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Re: Short vs long scrape

Author: WoodwindOz  Date:   2010-08-21 13:22 I would love to be a part of Cirque du Soleil...the shows blow me away every time. I am sure you are right in that working with two different reed styles at the same time (if necessary) would not harm my embouchure - after all I am playing flute, clarinet, sax and bassoon all while still maintaining oboe, so a slightly different reed on the same instrument would not harm me! I have been a teacher here in Australia for about 9 years, but we tend to specialise. I am one of the few flute-clarinet-sax teachers in the government system, although of course I only get to teach high level students on flute as that is my major. I am hoping in the US, since their programs in high schools and small colleges operate around ensemble learning rather than individual, that I would be able to experience more high level teaching on all woodwinds. Variety is the spice of life, after all! One of the things I love most about teaching and music is the way it bridges relationships and generations. I play in a community band (oboe) with two of my best flute students. They get experience while watching how passionate I am about my own music. It validates my teaching as they see that it is not just a job for me - it's a lifestyle. The K.Ge reeds that I buy (which are widely used here by students, amateurs and teachers) are not really 'store-bought' reeds; as I understand, they are 'hand-finished', in that KeXun Ge has developed a commercial profiling machine to do the bulk of the work, and hand finishes and tests the reeds after this process. I am keen to have a go at making reeds should I find a good teacher (and would be even happier to make bassoon reeds, as I am yet to find a good one), but as an amateur doubler with a full time teaching job, I am much happier to pay someone to do the work for me at this point in time!

Topics	Author	Date
Short vs long scrape  new	WoodwindOz	2010-08-18 10:39
Re: Short vs long scrape  new	RobinDesHautbois	2010-08-20 19:30
Re: Short vs long scrape  new	WoodwindOz	2010-08-21 09:29
Re: Short vs long scrape  new	RobinDesHautbois	2010-08-21 11:17
Re: Short vs long scrape  new	WoodwindOz	2010-08-21 13:22

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