Jackson, Nadina Mackie % Solitary Refinement: Chromatics, Chords & Scales - Concepts for the Committed Bassoonist (hardcover) - BOOK

Solitary Refinement: Chromatics, Chords & Scales - Concepts for the Committed Bassoonist  hardcover, 432 pagesby Nadina Mackie Jackson - Canadian bassoonist and author A musician's journey never ends, and the work is often solitary. Fortunately for bassoonists, Solitary Refinement can be a trusted companion throughout their musical career, replete with exercises adaptable by bassoon students who are still developing their skills, all the way to virtuosi seeking to perfect their craft.  Drawing on her extensive career as a professional bassoonist and teacher, Nadina Mackie Jackson has assembled a comprehensive volume of technical exercises for the serious bassoonist. This book covers chromatic scales in many permutations and intervals, diatonic scales and chords, and exercises designed to strengthen fundamental basics, such as fingering, embouchure, double tonguing, vibrato, tuning and tone quality.  In elegant, accessible prose, Nadina Mackie Jackson also shares her wisdom on the i