If you are just learning about the oboe, you are about to learn that there is a lot to learn!
While this article is by no means an exhaustive look at the oboe, we.ll try to cover the basic stuff to give you a better idea of this beautiful instrument.
The oboe is a double reed (which means th...
When you.ve been a student for so long, sometimes it.s hard crossing that line into the professional world. Of course, we should keep learning no matter .what. we are, or things can get boring pretty fast.
But I remember having a hard time with this transition, and it wasn.t until my (brief) ret...
Running an oboe reed business and all, I often get requests or inquiries about reeds and the desired tone they'll produce. And while I agree that reeds play an important part in determining your sound on a given day, I am old-fashioned and in favor of hard work to get the tone you want!!
I'll al...
There are many excuses for not making your own oboe reeds, but in my opinion, one of the poorest excuses is money.
Let's face it, playing the oboe is an expensive proposition. If you haven't realized it already, then let this be your warning. If you don't want to spend any money at all, then you s...
One of the most common mistakes made by young oboists (and maybe old oboists too) is playing on oboe reeds that are just too heavy for that particular player.
I've been there, and I have certainly done that. And I saw many of my colleagues struggle with the same issue, especially when we were in s...