May 20, 2013

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What Does Response Really

We always hear that you should have a responsive oboe reed. So what does that mean? Well, basically it… [more]

What Does Response Really What Does Response Really

Find Your Oboe Sound

Try and find your own oboe sound.

Find Your Oboe Sound Find Your Oboe Sound

How to Help With Flat Oboe Reeds

Trouble with flat oboe reeds? This might help.

How to Help With Flat Oboe Reeds How to Help With Flat Oboe Reeds

Let’s Talk About Making Oboe Reeds!

 

 

Making oboe reeds can be a difficult thing to do. Are you a beginning reed maker? An advanced student or seasoned pro? It doesn’t matter; we’re here to help you learn, avoid mistakes, and give you some new insight when you’re making reeds.

The Making Oboe Reeds Ebook will help you with specific information on how to make American-style, long-scraped oboe reeds. If you would like to know more about cane selection or where to buy oboe reed tools, just check out some of our great articles. There are tons of great info.

Don’t forget to meet other oboists around the world in our Making Oboe Reeds Forum. Finally, if you have a question, I’ll do my best to answer it quickly.

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Recent New Stuff

How To Get a Better Opening On An Oboe Reed

I have had several people ask me about openings on their oboe reeds, specifically how to make them a bit bigger and more stable. Here is part of an email which I received from Eli: “It has to do with the cane I buy, the gouge of that cane, the way I tie it on, [...]

Here is a video of one of my favorite oboists, Liang Wang playing the first movement of the Mozart Oboe Quartet. Other movements will be on the way this week. Enjoy!  

Albrecht Mayer and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Here is a program on demand that features Albrecht Mayerand the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Here are the  details Program details: Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 1, Op. 24 Mozart: Andante for Oboe and Orchestra in C Major, K. 315 Bach: Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055 Andrew Norman: Apart, Together (Project 440 commission, World Premiere) Haydn: Symphony [...]

The Curtis Factor-A Wonderful Story

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/131474208.html Go check out this article on www.philly.com. It is all about the Curtis Institute and I found it very interesting. Have a look.

On Demand Mozart and Britten

    Here is the latest from Delmar…Thanks   The Mozart is the first piece, and the Britten is the first piece after intermission. ON DEMAND audio for 30 days until Dec. 22: F. Leleux plays Mozart Oboe Quartet and Britten Phantasy Quartet. http://sites.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/_c/php/emission/popupMP3.php?e=80000056&d=425005176 l Wolfgang-Amadeus Mozart Quatuor en Fa majeur K.370 (1781) Serge Prokofiev [...]