Author: lbarton
Date: 2008-06-07 03:15
I find that most beginners method books , especially band methods, tongue all notes. This generally produces an explosive, ducklike sound. I add a lot of slurs and give slow melodic pieces so that student can listen to a sustained sound, and make the minute adjustments in embrochure to improve the sound. Long notes are fine , and do the same , but students get bored easily. Young students rarely have even heard good oboe tone so I play a lot with them, demonstrate a phrase, and let them repeat it. I often interrupt them when they hit a good sounding note(like D or E) and ask them to try to make the others sound equally nice. Alternate phrases in simple melodies, teacher plays, hopefully with good tone quality, and student plays next. The musically talented will unconsciously imitate. If not, you get them to play one note with a good sound, praise extravagantly and ask them to think about what they just did with wind, and embrochure to get that good sound. This works well, but they must be able to play a reed that is not too thin and soft. Most reeds sold for beginners are hopeless. I always try their reed to see if it can be made to play nicely.
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