Instructional Video3:34
Learning Mole

Letter B

Pre-K - 12th
Follow the conductor as she searches for the members of her Alphabet Band. Learn the letter sound and name and explore words that begin with the letter B.
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

Bass Instruments and their Role in Music

Pre-K - Higher Ed
An introduction to sound and purpose of bass instruments. Bass instruments have the lowest pitch of the musical instruments in an ensemble and help set the beat of the music. Learn about bass instruments such as electric bass, double...
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

The World of Woodwinds

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Woodwinds are instruments that use airflow to create different sounds and notes. They usually have a tube-shaped body with holes or buttons to adjust the flow of air. Learn which instruments are considered part of the woodwind family and...
News Clip3:11
Curated Video

Hear the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra’s new, $60,000 instrument

9th - Higher Ed
A custom-made contrabassoon is bringing unbeatable bass tones to NBYO’s upcoming shows.
News Clip1:48
Curated Video

Heartbroken musician in Boerum Hill seeks help to recover stolen bassoon

9th - Higher Ed
The theft occurred just feet away from the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, where Sara Schoenbeck's car was parked.
Stock Footage0:19
Getty Images

Brass section of orchestra

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Trombones and tubas are played in an orchestral rehearsal as we view the brass section of an orchestra at work.
Stock Footage0:14
Bridgeman Arts

Australia, c.1951: A bassoon player plays a piece of music in an orchestra

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Australia, circa 1951: A bassoon player plays a piece of music in an orchestra.
Stock Footage0:16
Bridgeman Arts

United States, c.1951: An orchestra plays to the beat of the conductor during a concert

Pre-K - Higher Ed
United States, circa 1951: An orchestra plays to the beat of the conductor during a concert.
Stock Footage0:15
Bridgeman Arts

United States, c.1951: A solo is played on the bassoon during a concert performance

Pre-K - Higher Ed
United States, circa 1951: A solo is played on the bassoon during a concert performance.
Stock Footage0:17
Bridgeman Arts

Australia, c.1951: An orchestra plays a tune during a concert

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Australia, circa 1951: An orchestra plays a tune during a concert.
News Clip5:33
AFP News Agency

CLEAN : India: lockdown in Mumbai as vaccine efforts stumble

9th - Higher Ed
India's coronavirus epicentre Maharashtra went into a state-wide weekend lockdown on Saturday as the country battles exploding infection numbers and shortages of vaccines, drugs and hospital beds (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Stock Footage2:03
Bridgeman Arts

Barbican 1969, clip 8 - Interior shots of the Barbican flats, showing modern appliances and fashionable interior design.

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Clip 8 from a film commissioned by the City of London Corporation to promote the Barbican development scheme. Interior shots of the Barbican flats, showing modern appliances and fashionable interior design. People imagine themselves...
Audio
BBC

Bbc Orchestra Guide: Woodwind Bassoon

3rd - 8th
Presented by the BBC, this page features the bassoon. You can read a brief description of the bassoon, listen to various samples of the bassoon and read an interview of a professional bassoon player.