Author: Jaysne
Date: 2010-03-08 03:02
Three words of advice: Get A Teacher.
I did what you did (bought one in a crazed stupor), and got to the same point you did (burble, burble). And I learned that unless you have a natural knack for the instrument, you will need to be taught by a real oboe player to get to the next level.
A lot of sax and clarinet players think that just because they can wet a reed, they can teach themselves the oboe. Ain't gonna happen. The oboe is a completely different universe from single reeds. I played sax and clarinet for 20 years before I picked up oboe, and discovered that there is an incredible amount to learn about embouchure, breathing, and articulation. And I haven't even gone into the niceties of finger technique. And oboe reeds have nothing to do with sax or clarinet reeds and are something you will have to be taught about if you really want to learn oboe. Yikes!
If you just want to futz around on it, then you'll be fine by yourself. I would buy a beginner's oboe book and be especially aware of the tips they give you on embouchure. But if you really want to learn to play this beautiful instrument, you will need a teacher. I got myself a good teacher, and am now getting oboe gigs left and right. And the fact that I'm getting rehired by the same people shows that I'm playing it like an oboe player, which I couldn't be doing if I didn't have a teacher.
Post Edited (2010-03-09 02:48)
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