Author: vboboe
Date: 2006-04-02 05:32
Hi happy girl loves oboe glad you dropped in :-)
... are you renting the Lesher, if so, take it in with your list of problems and get it serviced ASAP, leaking pads can be replaced or adjusted, unless it's something else entirely, repair technician's job, not yours or teacher's
... get a replacement rental for the duration, this will give you playing exposure to a different oboe *** before *** you buy your own, if they can't fix Lesher, wow, maybe you'll be playing a better rental oboe instead
.... if you must buy one, how about a second-hand intermediate Fox? Think of it as 'my next oboe' with the idea in mind you'll want to step up again in about 4 years time, the Fox will then have an important role as a good backup instrument when your future step-up has to go in for ... routine maintenance and servicing (at least once a year)
... second chair is the most important learning position you'll ever have in your life, learning to listen carefully and blend in or harmonize with first oboe (and rest of the woodwinds) period. If she really is as 'bad' as you say, you, the self-proclaimed better player, have got a lot of embouchure exercise right there, tuning in to her notes so sound is like one honky instrument instead of two cats mewling at each other in different keys
Yes, you might be better (except your oboe doesn't sound like it is in good enough shape just now) so that's all the more reason to show how good you are at blending, never missing your timed entrances, playing all your notes blended just right , etc. She may not have the advantage of having an oboe teacher like you do, so be kind and supportive and be there, always. The day she's away sick with flu ... you're there, right? That's when you play it your way, remembering to still blend in with the other woodwinds
Slurring top D E F - have you asked your teacher this question? What does she say is the solution? I'm only guessing it could be a weak 3rd finger and an unco-ordinated half-hole roll-over, common prob
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