Editing Bassoon (section)

===Learning the bassoon===
The complex fingering system and the expense and lack of access to quality bassoon reeds can make the bassoon more of a challenge to learn than some of the other woodwind instruments.<ref>Benjamin Kohon (solo bassoon of [[New York Philharmonic]]) [https://web.archive.org/web/20090114061229/http://www.idrs.org/Publications/DR/DR4.2/few.html "A few notes on the bassoon"]. Reprinted from ''The Metronome'', vol. XLVIII, no. 7, July 1932, p. 12.</ref> Cost is another factor in a person's decision to pursue the bassoon. Prices may range from US$7,000 to over $45,000 for a high-quality instrument.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://banddirector.com/woodwinds/double-reeds/buying-a-bassoon-for-a-student/|title=Buying a Bassoon for a Student|publisher=Band Director Media Group|access-date=24 January 2018|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920235033/https://banddirector.com/woodwinds/double-reeds/buying-a-bassoon-for-a-student/|url-status=live}}</ref> In North America, schoolchildren may take up bassoon only after starting on another reed instrument, such as clarinet or saxophone.<ref>Elsa Z. Powell (1950) ''This Is an Orchestra'', Houghton Mifflin, p. 70</ref>

Students in America often begin to pursue the study of bassoon performance and technique in the middle years of their music education, often in association with their school band program. Students are often provided with a school instrument and encouraged to pursue lessons with private instructors. Students typically receive instruction in proper posture, hand position, [[embouchure]], repertoire, and tone production.