Author: Dutchy
Date: 2006-02-16 02:03
<<< since I ended doing quite a horrible job on a playing test we did.Ah well,luckily,my friends were quite nice when saying I didnt play that well. >>>
Aw, geez, honey, you've only been playing for 3 months--anyone who would be testing you for competence at this early stage needs to have their head examined. [rolleyes] Was this the teacher? Not a very good teacher, IMO. Does he really not understand that the oboe is the most difficult instrument of all to play?
Question: were the "Gosh, I've only been playing this thing for 3 months" beginner flutes, clarinets, trumpets, and others also tested? Or was it just you?
At the end of MY first three months I was still stuck in Book 1 with the likes of "Go Tell Aunt Rhodie", and was only able to play for about 5 minutes altogether before my embouchure collapsed in exhaustion. The prospect of having someone TEST me for playing competence at that baby-beginner stage is frankly mind-boggling, and appalling.
Yeah, the lower octaves do tend to jump to the upper octave, and are harder to play. You have to learn how to finesse the reed so as to get each note out, because each and every note on an oboe is completely different, requires a completely different approach. No "push-button flutes" here.
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