When my students get too MOUTHY with the oboe, I put them in a corner. Really. They tend to play the oboe only from the TOP of their body, northContinue readingResonance
Fun to Practice
I LOVE practicing West Side Story. I realized today, as I was working through the fugue portion of “Cool” in the Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, that I wasContinue readingFun to Practice
Five Minute Reedmaker: Tone
OMG the Five Minute Reedmaker is Back! Here’s what I’ve been up to: I have a few videos ready to drop – I think I’ll put them out on Fridays. Continue readingFive Minute Reedmaker: Tone
Never Trust an Oboe, Part 2
(Part One HERE) (Similar story HERE) Mercifully, THIS one didn’t happen to me. But my poor student was playing an audition for his orchestra, and reached up with his rightContinue readingNever Trust an Oboe, Part 2