I'm a flute player that recently got transferred to oboe, and this video explains how to play so wonderfully and so clearly I can bet I'll learn in no time, thank you :)
@@OboeFiles My progress has been at a steady incline, no real opsticals! Im able to play it in class now, so I'd say its been well :) (Our class is at the intermediate level)
@@Zenny_zeniXo I also started out on flute, though I also play recorder and harp. There must be something about oboe that attracts people who already play the flute.
i have been playing oboe for almost 4 years, i have never been properly taught because my teacher at school didn't know how to play the oboe. sadly, there were things in this video that i have never learned, but now i know. thank you
It’s always been my dream to play oboe, I finally decided to switch to oboe this year, this video helps me understand a lot more then what I’ve assumed, I bet I’ll learn soon enough. thank you :)
I'm also a clarinet player and I'm considering learning the oboe, any tips or things I should know about the transition and differences between playing the two instruments?
@@carianawaters6425 probably #1 tip: don't feel the need to pull the instrument too vertically towards your body. Sometimes you can get a much better and controllable tone if you hold the instrument out horizontally or at a shallower angle less than 30 degrees from the normal of your face.
Watching this in 2024 as a tenor saxophonist bc I seen an oboe video and it looked like it had so many buttons I really wanted to learn for some reason and this helped thank you.
I'm a bassoonist but I've decided to try out oboe and this video was super helpful! The reed feels so strange to me, but it seems like a really cool instrument.
I recently became the owner of an oboe (I am a clarinet player), I aquired 2 medium soft reeds following your video (great video btw I like a bit of humour with my learning), I can sometimes get a sound out of the reed, can you give me any pointers.
That's very exciting! I wish you happy music making! I think the reeds may be too resistant, but I would have to watch what you are doing to be sure... I do zoom lessons right now if you would like to sign up on my website- www.oboefiles.com/for-students/oboe-students/oboe-lessons-sign-up/
I am a flutist and in 2 weeks time I will get my first oboe. I hope the transition from flute to oboe will be easy. Will use these videos to teach myself to play.
Just got my oboe and while having woodwind knowledge beforehand helps (I play alto sax), oboe is definitely very different and a lot harder. Thank you for the video! Helped a lot
hey ciao danny i just decided to get my brother's old oboe out here and you are a terrific teacher coach! I kept at the whole tute and guess what I finally got it with the 3 notes playing. the mouthing with the reed is so the most difficult with the armbature or air flow but yes, I am going to follow these tutes, thanks!
Thank you so much I learned my first three notes and I couldn’t at school because we only have 45 minutes and everyone was learning their instruments how to play it and we didn’t even get a chance to play it so thank you
As a fellow dude wanted to give some recognition to the demeanor you carried and the abundance of eye contact with your viewers. Very approachable and likeable and I think you have the qualities of a great teacher
This is a great tutorial. I'm a pianist and also a singer. In choirs we were taught to breathe from your diaphragm just like you said, and also how to breathe from it. That's important. I'm hoping to learn this or another wind instrument to add to what I already know. Very interesting!
I've been playing oboe for 3 years but still can't chase chromatics because I have to study myself and I'm a very lazy person lol. But now I have the motivation to be ready to practice. Thank you very much for your video clip.
I got the oboe and it was super old, luckily I was able to get it cleaned up and it plays alright! I'm excited to learn some and stuff, I'll definitely be checking out some of your videos too
Sadly I traded my oboe for a mandolin and bass recorder was traded for the oboe. I really miss my oboe. Piano, pipe organ, flute, and strings don’t replace passion for playing the oboe. Your video is great. Now I need an oboe again.
Great video! I'm an adult beginner (after having played in junior high over 40!! years ago). I have a great teacher--I'm her first Zoom beginning student. Tip: always keep it up a little--I don't ever want to have to start over again. It's easier the second time around, but hard! (my teacher gave me a great tip to sand down a cork/staple that's a little too big for your oboe--she prefers no cork grease there to keep the top joint super clean)
Thank you for doing this. I just rented an oboe to try it out and find out if I like it and want to learn it more seriously. This series looks like exactly what I need right now.
I decided in the end that given the problems I was having with the weight of the oboe causing pain, and the length of the instrument and distance between the fingers on the right hand causing significant discomfort as well, that the oboe is not a good instrument for me. My hands and arms are not going to grow, nor are my wrist issues and related likely to go away. Ah well, it was fun to try, and I now have a better feel for the instrument which will come in handy if I end up writing music or running a group of musicians that contain oboes.
I played the oboe in junior high and high school. It has been over 45 years now and my children gave me an oboe for Christmas yesterday! I am so excited to regain my skills and probably correct some things. Suggestions on what maybe the best learning tool for me?
