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 Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:14 pm
Any reason why this is no longer a sticky? O_o
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:36 pm
I don't play double reed or anything, but if anyone could answer this, it would be great.
Who is a good oboe teacher?
heart Kybee389
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:56 am
When you play English Horn, it doesn't project well, so as a general rule, you should play out and just worry about having a nice, full sound. Also, be sure to have the twisting wire of the reed facing up. Forked F sounds pretty good on English horn, whereas on oboe it's sharp (of flat, I can't remember sweatdrop ). You'll want to keep your first finger on your left hand on both pieces of the wierd first key (switching the possition of that finger is a pain otherwise). The reeds need to soak longer than those of the oboe, and as with oboe reeds, warm water helps. After a while, you become a pretty good judge of how far apart the reed blades should be. I hope that helps and that you are enjoying the instrument!
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:23 am
Lost Medium When you play English Horn, it doesn't project well, so as a general rule, you should play out and just worry about having a nice, full sound. Also, be sure to have the twisting wire of the reed facing up. Forked F sounds pretty good on English horn, whereas on oboe it's sharp (of flat, I can't remember sweatdrop ). You'll want to keep your first finger on your left hand on both pieces of the wierd first key (switching the possition of that finger is a pain otherwise). The reeds need to soak longer than those of the oboe, and as with oboe reeds, warm water helps. After a while, you become a pretty good judge of how far apart the reed blades should be. I hope that helps and that you are enjoying the instrument!
Thanks! I really like it, it sounds cool, I just need to go buy a better reed...I have to make a reed run for english horn, oboe, and saxophone. xd Yeah, I noticed the weirdness of the first key...it kinda makes my hand hurt, so I'm trying to figure out how to do that without my hand being at an awkward angle.
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:24 pm
No problem! I remember absolutely loving the English Horn when I first tried it. I hope my director lets me play it again 3nodding . Anyway, good luck!
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:27 pm
Yeah i play bassoon too but beforehand in 6th grade i played clarinet so i can try to play that in marching or if i totally suck at it, do pit
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:50 pm
Saaaaarahhhh Yeah i play bassoon too but beforehand in 6th grade i played clarinet so i can try to play that in marching or if i totally suck at it, do pit
There's always drumline, too, if you want to march. One of the parts I love in marching band is the marching. xd I've heard that saxophone players make good bassoon players, so it might work the other way around? xd I'm not sure...but a band could always use more saxes. =D
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:13 pm
: D I recently took up the Bassoon.
I love how it sounds, except the thing is bigger than me and takes me 20 minutes to take apart because it's ancient.
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:51 pm
Okay, so I'm hoping to start renting an oboe in a month or two...I've been doing some researching, and it looks like the best oboe I could get (from my price range, at least, if I can convince my parents to help me pay for it) is a Tiery E30 Graduate Oboe or a Bulgheroni Student Oboe. The Tiery has all of the keys, while the Bulgheroni doesn't, and they're both wood. I plan on trying out many different oboes before I buy one, and I plan on buying one used. The reviews for both seem good, but does anybody have personal experience with them? Or suggestions that aren't horribly expensive...I definitely can't afford a Loree. xd Thanks!
I haven't even been playing for a year, but I can tell that I'm definitely going to keep playing oboe for a long time. I've tried the other oboe player's oboe, and I played pretty well on it, compared to the Selmer I'm using right now. I can get a good sound on it, but I don't like the keys, and it has to be repaired constantly.
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:49 pm
For some odd reason, I find playing with a double reed easier than playing a single reed, if not without any difference. (wait... vice versa)
Even though I play the flute, I do occasionally try out the sax and clarinet for old times' sake. Then again, the probable reason I couldn't get a sound out of the clarinet was that I wasn't holding it at a straight angle... redface
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:22 pm
Hi! I also play bassoon (since 8th grade). I'm now going to be a freshman in college so it's been 5 years. I haven't read the entire thread (sorry sweatdrop ) but do any of your schools have instrument naming traditions? I just got my college bassoon and his name is Seamus O'Sullivan.
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:37 pm
I play bassoon,
and I start band camp august,
so I have to learn a new instrument.
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:36 am
For concert season, I play the oboe and my little brother just happens to play bassoon (I guess the band director wanted tokeep it in the family xp ). I started to play it in the middle of my sixth grade year when I decided that there were too many clarinets and the band needed some variety... For marching season, I'm the section leader of the pit in our single A band (we're really small... there's only 70 of us). I was offered to march both 1st bass and clarinet, but... marimba is more my thing. I have started to get ready for my last year of jr. high midstate tryouts and hopefully I'll make it this year, or my mother will have my head sweatdrop . Anyways, all double reeded instruments rule (even when someone just begins to play and it sounds like a dying animal)!
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:34 pm
For concert, I play bassoon. I'm the best bassoon in my middle school and high school (I'm the only one crying ) and I'm hoping the new band director will let me play with the high school band as well. Marching season, I play alto saxophone. And why yes, Arista Luna, at least me and my clarinet friends all name our instruments. My instrument's full name (as it says on the name tag on the front of his case, and yes it is a guy) is 'Isn't Seth, It's Actually Rutger' but everyone calls him Seth.
Double Reeds instruments rule (two reeds are better than one)
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