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Re: A quick question on Oboes....

Author: Fred
Date: 2003-05-09 01:08

I don't see why you shouldn't make the switch if that's what you want to do. I "played" an oboe one summer in high school, and I felt the transition from clarinet wouldn't have been too difficult.

I'm a bit concerned about one of your statements, however, assuming that I understood it correctly. Were you saying that you felt you could become a better oboe player in two years than what you've been able to accomplish in six on clarinet? The thought of switching to avoid competition concerns me if you plan to play an instrument for a living. If you want to teach band, then you don't need to go to a highly competitive school in the first place. There are a lot of really fine band teachers that are not excellent artists on their instruments. There are also a lot of excellent musicians that have been disasters as band directors.

Bottom line is this: decide what you would really enjoy doing . . . and do it. There's time enough later for college choices (unless you are serious about performance, that is.)

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