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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000026.txt from 2003/08
From: Sydney Rott <scr14@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Learning the Oboe
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 17:01:19 -0400
I switched to the oboe from the flute at age 48. I bought a Fox Renard
oboe that was excellent for my purposes. I was able to play 2nd oboe in
a community orchestra in a little less than a year (granted, they were
desperate). I did have an oboist for a teacher, and I think that's very
important at the beginning.
Sydney
Andrew Hall wrote:
> I am seriously considering learning to play the oboe and I would
> welcome suggestions about what would be a good instrument for me to
> buy and how I should get off to a good start at this. I would also
> like to hear some of your opinions about how long it might take me to
> learn to play this instrument at an intermediate level. Finally, I
> would also appreciate it if anyone could suggest a good teacher in the
> Seattle, WA or Portland, OR area (I live roughly halfway between the
> two cities.)
>
> For what it's worth, here is my musical background: I am 48 years old
> and have been playing music for the past 42 years. Most of my playing
> has been on an amateur basis in a variety of groups including jazz
> bands, concert bands, and orchestras. For most of those years I played
> trombone and tuba until I injured my lower lip a few years ago. Since
> that time I have been playing saxophone. At the present time, I have
> been mainly playing baritone and bass saxophones.
>
> My main reason for wanting to play oboe is that the concert band I
> play in has no oboe player and I would like to cover that part.
> (Actually, I have been covering the oboe parts on soprano saxophone
> from time to time, but an abomination like that cannot be allowed to
> continue!) I am also hoping to eventually play in the local community
> orchestra.
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