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Author: Cacisnd
Date: 2018-07-28 06:32
Ok beginner here- so my oboe is a full conserv and it has the following: 2 keys one on top of another then the side key for the very top vent. It was just gone over professionally and adjusted. I can t afford lessons now so I will ask you ppl.
I know that I press the bottom key for the lower joint high notes but do I press it hard enough to contact the key that is right under that ? Because it looks like it will touch for the high notes F_E_D
Now on the upper joint when I move up to play the G and A , do I press the bottom key only ? because when I play the high A I know I have to press the side key. Can I keep pressing on the bottom key and the side key at the same time = sorry if this dosent make sense. Hard to explain.
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Author: sb1920alk
Date: 2018-07-29 00:09
Take a look at the fingering charts here http://wfg.woodwind.org/oboe/ob_fing.html
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Author: sb1920alk
Date: 2018-07-29 00:21
The side key is the double octave key. The lower of the two thumb keys is the octave key (without the “double”). For high A through high C you use the double octave key, but you can leave the octave key depressed...the keywork cancels it out.
The other thumb key is the third octave key, which isn’t really used in the real world.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2018-07-29 02:40
If your oboe has two left thumb keys with the upper one overlapping the lower one, there should always be a gap between both of the touchpieces to be sure the overlapping one (the 3rd 8ve key) doesn't hold the lower one (the 1st 8ve key) down or make contact with it at all.
You don't need to use the overlapping key at all - just the lower one which is held down from upper register E (top space) to the G# above it, then from A to high C you nudge open the one that's under your left index finger (the 2nd 8ve key) whilst keeping the thumb touch (1st 8v3 key) held down.
Practice playing upper register G-A-G-A-G-A slowly at first and gradually building up speed and as you raise LH finger 3 off its fingerplate, nudge open the 2nd 8ve key with a slight upwards rotation or rocking motion of your left wrist. Then rotate your wrist down the same time you place LH3 down for the G to let your left index finger release the 2nd 8ve key.
The overlapping key (3rd 8ve key) has only a tiny amount of movement in it, so don't press it hard to force it to open as you'll bend the touchpiece down and into the lower touchpiece (1st 8ve) which will stop your oboe working.
The 3rd 8ve key is only used for the altissimo register from altissimo E or F upwards - it's used to help these notes speak cleanly or help with the tuning in certain conditions.
Fingering charts are academic - they only show you the fingerings for notes as opposed to how you go about playing them and you can only learn so much from them. They don't tell you anything about hand or finger positions when moving from note to note which is something only a teacher can demonstrate to you.
I can only advise you get a teacher as soon as possible (if you can't afford lessons locally, see if there are any on Skype or similar that offer affordable lessons) so they can show you far more than any fingering charts ever will.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Cacisnd
Date: 2018-07-30 08:08
I appreciate everyones help - I did find a teacher on youtube that shows all the notes and how to play it. She is the only one that actually brings the oboe to the camera and physically demonstrates the pressing of the keys. Along with a diagram on the same scree.
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