Nationwide push for young musicians to learn how to play instrument

ABC NEWS (Australia)

The bassoon is an often-overlooked member of an orchestra. But a shortage of players has led to a nation-wide push for more young musicians to pick up the humble woodwind instrument.

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00:00Endangered and in demand.

00:10The modest bassoon, an often overlooked member of the orchestra,

00:14now an enviable addition to a conductor's arsenal.

00:18Bassoons are always the kind of humble heroes of the orchestra.

00:22For the special few, like music student Ethan Henke,

00:25who know their way around the unusual instrument,

00:28it's a way of life.

00:30My parents helped pay for my bassoon.

00:32It was about eight grand this bassoon.

00:34They said we'll match whatever you pay for your bassoon.

00:37They said you can either do that or we'll match you buying a car.

00:40And I chose the bassoon.

00:41At the Queensland Conservatorium, whenever people see the bassoon players,

00:45they're always getting high fives and kudos and excitement.

00:48But the woodwind has fallen out of fashion in recent years.

00:52My teacher mentioned how there's a worldwide shortage of bassoon players.

00:56Most schools might have one bassoon player, that's it.

00:58The shortage of up and coming talent means skilled young players

01:02are using it to secure spots at prestigious high schools.

01:06I auditioned for Brisbane State High through my bassoon a few months ago and I got in.

01:13But it all begins here, in the music rooms of primary schools right across the country,

01:17where students hone their skills and hopefully fall in love with the art of orchestra.

01:26Becoming a brilliant bassoonist doesn't happen overnight.

01:29It takes some serious practice.

01:32It's really hard to play, but when you get the hang of it, it's really fun.

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01:44How long did you get the hang of it while building 선 아래?

01:46Well, here we have to be a wedding in this thing.

01:48We've got a wedding in this song.

01:49We made the hang of it.

01:50It's really true.

01:51He's actually enjoying that imagine we're going here

01:52and we see in this lot of season.

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01:55We come the holidays out.

01:56We holdås too.

01:57We don't love the other girls together,

01:58but you may not even jump in this time.

01:59And I try to tien of when we put the Homer intervention back on,

02:00where I probably did a napkin go.

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