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Re: So, is oboe really difficult?

Author: stevensfo  Date:   2008-07-25 22:35 -- "This is I believe why so many young people learn Clarinet or flute and get up to a reasonable standard because they don't have half the issues to contend with that we do...... and they get hit with allsorts of dilemas and technical difficulties whereas we have faced most of the initial hurdles from the outset and once we have those sorted which is no mean feat we can usually contend with most things music throws our way..." -- Good point. My own experience as a clarinet player and late-starter (would be) oboist is that if the mouthpieces were the same, the oboe would be far easier to play. The fingering is much easier to learn and more instinctive. The keys lie so much more comfortably under the fingers and respond so much better. Compared to the clarinet, playing scales on the oboe is a joy! It all comes down to that horrible little wooden thing we have to shove between our lips and try to control! Steve

Topics	Author	Date
So, is oboe really difficult?  new	vboboe	2008-07-22 19:46
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	JRJINSA	2008-07-22 21:37
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	Chris P	2008-07-22 21:59
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	sylvangale	2008-07-23 08:00
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	jhoyla	2008-07-23 08:15
No Subject  new	A.U.K	2008-07-23 17:49
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	JRJINSA	2008-07-23 19:16
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	jhoyla	2008-07-23 20:47
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	JRJINSA	2008-07-23 20:56
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	mschmidt	2008-07-23 23:18
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	stevensfo	2008-07-25 22:35
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	vboboe	2008-07-25 23:46
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	mschmidt	2008-07-27 17:41
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	mschmidt	2008-07-27 17:47
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	Alphons	2008-07-24 08:46
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	vboboe	2008-07-24 17:43
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	D	2008-07-24 20:14
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	cowtime	2008-07-25 02:48
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	kellboe	2008-07-27 19:33
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	Dutchy	2008-07-28 15:25
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	Chris P	2008-07-28 16:34
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	jhoyla	2008-07-28 19:31
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	claire70	2008-07-29 20:19
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	vboboe	2008-07-29 23:52
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	Chris P	2008-07-30 14:05
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	EaubeauHorn	2008-07-30 17:51
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	JRJINSA	2008-07-30 18:31
Re: So, is oboe really difficult?  new	Dutchy	2008-07-30 18:52

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