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Reed Making 101 Boot Camp
Three week course with everything you need
Make reeds like the best pros today
Get all the tools and supplies in one order, no corners cut
Win auditions and get ahead of the competition
Have more fun playing the bassoon
What You Get
3 module complete curriculum: Forming, Scraping day 1-5, and Finishing day 5-10
Pro Reed making tool kit: all the tools and supplies you need, in one easy order [optional]
Video and written guides, checklists, and schedule
Unlimited access to the course material for review
Access to optional 1 on 1 coaching
Professional Tool Kits and Supplies
The most cost effective tool kit ever.
The lowest prices without cutting any corners.
One easy order, all the tools and supplies you need.
Not all items shown above are included. The standard tool kits contain: 11 circular Sakakeeny forming pins, drying rack, holding mandrel, pliers with crimping tool and wire cutter, brass wire, ruler, Rieger plaque, 5 pieces GSP cane, cotton string 12 yrds, Grobet narrow 4 in 0 cut file, Wilson Cotton Roll up tool pouch, hot glue gun and non toxic glue sticks, tip cutter, and reamer.
What you'll learn
How to make a blank from GSP cane
How to form and wrap a reed
How to cut the tip and scrape a reed on day one
How to finish a reed for performances
How fundamental concepts like strength and resistance influence pitch, response, resonance, dynamics, stability, and sound
How to make the reed play and sound the way you want
Prefer a one day class?
Why?
In person reed camps are often more expensive, include fluff material that wastes time, and cut corners by providing you with cheap tools you will need to replace in a few years.
Old reed styles are excessively dogmatic and close minded - certain topics are taboo and not discussed. Here you will learn all the fundamentals and tradeoffs of reed making.
Reed making for the modern student
-Learn asynchronously at your convenience
-Traditional reed classes or lessons cost $350+
vs $150 for this class with unlimited access for review
-No need to take notes
-Prepare for high school and college
-Learn on your own time and schedule
-Get all the right tools in one order
-Have fun making your own reeds
-Give a great gift to an aspiring bassoonist
-Save hassle, time, and money by ordering once
About
Drew Pattison is the bassoon professor at Oberlin conservatory and has developed a reed making style that takes the best from many different approaches. This is exactly how I teach my students at Oberlin to make reeds, like AJ Neubert, IDRS Young Artist and National Excerpt competition finalist. This approach has be developed through years of collegiate teaching to create a concise and big-picture-approach that works with many reeds styles.
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