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Re: What holds me back...

Author: GoodWinds ★2017
Date: 2010-08-29 19:04

I have found with students that they want to take up oboe because of their love of the sound and their near-obsession with the instrument. Your bite can work against you, but can be compensated (to some degree) by the angle with which you hold the instrument. I agree with whoever commented on the embouchure.

Although I have played with a pit orchestra guy who 'doubled' on the oboe, it is pretty rare to be decent if you intend to only play the oboe 'part time'. If you have a really good foundation (i.e. study with a professional teacher), you can progress. It is VERy unusual to sound good right away.
Self-taught oboists usually have to UN-LEARN bad habits before producing a good quality of sound, so if you are serious in taking up the oboe, Get Yourself a Good Teacher.

It sounds like your varied interests might be leading you into music, perhaps as a band teacher, when being familiar with a lot of different instruments is a good thing. But to master the oboe takes a LOT of consistent, disciplined work.

At the very least, trying out the oboe will give you a new appreciation of its demands and the patience of those who play it really well!

GoodWinds

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