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Month: March 2020

How to Strategize for Effective Online Music Lessons

How to Strategize for Effective Online Music Lessons

March 30, 2020May 4, 2022 8 mins read

While teaching online has been an option for some time, there has been a sudden increase in online lessons while we are all staying home […]

Oboe Reed Exercises: How to Teach An Oboe Lesson with No Oboe

Oboe Reed Exercises: How to Teach An Oboe Lesson with No Oboe

March 23, 2020May 4, 2022 6 mins read

Recently, a student of mine told me that her oboe was being repaired and would not be back in time for her lesson. She asked […]

Reedmaking Memes to Cheer the Frustrated Reedmaker

Reedmaking Memes to Cheer the Frustrated Reedmaker

March 18, 2020April 7, 2022 2 mins read

Maybe you have been frustrated with your reedmaking lately. Here are few reedmaking specific memes that hopefully brighten your day. Let me know if there […]

10 Practice Tips For Musicians in a Rut

10 Practice Tips For Musicians in a Rut

March 9, 2020May 4, 2022 10 mins read

Sometimes it can feel like you have spent hours practicing a piece of music but have not improved, or, even worse, you make more mistakes […]

The History of the Oboe

The History of the Oboe

March 6, 2020April 1, 2022 5 mins read

The history of the oboe goes back about 500 years. Double reed instruments date back as far as Greek and Roman civilizations where they were […]

How to Choose the Best Oboe Staple for You

How to Choose the Best Oboe Staple for You

March 2, 2020July 23, 2022 7 mins read

Reedmaking comes with an overwhelming amount of choices that make it difficult to choose which is the best staple for your ideal reeds. The staple […]

How to Teach a Successful First Oboe Lesson

How to Teach a Successful First Oboe Lesson

March 2, 2020May 4, 2022 8 mins read

If you just got your first oboe student or you are looking to teach oboe lessons, how to teach a successful first oboe lesson may […]

For forty years I have play the oboe, and still I never know what is coming out. It is a perpetual anxiety. But maybe this is good-I have never the time to get myself bored.    -Marcel Tabuteau

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