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Hi Anne, great question. So when we can, we want to be using our fourth finger to avoid crossing strings on slurs (e.g. m.20), because as you note it can be difficult to play quickly. However, this is sometimes unavoidable (e.g. m.25). To work on these passages, I would recommend 1) breaking it into two note slurs to start - play the first two notes slurred together and the second two slurred together, making sure to break them into separate bows. This will help you get adjusted to the feeling of crossing strings while slurring notes. You can practice this slowly, then play it faster, and eventually the goal is to play it in a four-note slur as written. 2) Also, make sure your left-hand fingers don't drift too far from the fingerboard when you're not using them. Have them hovering over the strings so they'll be easier to use them when you need them. Hope this helps, if you have any follow up questions just let me know. Best of luck.

After almost four months(!!!), my teacher let me "graduate" from this piece. Thank you so much for your tips. The part about lifting the second finger as you play the fourth on the back-to-back four-note slurs helped me a lot.

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Tom and Jerry is a great example! Orchestral music was used in the scores of many old cartoons - Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, and Merrie Melodies - so that's why hear the bassoon so much. Nowadays, cartoons and TV shows don't really use classical music in their scores. Also, in lots of these old cartoons we see something called 'Mickey Mousing,' a film technique where the actions of the characters on screen are synced to the accompanying music (which is often classical). A bit unrelated, but something you might find interesting if you like watching old cartoons and the bassoon. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mousing

@@musiscola If I create a cartoon in the future, I will have an orchestra soundtrack and I will without a doubt include the bassoon playing as much times as it’s heard in Tom and Jerry (5 - 10, sometimes 20.) The bassoon is a very beautiful instrument that deserves the love of people around the world.

Hi Rosangela, I'm glad it was helpful! Thank you!

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Hi Rob, thanks for your message, and I'm super happy to hear that you and your son are working your way through Suzuki! I've been creating videos for pieces in the book chronologically starting with Long, Long Ago so I haven't gotten to making videos for Lightly Row and Song of the Wind yet. However, if those are videos you'd be interested in just let me know, and I'd happy to make them for you. Thanks!

@@musiscola Thank you for replying Christ, my son started around 15 months ago, he is at the beginning of Suzuki 3; but he has the blessing of being part the High school orchestra and he also has taking some private lessons. In order to motivate him I joined him at home practice, like 10 months ago, on his daily practice. But sure, soon enough he left me behind, loooong ago! Lol I am almost done with Suzuki 1, But I am doing this on my own. I just found your channel and decided to review the whole book all over again because I am not ready to Suzuki 2 yet. Your videos will definitely help a lot cause you present the material in a basic and simple way, and straightforward. I definitely will continue to practice using your videos as tutorial material. That way I can refined my skills and be a bit more ready to target the next level. Thank you again for the hard work you put into this videos and for taking time to reply. ua-cam.com/video/lVjZh3OAFIo/v-deo.html

Thank you for your kind message, it really means a lot. It sounds like your son is making very excellent progress (I enjoyed the video!), and I think it is amazing how you joined him as well. It's great that he joined an orchestra; one of the best parts about playing any instrument is playing with others (although that is a bit difficult at the moment). It's a lot of fun and you also learn from your peers. If there are ever any pieces or topics that you'd like me to make videos on, don't hesitate to let me know. And of course, reach out if you have any questions. Best of luck to both of you!

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