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oboe
does any 1 know some tips for starting out on playing oboe? i dont want anything stupid like well you have to get a reed and a swab.... i take a class at school im not stupid....thanx
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hahaha i played the oboe back in like 6th grade... umm accualy they said i was naturally good at it or something but the trick is like a balloon blowing in it differnt pressures and stuff but you will get tha hang of it once you start learnin well hope i helped comment
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Oboe is hard.
I've not done much with the double-reed instruments because they are very sensitive on technique. They just didn't fit me, so to speak.
The best advice I can offer is to be patient. I assume you're being taught about making your own reeds, trimming them, caring for the reeds, etc... oboe reeds tend to be very picky and need to be taken care of or you'll sounds like shit. I can break in a saxophone reed in a few minutes... oboe reeds seem to need hours.
Breath control is also a big deal - tiny reeds requires just the right force of air in a very controlled manner. You can't just wail away with all your lung power - it'll choke or squeal in ways that are both amazing and painful to hear.
I think someone on here has played double reed instruments - a bassoonist, but I can't remember who it was. If I recall this, I'll see if I can't make sure they read this question.
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