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Originally posted by ZTAMich
My soon to be 7th grade sister plays the bassoon. It's about as tall as she is, the double reeds break super easy and it sounds like a duck call. But she loves it! Oddly enough the other bassoon players in the band have the same personalities as my sis and are all in the gifted program together. Go smart musicians!
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Yay for bassoonists! I played for eight years and I still miss it every once in a while. It's not a common instrument. Most people are easily intimidated by the bassoon, so I think it attracts the "smarties." There are just so many keys and everything about it so expensive.
In high school I also played percussion in marching band because you can't march a bassoon very well and my director would not allow you to only perform during concert season.