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Starting Doubling

Author: uofdoboe
Date: 2009-02-09 19:08

Have lurked on here for a while. Have long thought about trying my hand in the musical pit but have sort of a weird pedigree for that. I'm 26 years old... 16 years piano, 15 years on oboe/EH, 3 years bassoon, 3 highland bagpipes ("Brigadoon" needs bagpipes, doesn't it?)

Seems like in the doubling world, the double reed instruments are sort of an icing-on-the-cake position. Most players have backgrounds in flute/clarinet/sax. While I know that many musicals have dedicated oboe/EH books, the greater number also require the more usual instruments.

Any advice on where to go next if I wanted to get my feet wet in the reed doubler world? I'm all for adding instruments over time, but I'd be very nervous jumping into a pit with so little clar/sax experience when it seems those are where you need to be strongest. Any advice on what to learn next (clar, alto, tenor, flute)? Advice on gaging when I'm sufficiently proficient on a new instrument or if I'm ready to try my hand in the pit?

Post Edited (2009-02-09 19:19)

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