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Re: Blending in, in France?

Author: oboi
Date: 2013-05-13 20:35

In my opinion, if you're just an amateur player playing in a community orchestra, why bother? For an amateur player to "veto" your sound, that's just ridiculous. If you truly want to learn short scrape, then go for it, but if it's not something you want to do, maybe you can work something out with the other oboist (or find another group!). I would maybe try to tweak your own scrape, but I wouldn't bother with learning a new scrape (which means different style of reedmaking, change in embouchure, oboe positioning, etc...).

I know a professional who has modified her European scrape when she moved to North America. But this is a professional here, and blending in is of utmost importance.

Sorry for sounding a bit angered (for you!). But I'm just imagining if my amateur oboist partner said that to me!!! Of all the idiosyncrasies in an amateur group, that'd be the last of my worries. In truth, I really do like the European sound, but I am learning from a North American oboist and even if I had the chance to learn European scrape, I'd go about it as a fun experiment, and if I was very successful, I'd MIGHT then make the switch. But at the moment, certainly not worth the bother.

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