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Re: difficult intonation passages

Author: HautboisJJ
Date: 2006-06-12 00:46

The stuffy middle C# is what i experience too. But in the hands of a professional (in this case my teacher) it becomes nothing but a myth, on a good instrument that is, and the same reed! I find that if the low G is well in tune, as well as using the "low A slurred to C# then to D -> and all well in tune" rule, the usual problematic notes that Susan encounters (so do i!) will usually become easy and won't bother as much. Stuffy middle C# is usually a sign of too much reed in mouth. And middle Ab seems to be a little bit on the sharp and bright side too if not handled well.

I personally think that middle E and A is difficult on the oboe because they are never really that stable. But of course that must be me. =(

Johnng, as for your question, i find that passages with sharp keys tends to be a bit more difficult to control in terms of intonation. For example the Tchaikovsky Swan Lake excerpts are always difficult to play in tune. In fact, almost every standard excerpt i know in the repertoire has its own challenges. For example, the whimsical solos in Schubert's 9th symphony has tons of E's.

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