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Author: TorusTubarius
Date: 2004-04-13 19:16
If you are attempting to learn the American style of playing oboe, here is some good advice about lip vibrato:
Ready? Ok...
<b>NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER USE YOUR LIPS OR JAW TO MAKE VIBRATO ON THE OBOE!</b>
Ever.
Thank you.
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Author: Dboe (the former d-oboe)
Date: 2004-04-14 04:02
Heya toris, my band teecher wants mee ta lurn vy-brado. She said to pretend chewin' gum. Is dat troo?
Dboe
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Author: TorusTubarius
Date: 2004-04-15 03:16
Yes, Dboe, that is absolutely correct. You will know when you're doing it correctly when you hear the cane begin to crunch and crack from the pressure exerted upon it by your jaw. I also find that I get the best results when I make sure not to vary the speed of my resultant vibrato, but instead strive to keep it nice and regular, much like a cow chewing the cud. I can't think of anything more musical!
(By the way, what's with the new name? Is that pronounced "dee-boh"?)
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Author: Dboe (the former d-oboe)
Date: 2004-04-15 03:18
Dee-boh is correct. People started calling me dboy, and then that stemmed into dboe. Go figure.
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