Doublereed Archive - Posting 000004.txt from 2004/11

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Oboe Article in Brittish Newpaper Web Site
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 14:14:34 -0500

> In a woodwind method class, however, with college age students who KNOW
> what an oboe is supposed to sound like . . . in an American style. .
> . . using Dunkel reeds, the kids have managed to sound pretty good
> right from the get-go. . . . I think the two factors that have made
> this so are reeds that have a good response for a beginner and those
> beginners HEARING a good sound before they attempt to make a sound.
>
> I remember turning DOWN the opportunity to switch to oboe when I was
> 14 because the oboe playing I was used to hearing was very thin and
> wirery sounding AND I was handed a store bought ***tthing*** . . .we
> are talking 1945. . . .and I did sound like a duck. . . . In 1950, in
> a completely different atmosphere and with an Philadelphia -style
> reed, my atttitude changed and so did my beginning sound. . . .
>
> 2 cents.
>
> Barbara
>
>
> Miriam Williams wrote:
>
>> Thanks for sending this!
>> A saxophone student of mine commented just this last wk that the young
>> oboists in the band are made fun of bc of the sound they make. I took
>> the opportunity to point out that it often takes years to develop a
>> mature sound on this instrument. It's not for wimps!
>>
>> Miriam
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David R. Mankin"
>> <david.mankin@-----.net>
>> To: <doublereed@-----.org>
>> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 7:43 AM
>> Subject: [DR-L] Oboe Article in Brittish Newpaper Web Site
>>
>>
>>> I found this article on line, & therefore have no idea how long it
>>> will be available. Enjoy!
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3951303.stm
>>>
>>>
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So much is in the reed and a sensitive instructor that it is a wonder that
any of us bassoonists or oboists progress beyond the first year or two.
Herb

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