This study analyzed a bassoon student performing Mozart’s bassoon concerto to investigate how playing posture (standing and sitting) and different styles of suspending accessories (seat straps and harnesses) can impact body posture, movements, intonation, and timbre, and consequently, learning and performance.

This investigation is the first step to developing comprehensive guidelines for future research. Bassoonists and instructors will benefit from research-based data on how bassoon playing is impacted when using different suspending accessories when standing or sitting and possible solutions to solve related implications.

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