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 Re: Does doubling hurt oboe embouchure?
Author: ohsuzan 
Date:   2011-05-19 02:01

Just thinking some more about this subject, I realized that my oboe section partner in a pretty good wind ensemble is actually a big-time doubler. Oboe was his first instrument, but he also plays French horn! In fact, he auditioned into this ensemble on French horn, and then switched to oboe when the need arose.

I can't cite any names, but I think there are some colleges where a person can study "doubling", in preparation for careers playing in pit orchestras. Many of the books (music parts) for musicals require doubling -- like, it will say "Reed 1", "Reed 2," "Reed 3," etc., and have you working oboe, flute, clarinet, and alto sax, or something. Interesting that more colleges don't teach it. It seems that most of them want you to become extremely proficient on one instrument, and then pick up the others as necessary on your own time.

Here's an interesting article:

http://www.genewie.com/instruments.html

Look about halfway down the page, for his question and answers section, where he discusses the advisability of playing more than one instrument.

Susan

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