Author: ptarmiganfeather
Date: 2012-10-15 22:15
I played alto sax for two years before my band teacher handed me the oboe. I didn't have lessons way back then but I sure wish I did! My other oboist friends played other instruments before taking up oboe too. I also learned from a book, and finally had real lessons 15 or so years later. You can only self learn so much.
I think it is important to have some musical background - oboes are expensive enough, not to mention reeds. The first year I played oboe I went through reeds like crazy! Mainly because I had no one to point me in the direction as for easy play reeds, which reeds to avoid, or to make me soft reeds, etc. Start with an oboe teacher first.
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The Oboe BBoard
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