skills and create a professional portfolio that reflects the Wisconsin Idea. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate developing musicianship, technical fluency and artistic voice on the bassoon. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Build strong reed-making and adjusting skills, enabling students to make reeds that respond reliably, play in tune, and support expressive performance. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Address specific physical, mental, and technical challenges that may limit musical growth, with an emphasis on sustainable playing and healthy habits. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Refine ability to listen critically, evaluate their playing, and set clear goals for improvement. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Strengthen core musical skills, including tone production, intonation, rhythmic precision, and stylistic interpretation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Exhibit deepened understanding of the historical and analytical context of the music you study and perform. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Demonstrate familiarity with the principles of music pedagogy and develop your ability to communicate effectively about the bassoon and the broader art of music. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Practice leadership, collaboration, and responsibility as artists both within the studio and the wider musical community. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 9. Set entrepreneurial goals and develop a professionally viable portfolio of musical projects, recordings, programs, and repertoire. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 10. Demonstrate broad expertise in bassoon fundamentals and reed-making skills and create a professional portfolio that reflects the Wisconsin Idea. Audience: Graduate