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Re: Anyone double on oboe

Author: Ursa
Date: 2017-05-22 22:49

Stop wondering--just do it. I had to study the oboe while working on a BME, and found to my great surprise that it wasn't difficult at all to pick up. The main difference, as mentioned above, is air usage. The embouchure is "easy, once you know how."

Give yourself a break--use a synthetic reed to get started. I like the Chartier synthetic reed.

Educate yourself about mechanisms and, ideally, enlist the help of a teacher before searching for an oboe. You absolutely should not just buy the first decent-looking Bundy oboe you see to get started with--the very-simplified mechanism on these just means you'll end up re-learning best techniques after you upgrade to a better oboe. Get a proper oboe to start with.

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