@@OboeFiles Thank you for the quick response! For years my children would hear me stop and and point out an oboe playing! It is funny how when you have played that it will grab your attention even when you don't feel like you are paying attention to music that is playing around you :) My hopes is to be able to get good enough to play on our church's worship team periodically. Sometimes, I can just hear what an oboe would sound like or add to some beautiful worship music! I live in the Northwest corner of Indiana if you have any connections to who might be giving lessons. I would also like information on Zoom lessons. Thank You!
oh no yikes! I think you may just need a new reed that works.... you can check out my website or there are plenty of great sources internationally just find an oboist that you like. Oboe should not be so hard to play but sometimes a not great reed makes it so.
Hello friend, you made a a great job, I live in Brazil and unfortunately I don't fluent in english but I can uderstand something, I have an oboe Patricola.
I played the oboe in band in school but someone stole it and I stopped playing D: (they're so expensive!) But I want to get back into it and I'm so glad I found your channel!!
Aww I’m so sorry someone stole it that’s terrible! There are some very affordable high quality oboes out there now days, especially for students :) thanks for watching let me know how it goes!
This is where insurance comes in handy. Most home owners/renters insurance will insure instruments from theft, fire, underground flooding, etc. It’s important to get instrument appraised, and to take many pictures of it for insurance purposes, as well as keep a copy of its serial number and keep it in a safe place (ie: fire safe box and online in a secure online storage software so that you can retrieve it from anywhere).
I was playing along with you on the B and A note section and I noticed my notes were alot flatter than yours. How do I fix this? (I'm a clarinet player of 8 years by the way so not my first instrument haha)
Hmmm it is very possible the reed has too much scraped out it either from the heart or back? maybe try a different reed supplier, I have an article and video on testing reeds which may be useful to you on the OboeFiles website
So... I played woodwinds in school, just about anything, but settled down to mostly oboe and bassoon. However, that was, uh, 40 years ago. I recently bought a decent used Selmer, and have been trying to pick it up again. However, I seem to have completely lost the knack for the embrochure. I keep thinking 'I used to be really good at this! What happened?' Yeah. Muscle memory on the keys is fine. It's just the pucker. Do you have any suggestions for remembering/recovering the skills?
Mind, I pulled out my flute, and am having similar problems. Just can't remember how to do something I used to be good at. ARGH! However, I still have my recorders/blockflote, and the muscle memory came right back. There's no embrochure issues there. So I'm enjoying that. But my oboeing still sounds like a sick duck, according to my roommate...
I always wanted to try oboe, but they didn’t offer it at my school. I end up learning saxophone as well as flute, but still want to learn more instruments. Do you have any more budget friendly oboe options for a beginner?
HI Olivia! Oh yes those buttons are keys and they need to be pressed down and the whole hole covered. If you would like to take a free lesson shoot me a message at oboefiles.com (ask your parents!)
question! i can’t get a sound out of my reed at the “crow” stage around the thread at all, but i can get it on the cane, only if my embouchure is PRESSING on the cane very hard. is it a bad reed, or user error? i am a clarinet player trying to learn oboe, so the guy at the music store gave me a “medium soft reed”
You probably just need an actual reed made by a human. The machine reeds dont really work so well, the soft-medium-hard thing is thickness measurement that is more meaningful to single reeds but doesnt really apply to double reeds
Hi thankyou for your video! i am very intrested in learning di oboe. I play a soprano saxophone now. are the fingering positions the same as in a sax? bcoz I saw that there were 2 octave buttons on the back, while a sax only gas 1
The fingerings are similar but some notes are fingered differently, the sax has an automatic octave system and some oboes do too but most oboes have a semi automatic system.
I got my oboe today, I'm trying to test it out to see if I want to switch, I play clarinet and at first it was airy but once I got better it doesn't. With the oboe I sound like a goose or dying duck, is that like the airy situation?
@@gracievore206 its good! can only play a few notes as of right now, but i got a beginner book and I'm doing whole notes and quarter note patterns too help with my ombochoure. I also and moving up too a 3.5 on my clarinet reed !
I just started learning the oboe as a bassoonist but i have a medium reed and it is really hard to make a sound compared to the bassoon. Is this normal at first becusee i started today or should i get a different reed?
At 65 I've decided to follow my dream and learn to play the oboe and within a couple of years be able to play fairly decent. Hopefully I can find good teacher(s) helping me to reach my goal. I haven't touched an instrument since I was a kid but has always loved classic music. I can do this, right, when kids can so can I 🎶
All good I had a wisdom tooth out and nerve damage as a result, want to pick up the oboe from years dormant. Will get a loaner to try out first. Great vids you have here for free, love it thanks
I’m a saxophone player that has been offered to play oboe by my school (they haven’t had one for 12 years)!! Going to use this channel for advice and help with my playing techniques :)
Ah, dont worry its fairly common at the beginning, try the reed exersizes in discuss in the video toward the end. If it is too difficult you may need a more accesible reed. On www.oboefiles.com/ you can sign up for a lesson and we can try to find a more personalized solution as well. Good luck!
@@OboeFiles I don't know, I've never seen what a standard reed looks like. We just got an oboe for the very first time in our small orchestra. We've never had an oboe player nor do we have a teacher. So I can't really tell if it's the reed or the oboe which has a problem or if its me who has a problem.
