Teaching
Are you interested in joining the West Texas A&M BuffBassoon studio?
We're an active, supportive group of bassoonists with a variety of backgrounds and musical goals. WT offers undergraduate music majors in education, performance, therapy, composition, business, and industry.
We also have graduate degrees in performance, education, and composition. The bassoon studio welcomes all varieties of music major, as well as double majors, music minors, and even non-majors who just want to keep music as a part of their lives.
Use the contact form to get in touch with Dr. Bell if you want to learn more, or to arrange a free sample lesson!
WT Double Reed Bash!
Double Reed Bash is an annual event held at West Texas A&M for over 30 years! Everyone is welcome to come and perform in the double reed ensemble, you'll join professional players, students of all ages (beginner through graduate school), as well as community members.
We hope you had a great time at this year's Bash!
Save the date for the next one: Saturday, April 10, 2027!
I've created many resources to help my students in their bassoon journey! For my college students, these are collected into my Studio Handbook which serve as their "textbook" for bassoon lessons. Because it can be challenging to find resources for beginning bassoonists, I have many of these available for free to everyone.
In this folder you'll find: explanations on fundamentals and exercises, reed making information, a fingering chart, and Texas All-State resources.
Photo by Jennifer Grubbs
2026-27 Texas All-State Videos
I'm happy to provide annotated PDF copies of the All-State Etudes! These correct misprints, are easier to read, and have all cuts included! All Texas All-State etudes come from etudes that are in the public domain. Students are encouraged to download the public domain versions from IMSLP.org, or to purchase an appropriate edition as recommended by their private teacher, but my versions should be helpful for the audition process. Good luck!