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More Aid Rome Festival Orchestra in Italy (Oboe & English Horn)

Rome — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:18:36 GMT

Apply NOW to get more aid from early decision financial aid. Rome Festival Orchestra June 20 - July 12, 2010 (please forward as in line text to orchestral

Re: How to select a good working reed?

excalibur blade — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:39:56 GMT

That's OK, I should have included THOUGHT that reed-making was the bee's knees! That's what happens when you type e-mails at 4 a.m. Frank " Great Spirits are

Re: How to select a good working reed?

spacecadet4080 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:42:39 GMT

Hi folks... young players should NEVER make their own reeds... I do not start them until late in High School.. and even then... only small things.. and helping

Re: How to select a good working reed?

MaryAnn — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:16:31 GMT

I've never bought a good reed in a store; and I've bought reeds from quite a few online makers. For some reason reeds made elsewhere do not work in my

Re: How to select a good working reed?

Dutch — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:54:06 GMT

I second that. My reed-making started in about my 4th year of playing. Beginners should really learn the instrument first, with professional support for reeds

Re: How to select a good working reed?

tootlepipes — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:39:41 GMT

I should have included the word "eventually" in the last sentence of my first reply. ... reeds, I frown upon starting it too early.? My first student I ever

Re: How to select a good working reed?

excalibur blade — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:31:51 GMT

While it IS true that all oboists should make or at least adjust their reeds, I frown upon starting it too early. My first student I ever taught I inherited

Re: How to select a good working reed?

tootlepipes — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:36:48 GMT

Yuki Harding's e-address is yukiharding@... ... the ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Just a quick update...

Molly Robitaille — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:49:30 GMT

Hi all, It's Molly again. I finally got an Oboe teacher! I've had two lessons from Tamar Wells. I love it! She's amazing. She has taught me about holding my

Re: How to select a good working reed?

tootlepipes — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:01:32 GMT

Does she have a private teacher? The teacher could provide custom-made reeds (s)he has made, or you could order reeds from a professional reed-maker, such as

Re: Favorite moderately difficult works for fl/ob/cl/bsn?

MaryAnn — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:53:43 GMT

Hi...introducing myself. I've been playing oboe for about a year and a half and am starting to be happy with my progress. Still having a whale of a problem

New Member

John Roberts-James — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:53:43 GMT

Hello All, As a new lister, let me introduce myself. I was formerly Oboe player to the Alamein Band of the Royal Tank Regiment. I now operate the Alternative

How to select a good working reed?

Henry — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:53:42 GMT

My daughter play oboe in school band for about a year now. One of the challenge that we are facing is to select a good working reed whenever we need new ones.

Wind Quintet Music

edisonia — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:53:42 GMT

For those in wind quintets, Art of Sound Music just posted a slew of new and useful arrangements. See the entire list at http://artofsoundmusic.com/wwq or a

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