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Re: Question on practice time

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2006-04-06 14:24

Gary -

The best advice on practicing I've found is "My Philosophy of Practice" by Howard Niblock, the oboe prof at Lawrence University. It's at http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/conservatory/studio/oboe/practice.shtml. It doesn't address your question directly, but is about making the most of your practice time.

Another great resource is Alan Vogel's wonderful article "French, German and American Oboe Playing: Some Reflection on Having Studied With
Fernand Gillet, Lothar Koch and Robert Bloom" at http://idrs.colorado.edu/Publications/Journal/JNL6/vogel.html. I've benefitted greatly from using Gillet's method of working out difficult finger movements. I do it silently, which lets me concentrate on exact and economical finger motion. (I even do the exercises while riding to and from work on the subway.)

Finally, I cut a plastic soda straw into 2" pieces and squeeze them between my lips for embouchure strengthening.

Ken Shaw

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