My customers are awesome, and I’m so happy you like the reeds I make for you. Unfortunately I have to have surgery related to my cancer treatment that will make me unable to make reeds for most of the month of December. So I will continue to take orders until Sunday, November 29, after which ..read more

Daily Scales randomized scale practice card deck! I’m still working out pricing for the initial run of these cards. New edition of the Ozi 42 Caprices With a duet part!!! I’m in the final stages of getting these done. The music is ready, still getting printing and publishing details worked out. I’ve completely re-type-set the ..read more

I’ve had a number of new customers lately since GoBassoon had to retire from reed making. With new customers comes new questions so I thought I would make a kind of FAQ about my reeds, what they are like, my normal adjustment suggestions, and what my philosophy is regarding how a bassoon reed should function ..read more

I am going on vacation and immediately upon returning I am having carpal tunnel surgery on both of my wrists. I have currently sold out of my current stock of reeds and will not be able to make more until late August at the earliest. I am not taking orders at this time. Please feel ..read more

The month of August was a busy one for me. We sold our home in Columbia Heights (Minneapolis) and finally made the move to Eau Claire so I can be closer to my teaching duties. Of course, all of my teaching duties are now all online, as are the classes for my daughter in her ..read more

I made this chart a long time ago but never posted it to my website. Mostly these fingerings are considered standard in the USA, although we all have our own ways of doing things. Especially in the highest register there are multiple options so experiment and consult with a qualified teacher on how to best ..read more

I needed to change my profiler blade, and I needed to test a 2-camera setup for filming my reed making station for online lessons and digital summer camps coming up. The full stream was an hour and I made 3 reeds, although some time was wasted at the beginning getting the stream set up and ..read more

With the current hysteria level related to COVID-19 coronavirus, and two cases reported in my home state of Minnesota, I wanted to write up a little on my process for handling reeds in general. I hope this alleviates some concerns some customers might have about buying reeds from me. I have a compromised immune system ..read more

This summer I will be coaching and teaching at two music camps at The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. Each camp is geared towards different age groups and instrument focus: If you are a high school musician playing oboe or bassoon, join us for the annual week long double reed camp. June 28-July 2. https://www.uwec.edu/blugold-camps/double-reed ..read more

Faculty Recital: Stolen WorksBassoon transcriptions by Trent Jacobs 5pm, Phillips Recital Hall, Haas Fine Arts Center at the University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire. Streamed live from this page. Trent Jacobs, bassoonNamji Kim, piano Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): Sonata in A minor (D.821), originally for Arpeggione            Allegro moderato Adagio Allegretto Intermission Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953 ..read more