Bassoon Intensive

JUNE 1-8, 2025

The Collaborative Piano Institute is proud to announce the return of the Bassoon Intensive, led by Dr. Darrel Hale (UNT) and Dr. Jeffrey Lyman (University of Michigan). This one-week intensive offers the collegiate bassoonist an opportunity to explore the repertoire for bassoon and piano and refine their skill as a performer and collaborative musician through coachings, masterclasses, and private instruction.

The intensive will focus on the collaborative repertoire for bassoon and piano and  includes individual instruction, coaching, studio technique classes,  reed making, as well as lecture and group classes on many topics.

Students that participate in our bassoon intensive will: 

  1. Play their selected repertoire in collaboration with a CPI pianist
  2. Receive private lessons with Dr. Hale and Dr. Lyman and coachings with the CPI faculty
  3. Participate in masterclasses with Dr. Hale, Dr. Lyman and the CPI faculty
  4. Attend special topics classes: learning and practicing effectively, performance anxiety, orchestral repertoire, reed making, how to collaborate with different instruments, and much more!
  5. Attend and participate in faculty concerts 
  6. Explore and perform new music 

Tuition: $700 for the seven day intensive program plus room and board (optional). Merit scholarships are available (more information in the application form).

TO APPLY TO THE BASSOON INTENSIVE, CLICK HERE:

Application deadline is April 1st but we will still accept late applications on a case by case basis 

Tuition for the Bassoon Intensive (June 1st-June 8th) is $700. Merit scholarships are available, more information in the application form. Room and board are optional.

In order to apply you will need:

  1. Your résumé and headshot(s) (uploaded in the appropriate boxes in the application form)
  2. Two or more video recordings made within a year from the application deadline. The videos must include at least two contrasting selections in terms of style and tempo. Please upload them to Youtube or Dropbox, and copy the links into the application form.
  3. Completed application form.
  4. The $55 non-refundable application fee via check, Zelle or Paypal with the email:  collaborativepianoinstitute@gmail.com 

IMPORTANT: if you are applying as a group, each participant should fill out an application and specify who they are applying with.

Examples of possible repertoire for Study at the CPI Bassoon Intensive

Tansman Sonatine or Suite

Saint-Saens Sonata

John Steinmetz Sonata

Etler Sonata

Jeff Scott Elegy for Innocence

James Lassen Strange Interlude No. 3

Previn Sonata

Nancy Galbraith Sonata

Koechlin Sonata

Jean-Jean Prelude et Scherzo

Dutilleux Sarabande et Cortege

Libby Larsen Concertpiece