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Re: Daily routine

Author: HautboisJJ
Date: 2006-04-14 18:24

Found so many useful tips in this thread, thanks everyone...the road to success is a ladder not as escalator ei???

Yes the Trevor Wye methods are probably the best books you will ever find on the market for flute, but works tremendously well for oboe too, as i have tried. The Sellner method is also remarkably ingenius in its repetative nature for one to master finger precision and embouchure strength. And the most difficult 'basic' book (No real musical etudes, more nerve wretching stuff mostly) i have ever studied is the John Williams method (no, not the composer, but an English oboist). No person would really like this studies as they are terribly unmusical and i must say, not enjoyable at all but half an hour per day keeps the stage close to me i guess.

I find that most oboists have a 'prelude' of sorts before they start getting really concentrated in practise. For me i adjust my embouchure and air support to play a perfect middle C then slur downwards towards low B chromatically and upwards again but never going above middle C unless i feel i am prepared. They will take roughly 30 seconds or so and i move on to the Hinke method where there are exercises SOOOO simple (they cannot be anymore simpler), which takes emphasis on breathing in's and out's. At the end of this first session it is my foremost priority to make sure i am not tense in any part of my particular body and if i am i will put down the oboe, drink a glass of water, stretch a bit and then continue on playing.

I downloaded Barret from IDRS and hopefully will be studying them soon. (After getting it to a stationery nearby and binding that HUGE book.) And yes, i do go through the major and minor scales, appreggios in all keys. I have my own pattern of scales (after i finish 'warming up' with the usual scales from tonic, tongue and slurred - i find it important to play them slur first to establish the awareness of always playing with air and focus.) and they do not start on the tonic most of the time. I find that it is more practical as in most of the time, passages don't start on the tonic but extends down and upwards into other territory.

One thing i find very important is to always mind and replenish on dynamic exercises which are the most tiresome and mind boggling part of technical practise. I lack the ability to play soft but still maintain that 'ring' in tone or to make a beautiful crescendo or in particular, a good diminuendo always.

What did i learn today from this thread? (highlights)
- Tranpose simple exercises into every key manageable and play them in different rhythm patterns and notations.
- Practise difficult passages SLOWLY and make sure there are no blurps or glitches.
- Try to invent exercises to learn things you can't do yet.
- Take a break.
- Check if you lose weight after the 3 days 6 hour sessions of oboe weight loss program as seen on TV. =)

Thanks everyone!

Howard

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