- Reed adjustment guide
- A description of common
reed maladies with suggested remedies. Use it together with the
reed diagram.
- Reed
diagram
- A diagram showing the dimensions
of my finished reeds. Not a recipe for immediate success, but
a good basic structure.
- Daily
warm-up routine
- A comprehensive warm-up
routine that includes tone warm-ups, long tones, scales, and
technical exercises.
- EH
101
- Tips for the occasional
English Horn player to minimize the suffering.
- Breathing
and Support
- Thoughts on breathing and
blowing for oboe and English Horn. Read this if playing the oboe
feels inefficient, uncomfortable or painful.
- Buying
and Maintaining an Instrument
- Advice on buying, selling
and taking care of your horn.
- Thoughts
on practicing
- How to practice, what to
practice, how much to practice, etc. etc. If you do all this
stuff, you're going to sound good.
- Expression
- Fundamentals of music and
phrasing.
- Vibrato
- How to produce and apply
vibrato.
- Notes
for Beginning Reed Makers
- Words of encouragement for
the frustrated.
- Preparing
for and Choosing a College
- Thoughts for high school
students preparing for music school.
- Circular
breathing for oboe
- A step-by-step guide to
circular breathing on the oboe.
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