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 In search of a smaller sound.
Author: mschmidt 
Date:   2010-04-12 03:21

In a trio I play with--flute, oboe, and bassoon--I am always holding back, rarely playing what I would consider any more than a mezzo-forte. Still, the other members of the trio are concerned with how loud I am. I find my dynamic range shrinking, and I find it hard to play with brio and confidence when I'm never really "playing out."

Of course, I should be working on playing pianissimos with brio and confidence, with as much breath support as the fortes I'd like to be playing, but I'm wondering if there aren't some ways to just shrink my sound across the whole dynamic range.

Some things I'm thinking about--more closed up reeds, easy reeds that require just a whisper of air. Anybody have other reed suggestions for a smaller sound?

Getting a less projecting oboe. My insurance settlement on my stolen Prestini allows me to start shopping for a second instrument. Perhaps a non-grenadilla oboe? (Maybe I can find one in balsa wood?) Are some makes or models known for being less projecting?

I think the goal for many oboists is to project their solo above the orchestra and to fill the concert hall, but I'm trying to be an equal voice with a flute in a small living room. Have others run across this sort of problem?

Mike

Still an Amateur, but not really middle-aged anymore
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mschmidt 2010-04-14 01:10 
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mschmidt 2010-05-23 05:08 
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mschmidt 2010-05-23 16:30 
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mschmidt 2010-05-23 19:33 
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hautbois 2010-05-24 16:13 
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mschmidt 2010-05-24 21:01 
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mschmidt 2010-05-29 21:43 
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cjwright 2010-05-30 17:31 
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mschmidt 2010-05-31 03:44 
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mschmidt 2010-05-31 06:36 
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mschmidt 2010-05-31 05:17 
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mschmidt 2010-08-08 17:26 
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mschmidt 2010-08-09 03:54 
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RobinDesHautbois 2010-08-10 09:59 
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