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Re: When to begin oboe?

Author: hautboy
Date: 2012-10-30 23:18

I started oboe in the 4th grade and I'm glad I did. To be honest with you, the oboe is smaller and has smaller, less open tone holes so they are actually easier to cover than clarinet tone holes. I don't understand why they would want to start someone on another woodwind instrument first then switch to oboe. Maybe to see if the child has what it takes to play the oboe? Anyhow, the instrument and fingering isn't what makes the oboe complicated, it's the fact that each oboe reed can be radically different, especially if you use inferior reeds. Many young students have no idea how to adjust their reeds or don't bother to soak them so they just simply don't work all the time. If your son switches to oboe, I recommend getting a good oboe teacher who makes or adjusts reeds, and make sure he has good reeds that work for him.

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