This is simply gouged, shaped cane wound on a tube. It meets my regular specifications – i.e. I could turn this into a reed and sell it. Guaranteed not to leak!
This is simply a gouged, shaped cane wound on a tube. It meets my regular specifications – i.e. I could turn this into a reed and sell it. Guaranteed not to leak!
From time to time I will spotlight the work of other reedmakers. These reeds are available in limited quantities and at erratic times, and this is just an experiment. I do love the idea of offering YOU, the user, the choice of other reeds, and offering THEM, the reedmakers, extra visibility.
Currently Spotlighted: Cosmic Oboe Reeds, by Samantha Carr
Cosmic Oboe Reeds are responsive and enjoyable to play. I would describe them as responsive, flexible, and low in resistance – but with a stability that helps the oboist to play easily. They are really nicely balanced and finished, and should play right out of the tube!
If you love these, you can find Cosmic Oboe Reeds HERE.
My new BOOK is out. Published in February 2022, it is an invitation for YOU to lean into the things you love to do and to build a thriving creative life on your own terms.
Zero To Reedmaker is an online course which helps oboists to easily make playable American Scrape reeds. I’ll DEMYSTIFY the process and help you through each step with a self-paced, rewatchable video course and a supportive Facebook group. At the end of this course, you should be able to make a playing reed from shaped cane in under 30 minutes – probably well under – and adjust it to your comfort.
This course is available to you at any time.
Pricing:
Videos Only $300– Self-paced course. I’ll share all videos and handouts at the start of the program and you can take it from there! Cane and staples are an optional add-on. A private Facebook group will be open to you for support.
Full course $450 – You’ll get immediate access to those videos and handouts, the Facebook group, AND six weeks of Reed Club sessions where I can answer YOUR questions in real time, look at your scraping technique, demonstrate skills, and share encouragement, ideas, and reedmaking philosophies.
Inspiring Fall warmup sessions! Every day at 11 am EST, live on Zoom. We will go through some Long Tone Meditations, improvisations, scale work, sightreading, and duets, all with modifications built in for the level that you are at. All are welcome. (APOLOGIES to my West Coast friends! I know it’s early. If you can’t join us live I can have replays in your inbox by 12:00 EST)
My debut CD features oboe transcriptions of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, the Gershwin Three Preludes, and the Bach E Major Partita. I’ll fulfill orders for hard copies right here, and if you prefer to purchase it digitally, you can find it at iTunes and Amazon.