Bassoon Etudes on Diatonic Modes: A Review of Pre-existing Instructional Methods and Materials with Emphasis on Diatonic Modes for Bassoon including Original Etudes

Abstract

High school students of instrumental music encounter ever increasing scaler resources in performance. Instructional materials to assist students are few. This thesis provides a review of pre-existing teaching methods and materials dealing with diatonic modes followed by information about diatonic modes and a set of short etudes for high school-aged bassoon students.