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 Re: What holds me back...
Author: oboesax 
Date:   2010-08-30 02:25

WiFiber, you should explore different instruments to find one or more to your liking. Can't comment on the jaw issue; others may know more about that. My daughter is in high school too and loves to play many different instruments. She is very good at three of them: sax, oboe and bassoon. She'll play clarinet when she plays in a musical pit orchestra, but doesn't really like it. She likes both high and low ranges. Her favorite instrument right now is soprano sax, but she loves the low range of the bassoon and baritone sax.

I know many people warn against playing more than even one instrument, but I don't think my daughter would be a better oboist right now if she dropped all the other instruments. I think some people are better at picking up multiple instruments than others, and many single-instrument musicians just don't understand that.

But I agree with other posters that oboe is to be taken seriously and only with a private teacher guiding you. My daughter practices the oboe about one hour a day average and I'd consider that about the minimum required.

Good luck and have fun.

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