Hi Kevin. Love your articles you post and the music, regarding the bassoon, my son played bassoon it sounded really awful, i made him practise in the garden, yes sounds like a fog horn, only time the bassoon was good was in close encounters of the third kind, when the u f o was communicating with humans. vanessa. -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Burgin - Email Address: kevin.burgin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent On: 31/08/2012 20:39 Sent To: guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Email Address: guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [guide.chat] have you ever learned to play a musical instrument When I was at secondary school I learned to play the bassoon because I was asked as no one else in the school orchestra played it. I quickly learned that there are two ways to play the bassoon. The French style is when it is given a low, soft seductive sound. Our musical teacher Mr. Wilson always said I played the bassoon like an Englishman and as a bassoon player I can tell you that is not a compliment. If you want to know how that sounds just imagine what the Isle Of White Ferry sounds like when it is in a fog. Cheers Kevin