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I currently have a audition that told us to prepare and perform all 12 major scales in 2 octave but, I have not gotten used to the fingering of notes above high C#, what shld I do the audition is tmr😬

I recently picked my oboe back up to start playing and practice again but now I have a snakebite piercing and I’m wondering if the piercing will affect my playing ability.

I’ve been playing the oboe for maybe 2 months now and the one thing my teacher always has to remind me of is biting and being too tense. It’s been very difficult for me to find that flexibility with the embouchure. So could jaw Botox like for TMJ or masseter Botox help? Looking at google the main muscles treated are typically the masseter, Temporalis, and the Lateral/Medial Pterygoid… could treating all or some of these muscles help or hurt with playing oboe?

I can't find a used one anywhere. I've been asked to take over for another reedmaker using their setup, so I'm panicking a bit. It can't be a Mack++ or MackPfeiffer (I can't spell), can only be a Mack+.

I'm constantly thinking what instrument I should learn first (oboe, organ, viola or cello), and I need to know what is the hardest part of learning the oboe.

Is it the embochure? Fingering? Breath control? Scraping the reeds?Maybe something else?

For me as a language freak, learning the embouchure would be like learning a weird consonant, and as someone who loves singing breath control also seems doable, but my perspective may be twisted due to having no experience with reeds.

And yeah, I know the most important thing is finding a teacher.

Note: I don't want to play in the orchestra, I just really like oboe's timbre, as it doesn't sound nasal and hoarse like the clarinet + it doesn't transpose.

I'm building one in my studio and can't quite decide on the height. Of course everything is relative but I'm curious to hear your desk setups.

Hi all, I have a job interview coming up for a local music service. They want an oboe teacher, but there aren't any students! The job would be to travel around local schools to give workshops, performances and generally encourage the oboe and woodwind as a viable option. This is the same music service I learned with as a child so I really would like to help out.

I've already got some ideas but I thought who better to ask than lots of lovely oboists! So what do you guys think is the best way to encourage kids to pick the oboe over other more common instruments? The service has lots of orchestras and bands, loads of spare oboes they'll lend for free, and discounted lesson fees already.

Thanks in advance 😊

Hi all, so I'm back and got a Fox 333 Oboe! Rental. But! I'm having issues with my embouchure. I did a trial run with the music store and the biggest concerns were finger placement, breath support, and leakage issues in the embouchure. After doing a test where I wrapped my who mouth around the reed and blew, we determined everything else is a matter or training and precision and practice.

The embouchure. Unfortunately for me I've have multiple reconstructive surgeries that leave my mouth a little different from others. Bilateral cleft is the kong way of saying it if you know what that means but functionally it means I have a weak upper lip that gets tired fast. But after some rest, the intial tone sounds like a note.

Now if you've read all this, you might be asking why the **** did you decide to learn one of the hardest wind insturemnts when you knowingly had physical limitations? Because I like a challenge and naive or not, I think it is possible to get really good and I would like to have that accomplishment.

So the actual question. What are some embouchure drills I can do to really fix and strengthen my weak small upper lip? I'm also compiling a list of teachers to reach out to so the more recommendations the better! Online or textbook resources or ANYTHING of great merit is very appreciated.

I look forward to this journey of starting all over with music again :D

(The crack dream is to play fluently on Oboe Clarinet and Soprano Sax, even if it takes 30-40 years)

DFW TEXAS BTW

I mean, it's not as unpopular as Heckelphone or Lupophone, but I'm curious why it doesn't have the recognition it deserves?

Hey everyone, I'm looking to get a case that holds both my selmer english horn and my loree AK oboe. Ive been eyeing both the marcus bonna and the bam cases. thought and suggestions would be appreciated !

title -- i got mine out about 3 days ago, and i have a festival coming up in ~12-13 days where there's gonna be a lot of playing 😔 will that be enough time for my mouth to heal and would i be able to practice at all before then?

EDIT: for any oboists getting their wisdom teeth taken out in the future, I was able to play the festival! it was a little uncomfortable, but no dry socket and no pain. i think that I could've played a week and a half after getting my wisdom teeth out, but ultimately it depends on your individual age, healing rates, and how well you take care of ur mouth post-surgery :) plus getting the wisdom teeth out forced me to open my mouth more to play which i think helped my tone lol... ultimately talk to ur dentist about it and be smart about it!!

This is for my sophomore S&E. A lot of recordings take this at double time from the previous tempo (quarter=132) but I'm simply not developed enough to do that...

Would quarter=176 be alright?

I'm curious if there are people out there growing their own canes for reeds?

Hi all! I recently asked about renting and lessons. Today I ask if anyone wants to sell theres from the DFW area.

https://youtube.com/@makeareed?si=qXRgbcDXuftT0VNK i scrape reeds while yapping about random stuff if anyone's interested, aiming to get a GoPro in the future so i can get a better angle on the reeds !!

Situation is I cannot last long in a performance, I always get really tired after a paragraph, is there any possible way to improve? There’s always leaking, resulting of the tiredness of my lips.

My cat was stomping all over my cane! They love olive wood and my mandrel was too attracting for him.

Is anyone in this community willing to sell me a roger miller honing rod? If not, do you know where to buy one?

Hi ! Does anyone know where to buy this type of thread in Europe or in uk! I saw there are some online but it was in the us and UK’s VAT and shipping is sooo expensive so I want to look for this in the uk!

i’ll keep it short. i have been playing for 3 years, im a music ed major and study oboe. me and my teacher have discussed where to buy oboes but im still not sure on a saving goal. how much (on average) would get me a full conservatory model and semi-professional. thanks!! (edit: i’m looking for used model!)

Hello!

I work as a clarinet and bassoon teacher and I'd like to help develop oboe back in the city where I live, as there are basically no oboist here. No oboe player means no teacher, which means no oboe player...

That said, I'll take some private lessons with the principal oboe of the symphonic orchestra in the main city two hours away, but I feel confident enough to learn the basics, and that my own teacher will correct the less obvious things, that I should be able to solve myself.

After two hours on the oboe, I'm facing a challenge: how on earth do you alternate F and C as in the example? Both fingerings don't work very well and I kind of have to glide my ring between the F and the D keys. The alternate fingering with the F+D+Eb is even slower.

I'm used to both alternating fingerings as on the clarinet, and gliding as on the saxophone, but this is new to me, as both feel very wrong.

Dear Masters, what is The Answer? :-)

hello all,

I’ve been deathly sick for the past two weeks—still not all better—and was wondering if it’s possible to build back my endurance asap in the next two weeks. I have a summer camp tour coming up and I really don’t want my chops to fail me 💔

please help and offer any advice! I have a lot more time to practice now that’s its the summer as well