A common problem that I find with many of my younger oboe students is their overdependence on the forked F fingering. The issue begins with most students learning their oboe fingerings from band method books and only playing in the…
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Category: Oboe duets
While I was teaching at the Bocal Majority Oboe & Bassoon camp last week, I noticed a common theme among all of my students. All of the oboe students were terrified of sight-reading and none of them had any good…
A great way for young students to learn how to pick up on the nuances of an advanced musician is to play oboe duets with them. I have learned through experience that playing oboe duets with my students really elevates…
When I was a student at Eastman, one of my favorite things to do was casually read through oboe duets with my friends. Often times, we would be hanging out in the reed room or Mr.Killmer’s studio and someone would…
When I first started teaching private oboe lessons I had a hard time finding duet books that worked well for my early intermediate students. Most of my students weren’t used to playing with another oboist because they were usually the…