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Author: Ken
Date: 2001-12-22 19:37
What is the correct and easiest technique for playing the low Bd to low B natural and backwards on oboe for chromatic scale. Are you supposed to glide/slide your pinkey or lift it up to get and then press the key.
Also I just borrowed a full conservatory oboe from my former band director from middle school and the upper octave Bd above the staff on up to F is playing a half step higher than normal sometimes (especially when going down chromatically). I think something is wrong with the octave key. I don't think it is my playing because I tried play my chromatic on the oboe that i own (basic fingerings system; no low Bd or f resonance) and it came out perfectly in tune. Can someone give me any ideas on how to fix this problem?
Thanks
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-12-24 11:33
You would have to slide on the chromatic. If you lift the finger and then put it down, you'll get an extra note in between.
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Author: Aaron
Date: 2001-12-24 17:14
Hello. For the low Bb to B, what I do is sort of a compromise on sliding between the notes. You can't of course lift up your finger, so what I do is place my pinky on the low B in a position that allows me to roll my finger downwards slighty to close the low Bb. When you roll your finger down, you're actually closing the Bb more with the side of your pinky, because most of the tip is still in contact with the B key. I'm sitting here watching my fingers do it, and it looks like 3/4 of the pad of my finger is on the B key, the other 1/4 is in the crevice between the two, and the side of the tip of my finger is pressing the Bb. This works going up and down for me.
For the high Bb to F, I sorta doubt that the octave key is causing the problem, since that would lead more to problems in getting the note to speak than the notes being out of tune. My first instinct is to say that you have a pad leaking in a major way somewhere. Close them all up and close up the end of the instrument and blow down the tube to see if there's any air leaking. If you can't find a bad pad, then it could just be a querk of that instrument. Oboes can be really bad about no two playing alike, and it's possible that you've gotten used to pushing with more pressure on the high notes on the horn you own than is required on the horn you borrowed, causing them all to go sharp. It may not be your playing so much as it is your playing + that horn. Hope this helps. Merry Christmas
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Author: Ken
Date: 2001-12-25 03:40
Thank you Dee and Aaron.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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Author: beckee
Date: 2002-01-15 17:50
for the difficult notes to slide, like c to c#, try runnin your pinky down the side of your nose before your start. I know this sounds strange but it really does help your fingers to slide!
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