First Five Notes

Your first five notes on the bassoon

B♭, C, D, E♭, F, written in bass clef. These are the standard beginning band starting notes, and you can practice them free in your browser right now.

Practice bassoon free Get the iPhone app

How the practice works

1. Name it. Learn to recognize each written note on the staff.
2. Finger it and match the pitch. Practice the fingering on screen; a correct answer sounds the note so you play along with it. Playing starts here, not at the end.
3. Play it. The app listens while you play and confirms the expected note was produced.

The mic only listens while you play, and nothing is ever recorded. The app does not score rhythm, tempo, tone, or articulation; those belong to your teacher.

The full range runs written B♭1 to B♭4, with tenor clef from G4. Bassoon currently runs in the browser.

Free first, then the full beginning range

The first five notes are free, with no account. When those are steady, a one-time $4.99 unlock opens the bassoon's full beginning range, with no subscription. First Five Notes covers 13 beginning band instruments, so sections can practice the same way across the band room.

QR code linking to First 5 Notes: Beginning Band on the App Store

Better on iPhone

The same practice, built for the phone that already goes to band class: quicker to open, and no browser tab to lose. Scan the code with your phone to get it.

Get the iPhone app

Or search the App Store for "First 5 Notes: Beginning Band".

Bassoon questions, answered

What are the first five notes on the bassoon?: Bb, C, D, Eb, F, written in bass clef. That is the standard beginning band starting set the app teaches, matching how most method books begin.
Is First Five Notes free for bassoon?: Yes. The first five notes are free to practice in your browser with no account. Unlocking the instrument's full beginning range is a one-time $4.99 purchase, with no subscription.
Does the app listen to my child's playing?: Only while they play, and only to confirm the expected note was produced. Nothing is ever recorded, and the app does not score rhythm, tempo, tone, or articulation. That layer belongs to the teacher.
Is there an iPhone app?: Yes. Search the App Store for "First 5 Notes: Beginning Band". The browser version works on any device with no download.

Other instruments

Clarinet Flute Oboe Trumpet French Horn Trombone Baritone Tuba Alto Sax Tenor Sax Bells

How the practice works

1. Name it. Learn to recognize each written note on the staff.

2. Finger it and match the pitch. Practice the fingering on screen; a correct answer sounds the note so you play along with it. Playing starts here, not at the end.

3. Play it. The app listens while you play and confirms the expected note was produced.

The mic only listens while you play, and nothing is ever recorded. The app does not score rhythm, tempo, tone, or articulation; those belong to your teacher.

The full range runs written B♭1 to B♭4, with tenor clef from G4. Bassoon currently runs in the browser.

Bassoon questions, answered

What are the first five notes on the bassoon?

Bb, C, D, Eb, F, written in bass clef. That is the standard beginning band starting set the app teaches, matching how most method books begin.

Is First Five Notes free for bassoon?

Yes. The first five notes are free to practice in your browser with no account. Unlocking the instrument's full beginning range is a one-time $4.99 purchase, with no subscription.

Does the app listen to my child's playing?

Only while they play, and only to confirm the expected note was produced. Nothing is ever recorded, and the app does not score rhythm, tempo, tone, or articulation. That layer belongs to the teacher.

Is there an iPhone app?

Yes. Search the App Store for "First 5 Notes: Beginning Band". The browser version works on any device with no download.