Eb5. Bedford, Judith. In Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practices and Teaching in the United States and Canada. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1974, p. 63.

       c#
/ x x | o o o F
   c#


Eb5. Bettez, Michel. (22 February 1997).

/ x x | o o o Ab
  a


Eb5. Carter, Gene. (22 October, 1997). Intonation is slightly flat, but good for staccato, sluring, or starting a phrase.

o x x | o x o 
  c#        F#


Eb5. Cooper, L. Hugh. "Bassoon Clinic Series, Part Four," Etude: the Music Magazine 47/6 (June 1949): 356.

 eb(Eb) 
o o x | o o x Ab
c


Eb5. Cooper, L. Hugh. To the World's Bassoonists 7/3 (1977): 5. Same as Cooper p. 347 except no R. H. G key.

     Eb
 o o x | o o o Ab
d


Eb5. Carroll, David. In Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practices and Teaching in the United States and Canada. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1974, p. 64. Also, Corey, Gerald. (04 February 1997). "A strong Eb called the Old German' ". Same as Cooper p. 353 (use R. H. C# trill key).

       c#
/ x x | o o o Ab
   c#


Eb5. Corey, Gerald. The Double Reed 6/1 (Spring 1983): 9.

  eb Eb
 o o x | o o x Ab
d


Eb5. Elliot, Thomas C. In Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practices and Teaching in the United States and Canada. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1974, p. 65. The right hand little finger F# may be substituted for the thumb F#.

 eb
 o o o | o o x
d           F#


Eb5. Hardisty, Donald M. "Tuning those Bassoons: Part II--Tuning Individual Notes and Registers." The Instrumentalist 36/8 (March 1982): 72.

    Eb
o / x | o o x F


Eb5. McAuliffe, Joseph. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, p. 65.

 eb
x o x | o o o Ab
c      Bb


Eb5. McIntyre, Richard. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, p. 66.

 eb
o x x | o o o
   c#


Eb5. Morelli, Frank. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, p. 57. "Good chromatic to get to full High E fingering. In other words, full High E without the right hand."

    Eb
/ x x | o o o
    D


Eb5 Wangler, Steven. In Apfelstadt, Marc and Klimko, Ronald. Bassoon Performance Practice, Teaching Materials, Techniques and Methods. Idaho: University of Idaho, 1993, p. 74.

     Eb
 o o x | o o x Ab
d       Bb



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